Parthenahalli village, located on the Karnataka-Maharashtra border, is the last large settlement on the Athani-Jath road before the crossover into Gugwad village in Maharashtra. The signboards of shops in these villages are in both Kannada and Marathi. Sadashiv Jadhav runs a plant nursery in a portion of his three-acre sugar cane farm. He has one … Read more
The boundary disputes between Karnataka and Maharashtra go back decades and continue to flare up every now and then. Rishikesh Bahadur Desai travels to the border areas and finds that livelihood issues overweigh linguistic concerns even as politics continues to play out in multiple ways Source link
The Wayanad District Congress Committee (DCC) is preparing to launch its second phase of agitation against the alleged apathy of the government towards the Wayanad Government Medical College, Mananthavady. Congress workers will take out a protest march and stage a fast in front of the medical college on Monday, DCC president N.D. Appachan said. Mr. … Read more
In December last year, the United States-based National Center for Biotechnology Information released a report saying 18 out of Bihar’s 38 districts have arsenic contamination in groundwater, threatening a population of one crore. In several villages of poll-bound Bihar, cancer due to arsenic and other skin issues are a major worry rather than Covid-19. India … Read more
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who aren’t interested or enthusiastic about their usual activities may have a higher risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. The nine-year study of more than 2,000 older adults — average age 74 — found that people … Read more