How superstition and gender-based violence collude in this nightmare story of a minor girl’s rape In Mau district, a 66-year old so-called tantric raped a minor girl. The incident…
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The rocky road of development
द्वारा खबर लहरिया March 2, 2020After Prime Minister Modi’s much-anticipated visit to Chitrakoot over the weekend, looking back at how Chief Minister Adityanath prepared a week ago. On February 17, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath…
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In the Name of Humanity
द्वारा खबर लहरिया February 24, 2020Faizabad’s Chacha Sharif, who earns his living as a cycle mechanic, has been performing last rites for thousands of unclaimed bodies “I didn’t want anyone to suffer the same…
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Love, identity, and reckoning: Being queer and in love in Allahabad
द्वारा खबर लहरिया February 14, 2020A Valentine’s Day special dispatch from the city of the Kumbh. “I got sick of the intense pressure to get married and finally told my mother that I have…
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The unholy state of “holy” cows
द्वारा खबर लहरिया February 12, 2020In Chhitaun village in Varansi district cows suffer amongst blame games. The administration in Chhitaun village of Varanasi district failed to care and provide for about 50 cows which…
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Union Budget 2020-21: Hope or a missed chance?
द्वारा खबर लहरिया February 10, 2020How beneficial is the 2020-21 budget for farmers and India’s youth? On February 1, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2020-21 where the government promised…
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Banda: Corruption Prevalent in Grain Procurement Centre, Farmers Forced to Sell to Middlemen
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 31, 2020Phula Devi, like most farmers from Banda district in Bundelkhand, waits for hours in front of the grain procurement center to receive payment for her produce. “The cheque doesn’t come…
“Unemployment is a rampant problem that is affecting all of us. Due to the lack of job opportunities in the country, we are all disturbed. The government is not doing…
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People are dying due to the cold in Chitrakoot, where are the blankets promised by the Uttar Pradesh government?
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 20, 2020While Chitrakoot locals are left shivering in the cold, where is the 27 lakhs allotted to protection measures promised by the UP government? Early mornings are a struggle…
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When women talk citizenship: Conversations at Shaheen Bagh
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 17, 2020“If women can make rotis at home, they can also bring Inquilab” says Tarannum, a protester at Shaheen Bagh. Amidst the ongoing protest against the discriminatory implementation of…