Mahua, District Banda. It’s been about one and a half years since the Lok Sabha elections happened. Now the zila panchayat elections are happening. The elections for the Pradhan position…
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“I’m No Less Than Any Other Politician.”
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 28, 2015Zila Mahoba. Block Kabrai, Village Chhaani Kala. As we wait for the results of the DDC elections in Uttar Pradesh, Khabar Lahariya looks back to some memorable campaign moments. The incumbent…
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The Bunkar Community of Varanasi Is Angry At Modi For Not Keeping His Promises
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 28, 2015Varanasi. On his very first trip to Varanasi – his constituency – PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a Trade Faciliation Centre and Crafts Museum for the Bunkar…
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Leela, Struggling to Stay Alive, Is Failed By Public Infrastructure
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 27, 2015Zila Banda, Block Mahua, Village Kanjipur. Leela, 18, has been struggling to stay alive for a year. She has multiple wounds all over her body. She has been hooked up…
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In Mahoba, Kisan Union Demands A Drought Be Declared
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 26, 2015Zila Mahoba, Block Jaitpur, Kulpahad Tehsil. On 20th October, the Kisan Union of Panwadi and Jaitpur blocks launched a protest. They are demanding that the tehsildar send a message to the…
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“When it rains, there’s a flood – when it doesn’t, there’s a drought”: Farmers react to the vagaries of the weather
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 20, 2015Banda District. There is no rain. The moist soil of the field is no more, and the crops are fast drying up. MGNREGA has failed to provide relief in this…
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“I have never even left the house”: Javitri Devi, Dalit woman, stands for U.P.’s Zila Panchayat elections.
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 20, 2015In Karwi’s Ward 10, there are 31 candidates for the ward member seat that is reserved for a woman. Of these, BJP MP Bhairon Prasad’s daughter-in-law, Ekta Mishra, is one,…
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Being Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s Constituency, Is a Tough Job
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 4, 2015On September 18, the ‘first constituency’ of Varanasi finally received Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Since the BJP came to power last year, PM Modi’s attempts to visit Varanasi, the seat…
On the 22 of September, at the invitation (read insistence) of the UP Government, we arrived at the offices of the 1090 Women Power Line. The invite was in response…
Respected Chief Minister, This week, the Banda police identified and caught a man who had harassed Khabar Lahariya journalists over the phone for months. It took just two days. Clearly,…