Punjab election results: AAP sweeps Punjab as Congress and SAD trail far behind
Punjab election results: AAP sweeps Punjab as Congress and SAD trail far behind

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The Aam Aadmi Party has created electoral records in Punjab by winning 91 out of 117 states breaking the nexus of Congress and Akali Dal in Punjab. Bhagwant Mann is all set to be sworn in as the new Punjab CM. More details here.

The Aam Aadmi Party has created electoral records in Punjab by winning 91 out of 117 states breaking the nexus of Congress and Akali Dal in Punjab. Bhagwant Mann is all set to be sworn in as the new Punjab CM. More details here.

Bundelkhand: Women make their presence felt in gram panchayats, and lead the change
Bundelkhand: Women make their presence felt in gram panchayats, and lead the change

By Aishwarya Tripathi

What changes when women cross the fault lines and take charge in local governing bodies? Many believe that women leading a panchayat can put the focus back on issues such as water and girls’ education.

What changes when women cross the fault lines and take charge in local governing bodies? Many believe that women leading a panchayat can put the focus back on issues such as water and girls’ education.

A single appointment of Gram Pradhan enough to take care of three generations
A single appointment of Gram Pradhan enough to take care of three generations

By Dr SB Misra

The Panchayati Raj system has been a total failure and retrograde. Mere expense-audit won’t be enough; the need is for a total revamping of the system by ensuring the answerability of the pradhans

The Panchayati Raj system has been a total failure and retrograde. Mere expense-audit won’t be enough; the need is for a total revamping of the system by ensuring the answerability of the pradhans

What are the expectations of Uttar Pradesh's aadhi aabadi from the new government?
What are the expectations of Uttar Pradesh's aadhi aabadi from the new government?

By Shivani Gupta

Wooed for their votes with free ration, gas cylinders, smartphones, and scooters, here is what Uttar Pradesh's 44 per cent electorate – its women – expect from the new government that is set to be formed.

Wooed for their votes with free ration, gas cylinders, smartphones, and scooters, here is what Uttar Pradesh's 44 per cent electorate – its women – expect from the new government that is set to be formed.

Thousands of farmers in Madhya Pradesh find themselves trapped amid loan waivers, bonus and price difference payment
Thousands of farmers in Madhya Pradesh find themselves trapped amid loan waivers, bonus and price difference payment

By Mithilesh Dhar

The state government had launched a scheme in 2017, under which farmers were supposed to receive the difference in the market price and the minimum support price. However, they are unhappy over the delay in payments

The state government had launched a scheme in 2017, under which farmers were supposed to receive the difference in the market price and the minimum support price. However, they are unhappy over the delay in payments

Ayodhya: Judiciary's reputation, Hindu faith and Muslim wisdom at stake
Ayodhya: Judiciary's reputation, Hindu faith and Muslim wisdom at stake

By Dr SB Misra

It's a matter of pleasant surprise that the age-old issue languishing long in the courts for the past 70 years has finally been resolved by the Supreme Court. The court's decision is sealed off presently and shall be disclosed in November

It's a matter of pleasant surprise that the age-old issue languishing long in the courts for the past 70 years has finally been resolved by the Supreme Court. The court's decision is sealed off presently and shall be disclosed in November

Onion Export Ban: Farmers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Top Onion Producing States, Launch Protests
Onion Export Ban: Farmers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Top Onion Producing States, Launch Protests

By Abdul Wasim Ansari

On December 7, the Indian government prohibited export of onions, with immediate effect, till March 31, 2024. Farmers are angry as they are likely to suffer financial losses. They are demanding revoking of the ban, or a better price for their produce. A ground report.

On December 7, the Indian government prohibited export of onions, with immediate effect, till March 31, 2024. Farmers are angry as they are likely to suffer financial losses. They are demanding revoking of the ban, or a better price for their produce. A ground report.

Onion Export Ban: Farmers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Top Onion Producing States, Launch Protests
Onion Export Ban: Farmers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Top Onion Producing States, Launch Protests

By Gaon Connection

On December 7, the Indian government prohibited export of onions, with immediate effect, till March 31, 2024. Farmers are angry as they are likely to suffer financial losses. They are demanding revoking of the ban, or a better price for their produce. A ground report.

On December 7, the Indian government prohibited export of onions, with immediate effect, till March 31, 2024. Farmers are angry as they are likely to suffer financial losses. They are demanding revoking of the ban, or a better price for their produce. A ground report.

Manifestos mere lip service to the environment
Manifestos mere lip service to the environment

By Nidhi Jamwal

How serious are political parties contesting the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 about the environment, as reflected in their manifestos

How serious are political parties contesting the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 about the environment, as reflected in their manifestos

Trapped between the Ghaghara and its embankment, UP villagers face annual displacement and yearn for respite
Trapped between the Ghaghara and its embankment, UP villagers face annual displacement and yearn for respite

By Virendra Singh

Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.

Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.

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