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12,000 Women in Maharashtra Get Maternal Health Benefits After a Year
Community Correspondent Chetan Salve fought for a year so that women from marginalised sections could access benefits promised under Manav Vikas Yojana.
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Dalit Homes Burn While ‘Upper’ Caste Arsonists Roam Scot Free
A dozen Dalit houses were torched after electoral defeat of ‘upper’ castes in Odisha village. The police, instead of making arrests, are protecting the accused.
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Without Clean Drinking Water, Village Residents Succumb to Diarrhoea
Village goes without water supply for half a month, residents forced to draw water from nearby BSF camp or consume unsafe pond water. “India got its freedom in 1947, but we have no water even now”, says a visibly angry Ajit Soren, a resident of a West Bengal village. His...
Labouring on the Fields During the Ninth Month of Pregnancy
Schemes benefitting poor women are disbursed to them through bank accounts. But a large number of the beneficiaries do not even have access to banks.
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Only Iron-Contaminated Water for Village at Himalayan Foothills
For three years, this Bengal village has been thirsting. The handpumps spurt harmful, iron-rich water, and there is no pipeline water supply in sight.
The Power Injustice Faced by Kashmiris
Adding to the major deficit of electricity in the valley, massive corruption further deprives those most in need of accessing electricity, particularly in rural Kashmir.
Sindoor: Symbol of Marriage or Misogyny?
From tax reforms to Bollywood movie tropes to everyday realities-- there is no escaping the symbols of marriage that only apply to women.
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After Three Long Months, Workers in Rajasthan Village Get MNREGA Payment
90 workers waited for MNREGA payments totalling more than 3.5 lakh for over three months. The wait ended when Shambhulal Khatik made a video documenting the problem and holding the authorities accountable.