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Oppressed Dalits: Abused, beaten up by the upper caste

 
/ October 30, 2015

Romiya Devi and her family from Gaya in Bihar were attacked by the upper caste people on the 3rd of March 2015. Stones, cow dung and bad words were thrown at her house. When she and her husband asked them to stop, the upper caste people barged into their house...

Lost only son in gruesome instance of human sacrifice

 
/ October 30, 2015

On 18 July 2014 at 5 pm Bhakta Das' son went missing. Early morning on the 24th of July, he was found dead in a drain inside a small forest.

Red and Greasy Water in Pelma – Rajesh Gupta reports for IndiaUnheard

 
/ October 28, 2015

“People suffering red and greasy water coming out from the hand pump from Pelma Village of Tamnar block of Chhattisgarh. Community correspondent Rajesh Gupta reports from Chhattisgarh for Video Volunteers.”

A broken home

 
/ October 28, 2015

Juniya Bai amongst 40 families is the only one who has not been provided a house under IAY. You can help - ACT NOW!

Lower Suktel Dam destroying Tribal’s livelihood

 
/ October 27, 2015

Banchhorpalli, Bolangir, Odisha | Satya Banchhor  Banchhorpalli is a tribal dominated village that falls under Loisingha block of Bolangir district, Odisha. This village comes in the list of those 29 villages which would be submerged in Lower Suktel Dam project. The resident forest-dwelling tribe considers Mahua tree(Madhuca Longifolia) as a...

Corruption in NRHM : Pregnant woman charged Rs 300 by Auxilary Nurse Midwife

 
/ October 26, 2015

Mandru Block, Sahebganj District, Jharkhand Community Correspondent Shikha Paharin’s sister-in-law, Munni Paharin gave birth to a baby boy at the district hospital of Sahebganj in 2014. According to the Janani Suraksha Yojana, all women below poverty line are entitled to free and cashless deliveries at government-run health facilities. However, at...

Corruption Denies the Poor Access to Government Schemes – Munger, Bihar

 
/ October 24, 2015

Around 100 families do not have BPL or APL cards in Ithari village of Munger district in Bihar. Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards are issued by the Indian Government to people who are financially very weak. Having these cards means that family can buy basic commodities at subsidised rates from...

No compensation for lost land in 1994

 
/ October 23, 2015

In Maharashtra, between Manwani and Bhadal, many houses & villages have drowned since 1994. The government hasn’t done anything to help these people. 33 villages in Maharashtra, 19 villages in Gujarat and 193 villages of Madhya Pradesh have been displaced due to the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. More than 2,50,000...