English “For the first time we have been recipients of respect and gratitude” — Rat-hole Miners Tell Gaon Connection The 17-day long ordeal is over and the 41 trapped construction workers have walked free. This was made possible by...
English Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue: One of the Trapped Worker’s Pregnant Wife is Expected to Deliver in a Week’s Time Amongst the 41 workers who are trapped inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi is Akhilesh Singh, whose wife is pregnant with...
English He Worked as a Daily Wager & a Waiter. And Has Now Won a Bronze Medal at Asian Games In his teenage years, Ram Baboo used to run 26 kms daily while he also did odd jobs to support...
English Mirzapur, UP: Over Rs 10 crore spent on water supply scheme; Lahuriya Deh back to being a ‘tanker’ village The hill village in Mirzapur, which had recently been provided with piped water supply and tap connections, is back to...
English GC Impact: Pipe dreams come true; Lahuria Deh village receives piped water supply A ground report that was part of Gaon Connection’s Paani Yatra series last summer was a catalyst that helped bring...
Kisaan Connection Farmers’ Protest: Farmers detained in Haryana released; meeting with the govt expected tomorrow The farmers’ agitation, demanding compensation for the losses they faced during the recent floods, has shifted venue to the Nai...
Kisaan Connection Farmers’ Protest: Stopped From Travelling To Chandigarh, Protesting Farmers Start Marching To Ambala Kisan Unions from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand were to assemble in Chandigarh today, August 22, to hold a...
Kisaan Connection Thirsty for more: Next to no rains in eastern UP, leave both paddy farms and cattle parched The central and eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh have registered below-average rainfall this monsoon season. Farmers in Mirzapur, the worst...
English Haryana floods: The Tangri river changed its course and farmers in Ambala are still reeling from the consequences The floods in Haryana have left the farmers in Ambala’s Jatwar village demoralised. The Tangri river has washed away their...
Kisaan Connection Ground Report: Livestock and livelihoods swept away in floods in Haryana As farmers in Ambala, Haryana grapple with staggering losses with their inundated paddy fields, livestock owners are dealing with drowned...