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...
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...
English Interview: “There are several villages submerged under 15 feet of water” In an interview with Gaon Connection, Tejveer Singh, a spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Shaheed Bhagat Singh), talked about...
English Saviour sans borders State, caste, religion and creed are swept clean when disaster strikes. Volunteers from Punjab rush medicines, fresh water and food...
English Deoria, UP: Family shocked as Rajan Yadav — aged 30, father of 2 — collapsed & died on a leisurely Sunday afternoon It’s not just in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia where there has been a spate in deaths amidst heatwave conditions in the...
English Ballia, UP: “She fainted and never came back to her senses again. The doctors declared her dead.” Last week, the district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh reported a surge in deaths for which a probe is underway....