Tag: Jharkhand
Pregnant Women Deliver on Floor As Jharkhand Sub-Centre Has No Beds
Formal applications to get new beds have been sent thrice to the local administration. But the situation hasn't changed.
Jharkhand Contractor Commits Sexual Violence Against Pregnant Woman | COVID-19
Women have been subjected to unimaginable suffering during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Poor Labourers From West Bengal Are Falling Prey to Silicosis
Poor, young men from West Bengal are suffering from occupational diseases without any compensation or treatment
Families Displaced by Massanjore Dam Await Rehabilitation
Over six decades since they were displaced by the construction of the Massanjore Dam, 500 families continue to fight for compensation and rehabilitation.
Delayed Payments Dampen Health Workers’ Motivation
Frontline health workers, especially ASHA workers, literally spell hope for millions in rural India, but the government does little to keep them incentivised.
“It’s Like Women Get Used to Living a Stifled Life”
Community Correspondent Shanti Baraik reports on cases of domestic violence and abuse and on the structures of power and everyday practices that lead to such violence. Through her videos, she hopes to give more power to survivors.
Dalit Man Dies of Police Brutality in Jharkhand
Police brutality against people from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities is neither new nor rare. The state should focus on protecting vulnerable groups from torture rather than weakening the existing law against caste-discrimination and atrocity.
Trafficked and Sold from One Man to Another, Minor Finally Returns Home
Nati was one of the 130 children who go missing and often fall victim to trafficking every day in India. Sold for 70,000 rupees, she was forcibly married and abused for a year before she managed to come back home.