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Tribals not allowed in ancestral forest

 
/ November 3, 2014

The Tharo tribe is indigenous to Betia area of West Champaran district in Bihar. The nearby forest, which has been the source of firewood and other natural resources for the tribe, has recently been converted into a Tiger Reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act. VV-PACS Community Correspondent Tanju Devi reports...

Houses of Dalit families burnt by upper caste men

 
/ October 9, 2014

12 powerful men from the ‘upper caste’ burnt down the houses of 4 Dalit families, our Community Correspondent Reena Devi reports from Maha Dalit Tola area of Chitauria Village in Katihar, Bihar.   The conflict arose because the attackers had been trying to forcefully evict the residents. A meeting date...

Brutalities in Bihar: Raped, Murdered and Disposed Off

 
/ September 9, 2014

Ever since the horrific incident of December 16 in the capital city, there has been a surge in reporting cases of gender violence. This surge, however, hasn’t done much to stop the acts of inhumane brutalities. In Begusarai district of Bihar, earlier this year in April, an 11-year-old girl was...

Justice Denied: A case of casteism in Bihar

 
/ September 8, 2014

News reports from Bihar are scarcely positive, thanks to decades of incompetent and ignorant administration. The hope of development, on the basis of which Nitish Kumar was elected the chief-minister back in 2005, started to decay slowly and is non-existent today. Worse still, discrimination on the basis of caste still...

Flooded Drains; Absconding Officials

 
/ September 2, 2014

VV-PACS Correspondent Mister Alam reports from Juniyar village, Nalanda District in Bihar where an overflowing drain has become the breeding ground for illnesses jeopardizing the health and safety of families in 400 houses. You can help this community get a clean living environment today. Call to Action: Please call the...

10 Years No Light

 
/ July 15, 2014

“It has been around 10-11 years now, since we have had no electricity in our village.” Can you imagine living without electricity for 10 years!  This is the reality for residents at Harijan Kalyan Tola Mushajari village, Bihar.   Call to Action: You can help them.  Call the number below and...

Bajrangbali Nagar needs a New Road

 
/ July 14, 2014

Residents of Bajarangbali Nagar village have been suffering with the bad roads in their village for the last couple of years.  They have told the Chief Officer countless times, but he has given them false promises of fixing the road.  They need your help to pressurise the Development Officer to...

Not a drop to drink

 
/ July 9, 2014

No water to drink! Broken wells dry up quickly.  Unsafe toxic water in hand pumps.  The water comes out black or turns yellow when kept in a vessel.  This is what residents from Kailashpur have to face everyday.  You can change this today.   Call to Action:  Pressure the Village...