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24-year-old from Chhattisgarh village bags Indian Army job, makes family proud
1 week, 2 days ago

24-year-old from Chhattisgarh village bags Indian Army job, makes family proud

India Today  

Veena Sahumade, a 24-year-old from Jamarua village in Chhattisgarh, has achieved a big milestone by joining the Military Nursing Service of the Indian Army. After finishing her nursing course in 2022, she prepared hard and passed the tough MNS exam in 2024, securing one of the 455 positions amongst 1,400 candidates. Her proud father’s tears of joy and the celebrations …

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The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy
2 weeks, 6 days ago

The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy

The Hindu  

Panchabati Baske, 50, does not mind snakes in paddy fields. “There are 118 women farmers here who are growing organic paddy,” she says. Freedom from control Rekha Sinh, 42, a farmer who has been instrumental in getting 102 women farmers at her village, Biriberia, to join Aamon, says organic farming has been about breaking barriers. The lyrics go: “Keetnasake desh …

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Election in Pincodes: Bihar swirls in the ripples set off by a central scheme
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election in Pincodes: Bihar swirls in the ripples set off by a central scheme

Hindustan Times  

The canopy of an electric blue cotton saree pulled over her head, Asha Das set out from her village in northwest Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district one searing morning in May last year. For, the two women are the first participants in the central government’s flagship lakhpati didi scheme, which aims to catalyse economic empowerment and financial independence among women in rural …

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Election In Pincodes: Ballia’s oppressive heat takes toll on lives, livelihoods
9 months ago

Election In Pincodes: Ballia’s oppressive heat takes toll on lives, livelihoods

Hindustan Times  

Kiran Paswan has worked for as long as she can remember. About 40km from her village of Chitouni is Ballia’s district hospital, where in three days in June 2023, 70 people lost their lives from extreme heat. HT Graphics In Ballia’s district hospital, chief medical officer Dr Vijaypati Dwivedi has seen the number of patients suffering from heat exhaustion and …

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‘Kumari Srimathi’ web series review: A vibrant Nithya Menen anchors a tale of rural entrepreneurship with a dash of humour
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Kumari Srimathi’ web series review: A vibrant Nithya Menen anchors a tale of rural entrepreneurship with a dash of humour

The Hindu  

‘Director Gomtesh Upadhye’s Telugu web series Kumari Srimathi, headlined by Nithya Menen, introduces us to a side of East Godavari that mainstream Telugu cinema, with its box office constraints, would hesitate to explore. Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kumari Srimathi is a story of a dysfunctional family in which the gutsy yet vulnerable women deal with the mess created by …

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Sharvari is off to her village for Ganeshotsav, says this holiday is ‘a must’ | EXCLUSIVE
1 year, 3 months ago

Sharvari is off to her village for Ganeshotsav, says this holiday is ‘a must’ | EXCLUSIVE

Hindustan Times  

Her face lights up once she sets foot in one of the biggest Ganpati idol workshops in Mumbai. I have an ancestral house in my village, which is almost a 100 years old old, and we have maintained it like that, it’s called ‘wada’ in Marathi. Every year, I come back to Mumbai with more positive and reinforced energies.” Sharvari …

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Tribal fighting in PNG's highlands has escalated into guerilla warfare, leaving desperate villagers with nowhere to go
1 year, 3 months ago

Tribal fighting in PNG's highlands has escalated into guerilla warfare, leaving desperate villagers with nowhere to go

ABC  

From a vantage point atop a ridge, Papua New Guinea police and soldiers look down at the pillars of smoke rising from a nearby village. Commander Richard Koki says local police are waiting for reinforcements before they can safely engage with tribal leaders. In one attack, police say a man and his young daughter were killed as "collateral" when their …

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Manipur victims speak out: ‘They attacked me like dogs fighting over a bone’
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur victims speak out: ‘They attacked me like dogs fighting over a bone’

The Independent  

Nursing student Chiingsianching Khongsai was folding clothes in her halls of residence when she first heard the sounds of the mob outside. “I gave a sigh of relief, thinking I am safe.” But as she was walking back upstairs with the Meiteis, one of the men from the mob asked for her identity card again. open image in gallery Smoke …

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Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines' most active volcano erupts
1 year, 6 months ago

Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines' most active volcano erupts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Delfina Guiwan’s heart was pounding …

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Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines’ most active volcano erupts
1 year, 6 months ago

Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines’ most active volcano erupts

Associated Press  

CALBAYOG, Philippines — Delfina Guiwan’s heart was pounding as she snuck back to her village, now abandoned and eerily quiet, in the fertile foothills of gently erupting Mayon volcano in the northeastern Philippines. Children are getting sick there.” Her village, Calbayog, lies in Mayon’s northeastern foothills and is well within the 6-kilometer radius from the volcano’s crater that officials have …

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Villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines' most active volcano erupts
1 year, 6 months ago

Villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines' most active volcano erupts

India Today  

Delfina Guiwan’s heart was pounding as she snuck back to her village, now abandoned and eerily quiet, in the fertile foothills of gently erupting Mayon volcano in the northeastern Philippines. Children are getting sick there.” Her village, Calbayog, lies in Mayon’s northeastern foothills and is well within the 6-kilometer radius from the volcano’s crater that officials have long designated a …

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South Sudanese flee Sudan’s conflict yet return to crisis
1 year, 8 months ago

