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Can’t contest panchyat polls without a toilet in MP; voices of opposition grow
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Bhopal: Siyavati Kol in Paragtola settlement of Java block in Rewa sounds very bitter when she says that the local panchayat threaten…
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Remembering Vasundhara Komkali: Tai, the legendary vocalist and her legacy
By Sandip Naik NewsBits.in BHOPAL: It is an unusual story. A 12-year-old girl begins to learn the nuances of classical music and exploring the ragas. At s…
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'Glass facade buildings harming envt, causing health issues'
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Nagpur: Poo design and overuse of glass facades in buildings are not only causing harm to environment by locally increasing temperatu…
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Rainwater seeps, greenery abound; Jhabua tribal tradition starts paying
Manish Vaidya Jhabua: Though it’s early monsoon yet and southwestern district of Jhabua hasn’t received too much of rainfall – a look at the l…
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'The new education policy has the potential to revive India’s education system'
By Soha Moitra (soha.moitra@crymail.org) Our National policy on Education is undergoing revision after a good 30 years. The policy which was first framed in 198…
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MP worst in infant deaths chart again; lags far behind Ethiopia, other African countries
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Bhopal: The latest Sample Registration System (SRS) data has put Madhya Pradesh on mat again as far as child survival is considered, …
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Lesser Mortals: Drought hit rural, tribal people of East MP are on brink of survival
Sravani Sarkar Bhopal: As a journalist of over two decades, I have had strict training to be unprejudiced and impassive. But journalistic visits like the recent…
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Only chapatti-salt to eat, malnutrition situation worsens in drought-hit East MP
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Satna/Rewa: Some smile sheepishly, some become silent while others look around for assurance before responding. …
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Deaths of livestock in hordes cry out severity of drought in East Madhya Pradesh
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Satna/Rewa: We had been travelling through parched landscape of Satna and Rewa districts in northeast MP baked by harsh summer sun fo…
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No crop, no work; migration only option for tribal people of Eastern Madhya Pradesh
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Rewa/Satna: Anita Kol, 32, has a dreadfully vacant look on her face. As her neighbours narrate the incident, tears slowly start to tr…
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Life on edge: drought in Baghelkhand hits women, children like never before
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Satna/Rewa: When we met Vidyavati, 11, at back-in-the-beyond Paragtola settlement (Dhuman panchayat) in tribal-dominated Java block o…
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One child went missing every hour in Madhya Pradesh during past 6 years
Sravani Sarkar NewsBits.in Bhopal: Heightened awareness and government claims apart, a whopping 53,188 children went missing in Madhya Pradesh in past six years…