Faizabad District, Ayodhya town: Earlier this month, a fresh pinch of controversy was thrown into the Ayodhya pot. Abdul Rahim Quraishi, assistant general secretary and spokesperson of the All India…
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“If We Could Have Half A Roti At Home, We Would Stay”: Labourers Find No Work in Drought-Stricken U.P., Migrate to Punjab’s Brick Kilns.
द्वारा खबर लहरिया November 9, 2015District Banda, Block Mahua, Pithaurabad. In this village, about 80% of the residents have either left or are planning to leave. They are going away to find work. People say that…
Is it enough for women to hold positions of power in local government bodies? Can women influence life in their communities from these positions? Or are they simply empty representatives,…
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Woman Panchayat Candidates in UP: Subverting Personal and Political
द्वारा खबर लहरिया November 5, 2015Khabar Lahariya reporters spent a day each in a ward of Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot districts with women candidates for panchayat elections. The candidates display both political mobilisation and understanding,…
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…