Jharkhand

Touching the Untouchables in a Rural Indian Village

Jim Luce | Posted 03.17.2012

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Jim Luce

I have been privileged to visit two "Untouchable" villages while here on pilgrimage in India -- the first about four miles outside Bodh Gaya in Bihar province, and the other about four hours south of here, in the village of Dumri in Jharkhand province.

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India's Coal Rush and Form of Mountaintop Removal: Interview with Jharkhand Leader Bulu Imam

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite India's high profile in the recent Cancun climate talks and New Delhi's declaration of its coal free future last year, the rising energy deman...

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India: Maoists Hijack Train Filled With 700 Passengers

The Times Of India | Sonali Das | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW DELHI: The hostage crisis on board a train at Latehar in Jharkhand has ended with the Naxalites releasing the passengers. All the passengers are b...

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