Live and dead pigs create a stench; patients, authorities blame each other Mangalam Basuvaraj sat in a corner of the hospital closing her nose with the pallu of her saree. She had accompanied her injured husband to the hospital. This is a common scene at the government hospital in Shahpur, 500 km from Bengaluru. The […]
Continue ReadingNo unit has certification on pollution Soppamma D, a brick kiln worker in Shahpur, coughed continuously as she added water to mud clay and poured it into a stencil to make rectangular clay bricks. Her husband picked up the dried ones stacked them, and fired them using coal. This is the daily routine for the […]
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ASI says it is taking steps to protect the place Shivani Priyam Monuments in the ancient town of Aihole, Bagalkot district are bearing the brunt of harsh weather. Rainwater accumulates up to 2 feet inside the garbha-griha (sanctum sanctorum). The roof is getting damaged and water seeps in. Restoration work by the Archaeological Survey of […]
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They reside in houses made from tin sheets Villages in Shahpur taluk, Yadgir district, do not have proper houses. They live in dwellings made from tin sheets. “We borrowed money from a person and built this house for Rs 1 lakh as we did not have a house to live in. Six persons live in […]
Continue ReadingHas no regular supply of drinking water Shivani Priyam Villages in Hungund taluk, in the north Karnataka district of Bagalkot, are in a sorry state following heavy rain in October. People The Observer interviewed complained of spread of mosquito-borne diseases and inaction by the panchayats. Mahantesh M.B., who cultivates sugarcane and sunflower in Chittaragi village, […]
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Both schools there do not have enough teachers The Higher Primary Government School-Urdu Medium in Sagar, Shahpur taluk, has run without electricity for the past seven months. Despite a complaint by the headmaster to the gram panchayat, no action has been taken. Laxman Narayankar, headmaster and Kannada teacher at the school, said: “Education is very […]
Continue ReadingBut teachers are always ready to help students Village schools in Sindagi taluk in Vijayapura district do not have the infrastructure necessary to improve students’ learning abilities. Swathi, a student of class 9 studying in the high school in Otihale village, informed The Observer that her school doesn’t have a library. Consequently, she hadn’t developed […]
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