Banda District. In Banda’s Gargpur village, 3 years after a complaint had filed against them, 4 people of a family were finally arrested for the death of their daughter-in law, on…
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Stones from Neighbouring Quarry Terrorise Residents
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 19, 2015“People are lying about stones hitting their houses. If you ask them to their faces, they will deny they’ve said this. They only want to make some money off the…
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Another Health Centre Lies Unused, District Administration Helpless
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 12, 2015Sitamarhi District. ‘This place is just a bhoot bangla (haunted house), abandoned and dilapidated,’ says a resident of Narkatiya village. The closest health centre to the village was constructed 15 years ago, and now…
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As Cold Intensifies, Attendance in Aangawadi Centres Drops to Zero
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 12, 2015Mahoba district. As the mercury drops across north India, children attending aanganwadi centres and schools are feeling the bitter cold in villages of Bundelkhand, and refusing to leave their homes to…
Banda district. As the new government makes big plans to e-connect rural India, Jan Sewa Kendra’s launched as part of the National e-Governance Plan in 2006 seem to be getting the no-confidence…
Khandeha, Mau block, Chitrakoot district. On the 29th of December, a 25-year old women set herself on fire, sucummbing to her injuries while being treated in hospital on the 30th.…
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Samajwadi Pension Scheme in a Mess, Beneficiaries’ Names Stricken Off List
द्वारा खबर लहरिया December 29, 2014Kulpahad kasba, Mahoba district. The Uttar Pradesh Government’s grand scheme, Samajwadi Pension Yojana, appears to be in trouble in some parts of Bundelkhand. In Mahoba’s Jaitpur block, some women have alleged that…
Faizabad and Ambedkar Nagar. In central Uttar Pradesh, potato farmers are a new cause for concern – the dropping mercury and frost are expected to adversely affect their crop. In a…
Banda. In the last two years, Bundelkhand’s Banda district has reported an increase in the number of cases of violence against women cases that are reported. Madhuri, a resident of…
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Cold Wave Strikes UP, Villages Shiver as Administration Fails to Take Timely Action
द्वारा खबर लहरिया December 22, 20148 people have died in Uttar Pradesh of severe cold; As temperatures continue to plummet, people in small towns and villages are looking towards an easy going administration for help.…