September 2015
BSNL employees denied salary for 8 months
The employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited( BSNL) office in Khunti district have not been getting their monthly wages for 8 months when Community Correspondent Amita Tuti made a video on them. Prior to the video, the employees had gone on a strike when their complaints were turned a deaf...
Innocence Lost: Child Marriage rampant in Dhanbad, Jharkhand
In the Chatrutand Panchayat of Dhanbad District’s Baghmara Block, the practice of child marriage are rampant among the Bilhor tribe. Phool Kumari was married when she was 10 and conceived her first baby at 14. The baby survived a month. There have been no signs of any awareness seminars, camps...
No ration for Ration card holders in Guzriyal Kupwara | Peer Azhar reports for IndiaUnheard
The Ration depot situated in Guzriyal, Kupwara is not giving ration to local people even though they have a valid Ration card with them. People travel to Kralpora to buy Rice from the market on higher prices. After complaining to the Divisional Commissioner, he gave the residents a receipt and...
No Entry for Women
Pune, Maharashtra | Rohini pawar In Veer village, women are not allowed to enter the Mkhaskoba temple. It is an old tradition that people of Veer village have been following for a very long time. On Women’s day, Rohini visited the Mhaskoba temple wondering may be, on that day they...
No salary for teachers in Paharpur
Paharpur, Godda, Jharkhand | Mary Nisha Hansda Teachers in famine struck Paharpur village in Jharkhand haven’t been paid in 16 months. On 1st July 2014, school inspection was conducted by the Food Supply Officer and on 17th July Lalita Murmu, a teacher at the Paharpur School received a letter asking...
5 months without food – Asha reports from Sagarpur, Bihar
The villagers of Sagarpur in Bihar are not getting any ration from the dealer in their village. Our community correspondent Asha went there to find out the reason behind it. All the villagers belonging to BPL (Below Poverty Line) have the right to get ration every month. Community Correspondents come...
A School without any facilities in Tingina, Jharkhand – Warles Surin reports for IndiaUnheard
Tingina, Jharkhand: Nabh Primary School was started in December, 2012. Currently, the school has 80 students and 4 teachers. Classes are conducted out of a room in the headmaster’s house as there is no school building. The children do not receive a mid-day meal. Facilities promised by the government are...