Ayodhya: “During Mayawati’s time, we received benefits for free. Whatever Modi gives, one has to pay for it. The conditions in this colony weren’t so bad seven-eight years ago,” says Kamini,…
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Migrant workers who returned to UP’s Banda to vote complain of intimidation by officials, long journey home
द्वारा खबर लहरिया May 22, 2019On polling day in Banda, a blazingly hot day in the fifth phase of our endless great Indian election, we saw not one, but five auspicious Blue Jays, or Indian…
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Discriminatory ‘Vikas’ in Modi’s Adopted Village Speaks Volumes of BJP’s Disregard for Minorities
द्वारा खबर लहरिया May 17, 2019“We now have 24-hour electricity supply. This was not the case before the Modi and Adityanath governments,” said a resident of Jayapur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district, adding: “Our…
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How Social Media Drove and Repressed an Election Boycott in UP’s Chitrakoot
द्वारा खबर लहरिया May 11, 2019“Since independence, many netas have come and gone with promises left unfulfilled. Promises to attend to even our basic needs like roads, electricity, water, health facilities. After the voting season,…
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A roundup of hyper-local #Phase5 election coverage
द्वारा खबर लहरिया May 10, 2019Quips, grievances, concerns, lapses, boycott –we bring you stories on all these and more from our reporters who’ve traveled to multiple districts this past election week. While U.P saw a voter…
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Up-Close with a Dalit woman candidate running for office this #LokSabhaElections One strong mid-week highlight of a high-powered Lok Sabha elections season, besides that highly publicized non-political interview that…
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Dimple Yadav notwithstanding, women are rarely seen as promising candidates by most political parties and the leaders at the helm. A report on the skewed Math, from interior U.P., as…
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Vox-Popping Bundelkhand on the ultimate democratic choice this #LokSabhaElections2019 900 million people vote this general election, the largest election in the world, for 543 seats and at over…
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There’s a unique reason for a village in Uttar Pradesh choosing not to vote this time: Their local bank, it seems, has disappeared! Women and men, both young…
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Amidst local M.P.’s high voltage political drama, we visit his adopted village Bhairon Prasad Mishra, the Banda-Chitrakoot MP, recently sat in protest outside the headquarters of his party, the…