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Eat biryani and don't worry. There will be no inquiry: UP's rural development officer tells Gram Pradhans
Eat biryani and don't worry. There will be no inquiry: UP's rural development officer tells Gram Pradhans

By Ranvijay Singh

From the past few days, it was rumoured that the administration is to initiate a probe into the personal assets and workings of the gram pradhans. The news created a massive stir. However, the state rural development gave a clean chit to them and said there shan't be any scrutiny

From the past few days, it was rumoured that the administration is to initiate a probe into the personal assets and workings of the gram pradhans. The news created a massive stir. However, the state rural development gave a clean chit to them and said there shan't be any scrutiny

Shallow pits are the only source of drinking water in this tribal village in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Shallow pits are the only source of drinking water in this tribal village in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand

By Manoj Choudhary

Kadodiha, a forest village with 35 tribal families, neither has a proper approach road, nor any drinking water source except ‘chuas’, which are two to three feet deep dug out pits with stagnant water. The 21 students in the village school are also forced to drink water from ‘chuas’.

Kadodiha, a forest village with 35 tribal families, neither has a proper approach road, nor any drinking water source except ‘chuas’, which are two to three feet deep dug out pits with stagnant water. The 21 students in the village school are also forced to drink water from ‘chuas’.

Uttar Pradesh Govt Gearing Up For ‘TB-Free India’ Campaign At Panchayat Level
Uttar Pradesh Govt Gearing Up For ‘TB-Free India’ Campaign At Panchayat Level

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will be training and directing the state’s health officials to ensure tuberculosis eradication and go on a mission mode at village-level.

Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will be training and directing the state’s health officials to ensure tuberculosis eradication and go on a mission mode at village-level.

Odisha: Kadaknath poultry farming is raising incomes of tribal families in Kandhamal
Odisha: Kadaknath poultry farming is raising incomes of tribal families in Kandhamal

By Gaon Connection

Members of Kondh tribal community in 12 villages of Phulbani, Khajuripada and Phiringia blocks in Kandhamal are now rearing Kadaknath chicken, and selling eggs and birds for an additional income. The success of the project has led to a similar project being implemented in Jharsuguda.

Members of Kondh tribal community in 12 villages of Phulbani, Khajuripada and Phiringia blocks in Kandhamal are now rearing Kadaknath chicken, and selling eggs and birds for an additional income. The success of the project has led to a similar project being implemented in Jharsuguda.

Pipelines laid but no water; health centre barely functions — official apathy mars Pokhran's nuclear-test-fame village
Pipelines laid but no water; health centre barely functions — official apathy mars Pokhran's nuclear-test-fame village

By Kuldeep Chhangani

On May 11, 1998 India successfully carried out underground nuclear tests at a site three kilometres away from the Khetolai village in Pokhran. Twenty four years, the village that made India a global leader in nuclear energy, has little drinking water, barely functioning health centres and a problem of drug dealing and gambling. A ground report.

On May 11, 1998 India successfully carried out underground nuclear tests at a site three kilometres away from the Khetolai village in Pokhran. Twenty four years, the village that made India a global leader in nuclear energy, has little drinking water, barely functioning health centres and a problem of drug dealing and gambling. A ground report.

Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis
Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis

By Nandini Oza

The tribal people of six villages who lost their lands in 1961 for the Sardar Sarovar Dam's colony, the Kevadia Colony, still await rehabilitation, 60 years on.

The tribal people of six villages who lost their lands in 1961 for the Sardar Sarovar Dam's colony, the Kevadia Colony, still await rehabilitation, 60 years on.

Villagers blame ration card digitalisation as their names disappear from lists
Villagers blame ration card digitalisation as their names disappear from lists

By Ranvijay Singh

Many villagers in Uttar Pradesh these days are running from pillar to post after their names disappear from the ration card distribution list and they stopped getting ration. They say this happened during online registration and verification process

Many villagers in Uttar Pradesh these days are running from pillar to post after their names disappear from the ration card distribution list and they stopped getting ration. They say this happened during online registration and verification process

Madhya Pradesh: For the first time, a gram panchayat in Panna district elects an all-women panchayat
Madhya Pradesh: For the first time, a gram panchayat in Panna district elects an all-women panchayat

By Arun Singh

Good news from the adivasi-dominated Panna district where Aramganj gram panchayat has elected a woman sarpanch and 17 women panchs as representatives for the rural administration. In order to felicitate the panchayat for its achievement, the state government will reward it with Rs 1,500,000 which will be utilised for the welfare of the rural residents. Details here.

Good news from the adivasi-dominated Panna district where Aramganj gram panchayat has elected a woman sarpanch and 17 women panchs as representatives for the rural administration. In order to felicitate the panchayat for its achievement, the state government will reward it with Rs 1,500,000 which will be utilised for the welfare of the rural residents. Details here.

Frontline workers win the COVID-19 vaccine battle despite insurmountable odds in remote areas of Jharkhand
Frontline workers win the COVID-19 vaccine battle despite insurmountable odds in remote areas of Jharkhand

By Manoj Choudhary

Remote villages, lack of transportation and vaccine hesitancy were no deterrent to the frontline workers to achieve almost near-total COVID-19 vaccination of the inhabitants of 82 villages in 21 panchayats in Ranchi district of Jharkhand.

Remote villages, lack of transportation and vaccine hesitancy were no deterrent to the frontline workers to achieve almost near-total COVID-19 vaccination of the inhabitants of 82 villages in 21 panchayats in Ranchi district of Jharkhand.

Teacher’s Diary: ‘I don’t just teach but also learn simultaneously & devise teaching modules’
Teacher’s Diary: ‘I don’t just teach but also learn simultaneously & devise teaching modules’

By Praveen Kumar Mishra

Praveen Kumar Mishra is a teacher at Belkur Upper Primary School in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Before taking up teaching, he was working in a multinational company. In his teacher's diary, he reminisces about his journey.

Praveen Kumar Mishra is a teacher at Belkur Upper Primary School in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Before taking up teaching, he was working in a multinational company. In his teacher's diary, he reminisces about his journey.

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