Govt. using Maoist threat to shrug off responsibility, say Jharkhand villagers New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Villagers in Saraikela region of Jharkhand have claimed that the government has been using the Maoist threat as an excuse for shirking away from initiating development projects in the region....
Villagers boycott HIV person's family in West Bengal Kolkata, July 1 (ANI): Residents of a village in Coochbehar district of West Bengal have ostracised a family after discovering that one of its members was infected with the deadly HIV virus....
Leopard killed by villagers in Uttar Pradesh Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), July 1 (ANI): Angry villagers on Tuesday killed a leopard, which had been creating havoc for quite some time in Rasra area of Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh....
Maoist violence hit Lalgarh villagers throng to collect relief Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 26 (ANI): Authorities in Lalgarh village of West Bengal, which was recently liberated by the police from the Maoists, have set up relief camps to provide rations to the besieged residents....
Fearful villagers of Lalgarh take refuge in relief camps Pirakata (West Bengal), June 22 (ANI): Over a thousand villagers including women and children have fled their homes and taken refuge in relief camps, as police intensified its assault on Maoist rebels in Lalgarh on Monday....
Gujarat villagers face groundwater pollution Boria-Kharad (Gujarat), June 20 (ANI): High chemical content in groundwater has become a serious health hazard for the villagers of Boria-Kharad in Gujarat....
West Bengal villagers caught between security forces and Maoists Pirakata (West Benagal) June 19 (ANI): Fear stalks the villagers trapped in the exchange of fire between the security forces and the Maoist rebels who declared Lalgarh region of West Bengal 'liberated zone'....
Villagers facing acute water shortage in Gujarat district Banaskantha (Gujarat), June 14 (ANI):Villagers in Limbuni and adjoining villages in Gujarat's Banaskantha district are in the grip of an acute water crisis....
Militants loot villagers ration in Jammu and Kashmir Gulab Garh (J-K), June 8 (ANI): Militants looted food supplied to residents in Gulab Garh village of Jammu and Kashmir when they were returning home....
Villagers oppose proposed Arcelor Mittal plant in Jharkhand Banai Toli (Jharkhand), June 7(ANI): Villagers in Jharkhand's Khuti and Gumla districts have turned an agitated lot over the plans to set up a steel plant by multinational steel giant Arcelor Mittal....
Electricity lights up lives of Jharkhand villagers Koderma (Jharkhand), May 21 (ANI): Farmers in Jharkhand's Koderma district are benefiting from the recent electrification of their villages....
Rural road scheme, a hit amongst Jharkhand villagers Koderma (Jharkhand), May 13 (ANI): The rural road developmental scheme, launched by the Prime Minister, is being applauded by the villagers of Koderma in Jharkhand....