February 17 2015 | Rampur, Jharkhand | Shanti Baraik The Village Health Centre in Jamidh has been closed for a year, and the doctor only visits occasionally. Residents of Jamidh have to go as far as 60 kilometres for medical attention. “The doctor only comes during child deliveries, he doesn’t...
February 17; Koderma, Jharkhand An Anganwadi centre has been in Behradih village block for 10 years now, but no women or children in the village have ever received any benefits that such a centre should accord for. Babita Devi, a dalit resident, lost her 2-year-old daughter because of malnutrition. The...
February 9; Bilaspur, Chattisgarh The National Thermal Power Corporation, that is based in Sipat village, produces 3000 megawatts of electricity everyday. The plant is built on land belonging to the farmers, who were evicted too. Left without the land to farm on, men and women from surrounding villages are...
February 6; Bastar, Chattisgarh Our Community Correspondent, Ramjag Gaud, reports from Bhond village on the situation of the Government primary and secondary school. In this school, the girl students are made to clean the classrooms and school premises. The Headmaster of the school says that it is a measure he...
February 4; Khunti, Jharkhand Residents of Tarub village are facing a severe crisis of drinkable water. “We have nothing to drink but dirty water,” one resident told Community Correspondent Amita Tuti. Villagers are forced to rely on the water that comes out of the well, since the handpumps don’t work....
February 3; Bargarh, Odisha In the month of July last year, three dalit families were thrown out of their house in Deultunda village. The mob, which chased them out of the village, mostly consisting of ‘upper-caste’ Hindus, also vandalised whatever little possessions they had. “They were drunk and chased us...
January 27; Ghariyaband, Chattisgarh In India’s hinterland, corruption related to the ration cards is quite common. For the simple reason that it can help obtain subsidised food grains, people try to get their hands on BPL ration cards, even if they aren’t entitled. This leads to deprivation on the part...
22 January 2015: Baghmara, Jharkhand This Republic Day in India, hundreds of women and men will be awarded for their bravery and service to the nation. There will be countless others like Ahilya Devi who will remain unsung heroes despite their tireless efforts to serve their communities. Ahilya Devi, a...
