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People’s Campaigns Raise Serious Objections to Rice Fortification Scheme, with Special Concerns Regarding Tribal Communities At a time when the plans of the Government of India to hurriedly spread rice fortification have already become highly controversial with several serious objections being raised by several experts, leading food rights campaigns have prepared a detailed report in […]
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Covid sounds death knell to Jharkhand’s single-screen cinemas
October 6th, 2021 
Awake Goy Ray Talkies in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad has screened many a Bollywood blockbuster since it opened in 1952 (Picture credit – Raduman Choubey) Dhanbad: Ray Talkies in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad has screened many a Bollywood blockbuster, seeing its packed audiences ride the emotions since 1952. Its filmy fever, however, was broken by the Covid pandemic, during which the […]
Covid tragedy unfolds in Jharkhand
May 16th, 2021 Awake Goy Photo: PTI Dumka, Jharkhand: ‘I am completely alone’, says Asha worker Jayshree Marandi sadly. ‘He would have helped me in the care and education of the children, but Covid-19 snatched him from me.’ Jayshree Marandi is talking about her husband, whom the pandemic swallowed. Jayshree remembers how he used to take her from village-to-village while […]
Pensioners’ protest: Why are pension payments blocked in Jharkhand?
February 17th, 2021 Awake Goy Anthi Devi of Chungru Panchayat in Barwadih, Latehar district, Jharkhand, cannot control the tremors in her body. She is evidently suffering from symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, but she too is among those protesting in Jharkhand seeking their monthly pension. Her Rs1,000 pension per month stopped five years ago, and she does not know why. https://twitter.com/roadscholarz/status/1355141137284034565 […]
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No Comments »Christian Pastor Shot and Killed in India’s Jharkhand State
December 20th, 2020 Awake Goy India (International Christian Concern) – On Dec. 8, a pastor from India’s Jharkhand state was shot dead by unidentified assailants. Although the motive for the murder has yet to be officially established, the family of the slain pastor claims he was killed for his faith. According to local sources, the slain pastor was identified as […]
Wild elephant tramples a man to death in Jharkhand, India
May 18th, 2018 Awake Goy This is the terrifying moment a wild elephant chases a man swimming in its watering hole before trampling him to death after he twists his ankle and falls over. The horrific footage shows the man paddling in the water while the angered beast moves towards him in the Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand in […]
Boy killed by pack of dogs in Jharkhand, India
February 18th, 2018 Awake Goy Ten persons were bitten by stray dogs in the last 24 hours including a six-year-old boy, Monu Kumar , who succumbed to the injuries while another five-year-old boy Manu Kumar is battling for his life in a Steel City hospital.On Friday evening, the two minors along with their third sibling – seven-year-old Sonu Kumar […]
Lightning bolt kills 2, injures 25 in Jharkhand, India
June 17th, 2017 Awake Goy Two persons died while 25 others got severely injured when lightning struck them during Roja Sankranti fair being held at Nishchintpur village of Chakradharpur on Friday. The injured were taken to various hospitals in Chakradharpur, Chaibasa and Jamshedpur, sources said. Sources said the incident occurred when weather suddenly changed and it started raining at […]
Lightning bolt kills 3 people in Jharkhand, India
May 22nd, 2017 Awake Goy Three persons including two of a family were killed in a lightning strike in Patahatu village under Jagannathpur police station of West Singhbhum district this evening, police said. Mosem Koda (35), and his 10-year-old son Jamadar were working outside their home when the incident occurred. Another 10-year-old girl also died along with the two. […]
