A few months ago, Khabar Lahariya conducted a survey in small towns and districts of 4 of the largest Hindi-speaking states in north India, trying to look for women journalists.…
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‘Journalism is a profession in which you get associated with the common man and with those in the administration. That is why I wanted to be a crime reporter.’ Crime…
In recent times many studies have indicated that in India only 2.7% journalists are women. But if we look at the history of women in journalism, we see that it…
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Education at a Standstill in Relief Camps
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 21, 2014In Muzaffarnagar, children of families displaced in the riots are unable to continue their education. The biggest worry is children who are due to give their board exams: the exams…
Ranipur, Sakraunha, Cheriha khurd and Jarvah villages, Manikpur block, Chitrakoot District. In these villages, on 14 January 2014, those families on the BPL (below poverty line) lists were given 50…
It’s a common sight to find a handpump not working in villages – but it’s not so common to see a woman repairing it, that too a Dalit woman! We…
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A Khabar Lahariya Special – Technology Times
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 21, 2014Technology has crept in and changed our lives, and we’ve hardly realized it. Laptops, mobile phones, internet, memory cards – a.k.a. ‘chips’: entertainment, education, information are only a step away…
Sitamarhi district, Bihar.We’d only heard about the gasifier machine being used in Uttar Pradesh! But now you see these machines in districts of Bihar too. In Bhutahi village of Sonbarsa…
Aura village, Tariyani block, Sheohar District, Bihar. In the government secondary school here, and in Salempur secondary school, computers sit on the desk, but there is no power to run…
- DevelopmentEnglishबाँदावाराणसीसीतामढ़ी
Why Biogas is on the Downhill in Villages
द्वारा खबर लहरिया January 20, 2014Biogas or Gobar gas plants are still up and running in rural Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. At a time, the tank used in these plants is filled with 30 kilos…