Varanasi is often touted as a focus point of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda. However, the living conditions of the margninalised Chamar community remain bad as before. Our Community Correspondent Shabnam Begum reports that more than 140 families have not received their quota of free ration for more than one year now.
The Student Teacher Ratio and School Area needs improvement
In this video of UPS Manwan Awoora school, Kupwara, Kashmir, the community correspondent Pir Azhar shows us that there are nine classes for 250 students, and due to lack of space, the lower primary classes are held outside in the open. Also the school has only 7 teachers.
The Sinking Houseboats of Kashmir
Houseboats are a major tourist attraction in Kashmir. History says that this tradition started in the 1800s and since then it has created a unique heritage in the tourism industry.