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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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Has Rahul Gandhi really defamed all Modis in India? No, say legal experts
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency declared vacant hours after Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as MP
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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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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‘Why are you working so directly for the BJP?’: Rahul Gandhi to reporter at press conference
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Watch: Nita Ambani choreographs dance celebration for Mumbai Indians after entering WPL final
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Watch: ‘Daisy Jones and Six’ actor Riley Keough joins Simu Liu as he sings a song from the show
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Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari proposes new questions for calculating India’s own happiness index
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Watch: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra breaks into a dance at the Indian Sports Honours awards
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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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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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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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Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 draw: India placed along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei in Group C
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Badminton: Adita Rao, the shuttler and struggler, stays defiant in pursuit of her goals
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Sports world daily: Mbappe off to winning start as France captain; Alcaraz cruises at Miami Masters
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Boxing World C’ships: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain lead India’s charge for gold medals in finals
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Swiss Open Super 300, QF as it happened: Satwik/Chirag come-from-behind to defeat Bay/Molhede