Chitrakoot. The Ramlila has been performed here since a historic 153 years. We spoke to the star artiste of this show, Bajrang Singh. Bajrang actually wanted to go to Bombay…
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Busy Station Sports Tin Roof, Poses Danger for Passengers
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 29, 2014Shivrampur, Chitrakoot district. Barely 12 kilometres from the popular religious town of Chitrakoot is Shivrampur. With a population of close to 15000, Shivrampur is an important station. Yet it sports…
Anhaari village, Sitamarhi district. According to the state government policy in Bihar, patients are to be given a sum of 1400 rupees for treatment of ‘kala azar’ (black fever) to ensure…
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Brutal Attack on Dalit Woman, Accused Still On the Run
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 23, 2014Garauti village, Banda district. A Dalit family in Banda’s Garauti village has accused Ram Thakur of the same village of having brutally attacked their daughter on the night of 14 September.…
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Sitamarhi’s District Hospital is Short of Basic Medicines
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 23, 2014Sitamarhi district. After the shocking multi crore scam in the public health sector in Bihar came to light a few weeks ago, many government run district hospitals are still short…
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Farmers Call Mahapanchayat in Mahoba, Won’t Tolerate Government Apathy
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 23, 2014Mahoba district. 18 September saw farmers from Bundelkhand turn up at the Kirat Sagar in Mahoba town in large numbers to attend a mahapanchayat. Angered and frustrated with government inaction…
Banda district. A series of violent cases have alerted the central government to the need for toilets in rural areas – but in India’s most populous state, toilets in schools run…
Gyodi village, Mahoba district. A 45-year old Dalit woman was allegedly beaten up here by her ‘high caste’ neighbour and his 3 sons on 11 September 2014. According to the woman,…
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Fake Beneficiaries of Housing Scheme – Scandal Reported in Banda
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 8, 2014Badausa village, Banda district. On 2 September, almost 50 residents of Banda’s Badausa village in Naraini block voiced their grievances against the village head. They alleged that he had been…
Roshan Nagar village, Faizabad district. On 3 September, a long standing land dispute in a village in Pura Bazar block of Faizabad, threatened to get out of hand as violence…