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• Englishचित्रकूटपंचायती राज चुनाव

  “I have never even left the house”: Javitri Devi, Dalit woman, stands for U.P.’s Zila Panchayat elections.

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 20, 2015

  In 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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• Englishवाराणसीवेब स्पेशल

  Being Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s Constituency, Is a Tough Job

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 4, 2015

  On 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…

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• Englishवेब स्पेशल

  A Few More Power Angels, Please!

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 25, 2015

  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…

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• Englishवेब स्पेशल

  A Congratulatory Note, Tinged with Regret

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 21, 2015

  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,…

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• Englishवेब स्पेशल

  Phone Stalkers, Police Apathy and More: Kavita Speaks about the Nishu Case

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 18, 2015

  Kavita, founding editor of Khabar Lahariya, wrote this week about her, and her colleagues’ experience of being phone stalked for months, and the apathy of the local police when this matter…

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• Englishवेब स्पेशल

  The Policeman Said: Why Don’t You Tell Me What Gaalis He Whispers in Your Ear?

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 14, 2015

  I edit a newspaper in Banda, Uttar Pradesh called Khabar Lahariya. Our 15 reporters across UP are all women. It’s January 8, 2015. The phone rings and the person on…

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• Englishचित्रकूट

  Making a Mockery of Labour Laws: Death and Decay in the Quarries of Bundelkhand

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 31, 2015

  In Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region, stone quarries are a common sight. Privatisation of these quarries, over the years, has meant little supervision from the government when it comes to labour…

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• Englishचित्रकूट

  Powerful Promises, Powerless Hinterland: How Rural Electrification in UP is Changing the Economy

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 25, 2015

  Ever since the Samajwadi Party government came to power in 2012, Chief Minister Akhilesh Singh Yadav has made tall claims of improving rural electrification in Uttar Pradesh. On 22 August,…

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• Englishमहोबा

  Not on the List, Several Dalits May Be Unable to Buy Grain

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 19, 2015

  In Bundelkhand’s Mahoba district, residents of Roorikala village have alleged that the local ration dealer has manipulated ration cards and is distributing grain to those known to him in the village.…

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• Englishमहोबा

  Does Swachh Bharat Already Need a Clean Up Job?: Time for Some Stock Taking

  द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 3, 2015

  In a new series of articles, Khabar Lahariya explores the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission in rural Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme was announced on Independence Day…

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