South Sudanese flee Sudan’s conflict yet return to crisis

Associated Press  

CANAL-PIGI COUNTY, South Sudan — Moments after gunshots and explosions rang out in Khartoum, killing civilians and damaging buildings, Nyarok Gach grabbed her eight children and reluctantly began the treacherous journey home. More than 40,000 people — mostly South Sudanese — have crossed the border since Sudan erupted in conflict nearly a month ago. “People are arriving at border areas …

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As India’s population soars above all other nations, fewer women have jobs
1 year, 9 months ago

As India’s population soars above all other nations, fewer women have jobs

LA Times  

Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. The women’s employment rate peaked at 35% in 2004 and fell to about 25% in 2022, according to calculations based on official data, said Rosa Abraham, an economist at Azim Premji University. A national jobs crisis is one reason for the gap, experts say, but entrenched cultural beliefs that see …

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As India’s population soars above all, fewer women have jobs
1 year, 9 months ago

As India’s population soars above all, fewer women have jobs

Associated Press  

MUMBAI, India — Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. It’s not only a problem for women like Singh, but a growing challenge for India’s own economic ambitions if its estimated 670 million women are left behind as its population expands. ___ The women’s employment rate peaked at 35% in 2004 and fell to around 25% in …

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The Indian villagers forced into sex slavery as a result of climate change
1 year, 9 months ago

The Indian villagers forced into sex slavery as a result of climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the cyclone struck and “the entire village was submerged in water for days”, there was nowhere for Tara …

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How a water crisis is haunting residents of the Sundarbans
1 year, 9 months ago

How a water crisis is haunting residents of the Sundarbans

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 18, 2023 16:49 IST - 7 MINS READ Karuna, 65, ran across the narrow lanes of her village a little before noon, calling out to other women on the streets—“is the water coming?” She adjusted an empty metal pitcher against her hip, as she made her way towards a different water pipeline to ask the same question. …

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This is what displaced Somalians want you to know about their humanitarian crisis
2 years ago

This is what displaced Somalians want you to know about their humanitarian crisis

NPR  

This is what displaced Somalians want you to know about their humanitarian crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Luke Dray for NPR Luke Dray for NPR At the Daniyle camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, hundreds of people who've fled from drought-stricken areas of Somalia are now crammed into a dusty lot. Enlarge this image toggle caption Luke Dray …

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‘Humiliated’ and ‘harassed’: Ukrainians recount life under occupation
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Humiliated’ and ‘harassed’: Ukrainians recount life under occupation

The Hindu  

Surrounded by kittens unmoved by the far-off sounds of war, 72-year-old Maria Syzhuk recalled the terror she lived through during Russia's six-month occupation of her village in southern Ukraine. "They robbed and humiliated us," she told AFP journalists on a Ukrainian army tour of the settlement recaptured earlier this month. Military spokeswoman Nataliya Gumenyuk told AFP the battle in the …

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CWG 2022: Sangita Kumari Fights All Odds to Represent India in Women's Hockey
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022: Sangita Kumari Fights All Odds to Represent India in Women's Hockey

News 18  

Fighting against all odds to fulfil her dreams of playing for the Indian women’s Hockey team, Sangita Kumari, is all set to don blue jersey as she represents the country at the inaugural Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, London. For this Indian women’s hockey team, three players belong to Jharkhand — Nikki Pradhan, Salima Tete and Sangita Kumari. All three sports …

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Siliguri’s all-girl group fights child marriages
2 years, 7 months ago

Siliguri’s all-girl group fights child marriages

The Hindu  

: She has faced rape threats, stone pelting and her mother and sister have been stalked because of the work she carries out in her community. Nineteen-year-old Koyel Sarkar is the head of an all-girls group in Siliguri that works for ending child marriages in her community, and they have together stopped eight child marriages in the past two years …

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Shehnaaz Gill gives a tour of her village in new video, rides bicycle with kids
2 years, 8 months ago

Shehnaaz Gill gives a tour of her village in new video, rides bicycle with kids

Hindustan Times  

Shehnaaz Gill recently visited her village in Punjab where she spent time with her family. She wrote in description, “I recently visited my hometown sharing glimpse of my beautiful town in Punjab with you all.” The video opens with Shehnaaz standing nearby a crop field in a red shirt and blue denims, with her hair tied in a bun. A …

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Horrors on the Plateau: Inside Nigeria’s farmer-herder conflict
3 years, 1 month ago

Horrors on the Plateau: Inside Nigeria’s farmer-herder conflict

Al Jazeera  

The violence in central Nigeria is now one of the country’s deadliest security threats after Boko Haram in the northeast and banditry in the northwest. “They started shooting them.” The assailants left the three babies – a three-month-old girl called Ruth and two boys, aged 18 months and two years old – wailing near the lifeless corpses of their mothers. …

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In western Myanmar, conflict creates new dangers for women
3 years, 3 months ago

In western Myanmar, conflict creates new dangers for women

Al Jazeera  

Sagaing region is a hotbed of resistance to military rule and women are forced to flee every time soldiers appear. “We escape into the forest, and we come back to the village when the soldiers are gone.” As armed resistance to the February 1 military coup increases, the military rulers have responded with violent crackdowns on entire villages, mirroring a …

Women Military Region Myanmar Village Killed Her Family
After fighting depression, nervousness of first Olympics, Kamalpreet shines in Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

After fighting depression, nervousness of first Olympics, Kamalpreet shines in Tokyo

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The COVID-19 lockdown had wreaked havoc on her mental health to such an extent that discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur had started trying her hand in cricket to handle the psychological toll of the shutdown. But discus remained Kaur's first love and now she stands within striking distance of fetching India a historic athletics medal at the Olympic Games …

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