In 2018, the stone-work artisans of Gaurahari village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba were lauded by the president and chief minister Adityanath for their work at a crafts summit in Lucknow.…
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Continued impact of skewed Family Planning policies: A case from Faizabad
द्वारा खबर लहरिया July 11, 2019Veena Soni could become just another statistic in India’s high fatality rate by female sterilisation. The young mother of two, who had undergone a tubectomy in 2014 at the local…
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Delayed transfers and centralized Aadhaar payments compound problems of NREGA Workers
द्वारा खबर लहरिया July 6, 2019Three members from Mahari’s family including her son, daughter and her own self had taken part in NREGA’s work this year in their village of Bambiya of Tindwari block in…
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Pay for the toilet on your own: what Madumar villagers are being told post the Swachh Bharat promises
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 30, 2019Several families who were encouraged to construct toilets were later told that their names don’t figure in the list of households who have been allotted funds.
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Despite Ayushman Bharat Cards, Free Medical Service Still a Pipe Dream for Samrat village, Mahoba
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 22, 2019Shivdevi has been paralyzed from the waist down ever since she was administered an injection meant to cure a fever. This was in 2002. She has not been able to…
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Rats in food, cloth for pads and bribes for deliveries: A Community Health Centre in Lalitpur,U.P
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 15, 2019Shortly after going into labor, Radha climbed on to a motorcycle and rode pillion for kilometers through bumpy roads to the Madwara community health center (CHC). Once Radha gave birth,…
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Loan Waivers Continue to Be Elusive for Lakhs of Farmers in Uttar Pradesh
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 1, 2019“I had taken a loan of Rs 48,000 after the state government’s loan waiver scheme. In the bank notice, not only have they demanded an excess amount but they have…
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The Many Voices of Ayodhya
द्वारा खबर लहरिया May 28, 2019Ayodhya: “During Mayawati’s time, we received benefits for free. Whatever Modi gives, one has to pay for it. The conditions in this colony weren’t so bad seven-eight years ago,” says Kamini,…
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Discriminatory ‘Vikas’ in Modi’s Adopted Village Speaks Volumes of BJP’s Disregard for Minorities
द्वारा खबर लहरिया May 17, 2019“We now have 24-hour electricity supply. This was not the case before the Modi and Adityanath governments,” said a resident of Jayapur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district, adding: “Our…
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How Social Media Drove and Repressed an Election Boycott in UP’s Chitrakoot
द्वारा खबर लहरिया May 11, 2019“Since independence, many netas have come and gone with promises left unfulfilled. Promises to attend to even our basic needs like roads, electricity, water, health facilities. After the voting season,…