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Khabar Lahariya
Khabar Lahariya is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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How every level of India’s healthcare system failed a pregnant woman in Bundelkhand
Banda woman delivered a stillborn child on January 15 after being shunted from one government-run health facility to another without being given emergency care.
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In Uttar Pradesh village declared Open Defecation Free, most households don’t have toilets
Semra’s residents say the vigilante-style Swachh Bharat campaign has only stigmatised them without providing an alternative.
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‘Is this one for young girls?’: Four pro-poor schemes of Modi government sputter in UP’s Bundelkhand
An examination of the on-ground impact, efficacy of the housing, healthcare, banking and clean fuel schemes in the state’s most under-developed villages.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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‘The whore who dared to speak’: An open letter from the invisible women reporters of the hinterland
‘We’re saying #MeToo, but we fear it isn’t enough to jolt you out of your comfortable place of power and entitlement.’
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An open letter to male colleagues in the media from the Khabar Lahariya editors
‘Listen hard. The world is in the churning of a revolution. Women are saying, “No more.” We are part of this revolution.’
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In Bundelkhand’s illegal sand mining ecosystem, journalists (and others) are paid for their silence
The unnatural death of journalist Sandip Sharma, who was investigating the sand mafia in Madhya Pradesh, has jolted members of the media fraternity.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Decades after India outlawed sati, a temple to a victim in Bundelkhand draws scores of devotees
There are several such sati cases in the region, with local residents and family members weaving an elaborate web of myths around each incident.
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Watch: In Bundelkhand, families choose money over justice in murder cases against women
The compromise between the victim’s families and perpetrators reflects how grim the situation for women truly is.
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Watch: This district shows why India's journey to being ‘open defecation free’ has a long way to go
Khabar Lahariya's video investigation reveals the truth about defecation practices despite toilets.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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In this UP village, stone quarries are the only source of livelihood – but they’re taking lives
In Bharatkoop, home to the landless Kol Adivasis, stone-crushing units are the only avenue for employment. Even MGNREGA has had little impact here.
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‘We don’t get enough to eat. From where will we get shampoo?’ Dalits criticise Adityanath
Members of the community in Banda are angry at distribution of soap, shampoo to Dalits in Kushinagar, ahead of Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s visit.
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Three years of Modi: ‘There is no work, no money. We are just surviving like this’
In three districts of poverty-stricken Bundelkhand, central and state government policies have had distressing effects on livelihoods of the poor.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces