Out of the 48 BBMP night shelters, only three are meant for women. Even those go unoccupied while homeless women sleep on the street. In the scorching heat of Bengaluru, Rangamma, a 79-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh, is in front of a fast-food stall, seeking food. Abandoned by her two sons, she now resorts to […]
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In the silk town of Karnataka in Ramanagaram District lies many silk factories working where silk workers continuously work for longer hours to produce quality silk. In this district lives Raghavendri, a silk worker who is working in the silk industry for many years. But since last few months she is dealing with health issues […]
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In the village of Gangasandra under K.gollahali panchayat, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, village dwellers have been protesting since the last 5 years against a cement factory which has become the cause of several dust allergies and respiratory issues. The local phc in K.gollahali sees around 20 cases of respiratory issues like bronchitis, dust allergies […]
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The cattle deaths in Lingasugur increased last year as more than 350 cattle lost their lives which is 55 percent more than the previous year. Lingasugur, a taluk in Raichur district is heavily dependent on its agriculture and dairy farming. But as of now, this taluk is currently battling an issue which is unaddressed and […]
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More than 40-50 patients visited the hospital in between October and December 2023 with symptoms like coughing and lack of breath. Gangavathi, a taluk in Koppal district of Karnataka is one of the main commercial areas in Kalyan Karnataka region due to its rice production. Being the rice bowl of Karnataka there are more than […]
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With the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) failing to deliver employment in the taluk, people resort to moving to other cities to do private work. Shankaramma, an old woman in her late 60s from Madlapur expressed with grief that she only got 40 days of work in 2023. The agony is that […]
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Exposure to pesticides has resulted in more than 120 cases of organophosphate (OP) poisoning among farmers every month during the crop season. Water scarcity, a declared drought, and failed crops worsen the problem. Amidst this, the urgency for awareness of farmer welfare schemes, and access to adequate healthcare remains. In the sweltering heat of May, […]
Continue ReadingThe houses built in Manvi taluk under ASARE scheme is still yet to be the given to the flood victims. In the past 30 years, three major floods occurred in Raichur. Due to this people who resided near Tungabhadra riverbanks lost their houses Bhibhi Fathima, head of a joint family, in Chikalpurvi village, said,” Floods […]
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Unawareness and negligence stalls the progress of pilot micro irrigation project set up in Hungund taluk. Hungund taluk of Bagalkot district faces age-old issues among the farmers and the government. Farmers are accusing the government of negligence, the involved company saying that they haven’t received any money for the last two years and the government […]
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Due to the lack of citizenship, the children from the camps might not be able to pursue higher education. The issue of lack of citizenship is not confined to one camp but affects all four Bangladeshi refugee camps equally. Sujit Kumar Dhali, a resident of the Bangladeshi refugee camp said, “Even after the struggle I […]
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