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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The Policeman Said: Why Don’t You Tell Me What Gaalis He Whispers in Your Ear?
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 14, 2015I 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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Making a Mockery of Labour Laws: Death and Decay in the Quarries of Bundelkhand
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 31, 2015In 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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Powerful Promises, Powerless Hinterland: How Rural Electrification in UP is Changing the Economy
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 25, 2015Ever 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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Not on the List, Several Dalits May Be Unable to Buy Grain
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 19, 2015In 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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Does Swachh Bharat Already Need a Clean Up Job?: Time for Some Stock Taking
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 3, 2015In 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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Girl Commits Suicide After Being Harassed, Police Apathy Questioned as Government Remains Silent
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 3, 2015Last week, on the 25th of July, a Class 12 girl allegedly committed suicide after being constantly harassed by some local boys, in Hamirpur district‘s Binwar village, bringing the entire…
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UP Villages Unprepared for Floods – Year after Year after Year
द्वारा खबर लहरिया July 26, 2015Barabanki and Faizabad. The monsoon has barely hit central Uttar Pradesh but villages in Faizabad and Barabanki are already threatened by impending floods and have even started leaving their homes. In the…
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Why Being a Farmer in Uttar Pradesh is Fast Becoming the Least Desirable Job
द्वारा खबर लहरिया July 26, 2015Kulpahad, Mahoba. Farmers from several villages came together to submit an application to the Sub Divisional Magistrate here on 21 July, a vocal reminder that as farmers across north India…
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Of Forgotten Promises and Unsmart Facilities: A Glimpse of Varanasi’s Public Health Care
द्वारा खबर लहरिया July 21, 2015In Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi, it’s been something of an uneventful year. From promises of making it a smart, Kyoto-like city, to opening a special mini PMO, Varanasi has had…