Villages

BJP holds massive Kisan Rally in Delhi Protests UPA's anti-farmer policies, warns serious agrarian crisis By Deepak Kumar Rath The UPA government instead of helping the farmers by offering cheap credit in this hour of crisis, has left them literally in the lurch. The cooperative structure is on the brink of collapse and is not able to serve the complete interests of the farming community. "It is ... [full story]

In an effort to reach out to the world, a village in Haryana has uploaded itself onto the Internet, giving the outside world a glimpse of life in rural India. Although the village is still not connected to the Internet, villagers hope their website would help them get in touch with the world. Visitors to Hansdehar village’s Web site (www.smartvillages.org) can see the names, jobs and other details of its ... [full story]

In a heart rendering tale, a 10-year-old boy's eye was extorted out in a Bihar village as a punishment for his parents' refusal to vote for a particular candidate in the panchayat elections.   The boy, Ajit Kumar of Dhabouli village in Begusarai district, is now undergoing treatment at a government hospital. His eye was removed with a pointed grass-cutting tool on Monday while he was playing in the fields.     His father Suresh ... [full story]