Banda district. It might have finally rained in Banda as September arrived, but the farmers here have already paid a heavy price for the kharif crop which is all but…
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Banda district. In two separate cases, two pregnant women were burnt alive here on 22 August. Families of both of the women allege that the women were burnt since they didn’t…
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Farmers in Banda Terrorised by Debt, Drought and a Merciless Administration
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 1, 2014Banda District. Early in the morning of 22 August, Jagpat Singh – a small farmer from Khurhand village in Banda district, was picked from his home by a group of men. Soon,…
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Flash Floods in Uttar Pradesh Leave 80 Dead, Thousands Affected
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 25, 2014Almost 1000 villages spread over 9 districts were severely affected by floods in Uttar Pradesh. The floods were caused after a cloudburst on the intervening night of 15 to 16…
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Post Pregnancy Death Leads to Protests in Banda, FIR filed
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 25, 2014Banda district. Angry protests followed 20-year old Gaura’s death in Banda on 20 August. Gaura, a resident of the district’s Mahua block had given birth to her first child on…
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No Electricity This Month for All 57 Gram Panchayats in Mau, Chitrakoot
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 18, 2014Mau town, Chitrakoot district. Half way between Allahabad and Chitrakoot is one of Chitrakoot district’s most populous blocks – Mau. Thousands pass through Mau town to go to Allahabad every day…
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Drought and Flood Both Familiar Seasonal Guests in Sitamarhi
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 18, 2014Note: Monsoon in Bihar and particularly north Bihar is a period of extremes. Delayed rainfall in districts like Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Muzaffurpur, Purnea etc. cause drought-like conditions in late July and August,…
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Loose Animals Demolish Crops, Farmers at Wits’ End
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 11, 2014Lalta Road, Mau block, Chitrakoot district. Roving animals are creating havoc here – straying into people’s lentil or grain crops. A written complaint has been submitted on this matter to…
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District Hospital with No Space for Beds, Patients Treated in Veranda
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 11, 2014Sheohar district. North Bihar’s Sheohar district is a Naxalite affected area. Large parts of the district which has a population of just over 6.5 lakhs are poorly connected to each…
Ambedkar Nagar district. 30 July was a tense day for the Faizabad and Ambedkar Nagar stretch in eastern Uttar Pradesh after a few kanvadiyas clashed with some local youths. Before…