If you peel back the full page advertisement proclaiming promises to reach electricity into remote corners of the ‘state of hopes’, you may glimpse this picture of a village in Pura…
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Passive Police Behind Poor Conviction Rate for Sexual Violence?: Banda has Stories to Tell
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 23, 2015In 2013, the conviction rate for rape cases in India was registered at a mere 27.1 percent. The poor conviction rate for sexual crimes has been the centre of discussion…
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Amidst Politics, Power and Hooliganism: Being a Local Journalist in UP
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 23, 2015This past month, 3 journalists have been brutally attacked in Uttar Pradesh, within a span of 15 days. In Shahjahanpur, a few 100 kilometres away from the state capital, journalist…
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NREGA in Bundelkhand: Wages Mired in Blame Games
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 15, 2015While the current government at the Centre debates whether or not the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is worth investing in, ground realities suggest that district administrations and…
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Pipelines Run Dry, Mahoba Residents Dig Holes for Water
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 15, 2015Bundelkhand had not even recovered from the devastating impact of unseasonal rains and the drought-prone region is now grappling with a severe water crisis as peak summer months hit north…
North Bihar’s Sheohar district, on the Indo-Nepal border is among the many districts in Bihar that have been affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). With the Bagmati and Gandak rivers over-flooding being…
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Toiling Without Pay Since a Year, ASHA Workers Demand Wages
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 8, 2015For the last one year, ASHA workers in blocks Katehri and Bhiti blocks in Ambedkar Nagar district have been working without any pay from the district administration. The workers, who…
Mau Town, Chitrakoot. In the heat of mid May, after protesting for a week, residents of Mau were addressed directly by District Magistrate Neelam Ahlawat. 60 shanties of Mau had been on strike regarding the incomplete…
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All in a Day’s Work – Women Out and About in Bundelkhand
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 3, 2015‘Are you married? Why don’t you make yourself up a little? You must be bathing, even putting on clothes everyday – so how much longer will it take to do…
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Father Beats Daughter and Husband to Death, Arrested for Murder
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 1, 2015Kabrai, Mahoba. On the night of 27 May, barely 15 kilometres from the district headquarters in Mahoba, a man beat his young daughter and her husband to death. Uttam Singh, a…