May 2010
Mines Deplete Water Supply
Goa is mostly known for being a top tourist destination, but away from the coast
Corrupt Cops Ignore Rape
Jai Kumar, Community Correspondent from Punjab, documents the failure of local police to properly investigate crimes.
Laboring with Hand Tools Alone
In Nagaland’s Wokha district and elsewhere women still engage in back-breaking labor with nothing but manual tools to till the soil.
Homosexuals Seek an Identity
In Chattisgarh, and much of India, homosexuals struggle to finda place in society.
Highway Limits Schooling
In Calcutta, migrant laborers cannot send their children to school because they must cross dangerous roads.
Girl and father burned alive by the upper caste
20 dalit houses were burnt by people belonging to the upper caste in Mirjpur village of Harayana. A disabled girl and her father also lost their lives in this attack. The reason for the attack was that the upper caste Jat community did not want the Dalits(lower caste) to get...
Children Carry Trash Not Books
The children of Solan in Himachal Pradesh have access to schools and a right to free education.
Funds for Books Embezzled
Officials in Nagpur’s education department siphon money from education funds for personal gain.