Articles by: Rahul Singh

hops around Basukinath Dham remain shuttered (Picture credit - Rahul Singh)

Cancellation of religious pilgrimages due to Covid threatens thousands of livelihoods

Locals estimate that the employment of almost 50,000 people has been affected in Jharkhand’s Deoghar area alone, owing to cancellations of the Kanwar Yatra and Shravani Mela amidst COVID-19. Bihar: 35-year-old Amit Kumar Saha and his brother Rohit Kumar run a pooja shop in Sultanganj town in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district. The family, which lives right behind the shop, has been[Read More…]

by 17/08/2021 Comments are Disabled COVID Response Watch
Covid testing camp in Goasol village (Picture courtesy Rahul Singh)

Village chiefs endorse vaccines in Dumka’s Adivasi belt

The district administration roped in village chiefs, self-help women’s groups, doctors and other local influencers to alleviate fear, misconceptions in Masalia Block.   Dumka: Rubaya Kisku (60), a senior citizen from the Santhal Adivasi community, appeared content after getting his COVID-19 jab at a vaccination centre in Masalia Block of Jharkhand. His daughter-in-law, Turki Murmu, who had accompanied him, said[Read More…]

by 29/06/2021 Comments are Disabled COVID Response Watch