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Adivasi StoriesReport
For the residents of Jathar – a largely Adivasi hamlet in Jamui district – reaching school, buying provisions, accessing healthcare and more, requires crossing by foot, the fast flowing waters of the Kiul
FloodReport
The Disaster Management Department has said it is taking care of 11,255 flood evacuees. But according to the government's own data, 44…
Climate Change & EnvironmentAnalysis
Bihar was one of the first states to introduce a green budget, but after seven years still hasn't evaluated its impact, showing…
Adivasi StoriesReport
The Kaimur wildlife sanctuary once sustained the Adivasis of the region. Denied their rights of access for two decades, their anger and…
CommunalismReport
In his video statement before dying, Athar had described the brutality unleashed on him and also said that he was beaten for “being a Muslim”.
SIRAnalysis
Many Adivasi names were deleted in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held before the recent elections, leading to intense worry and dismay. Later some names were returned to the voter…
MigrationAnalysis
Bihar’s manufacturing deficit is as much a political phenomenon as an economic one
Adivasi StoriesReport
With only two reserved seats and very little political clout, Bihar’s Adivasis are battling against invisibility and ensuring their voice is heard in a state that seems to have forgotten…
Adivasi StoriesReport
Santhal Adivasis today continue to fight the same battle for land rights that their ancestors fought centuries ago in Bihar, ironically, one of the earliest states to legislate land reforms…
SIRReport
The recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar has deleted the names of many Adivasi voters, marking them as ‘dead’. It’s not just the loss of voting…
MigrationReport
A community of Bangla-speaking Muslims in eastern state's Seemanchal region on edge as key assembly elections near.
SIRReport
A CPI(ML)-Liberation booth-level agent whom The Wire spoke to also said that his complaint was investigated and a booth-level officer of the EC was suspended because of his negligence.