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Jharkhand Chief Minister Orders Probe Into Starvation Death Of Bokaro Man
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered a probe into reports of alleged starvation death of a 40-year-old man in Bokaro, even as the district administration attributed the death to some disease.
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"Didn't Have Food For Days": Bokaro Man Dies Allegedly Due To Starvation
A 42-year-old man died in a village in Jharkhand's Bokaro died due to starvation, his family claimed even as district administration attributed his death to "prolonged illness".
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Man Dies Of "Hunger" In Jharkhand, Officials Says Death Due To "Illness"
The wife of a 40-year-old tribal man, who did not have a ration card, has claimed that her husband had died of hunger in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district.
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After Alleged Starvation Deaths In Jharkhand, Proposal For Foodgrain Banks
Facing criticism after the death of a woman in Giridih, allegedly due to starvation, the Jharkhand Food department today proposed that the state government set up a foodgrain bank of varied capacity at block and panchayat level.
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Two Starvation Deaths In Jharkhand In Last 3 Days, Chief Minister Orders Probe
Two women have died due to starvation in Jharkhand in the last three days, prompting Chief Minister Raghbar Das order a probe.
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Not Just Starvation, Politics Of Neglect Behind Jharkhand Girl’s Death
Amartya Sen has famously argued that “there has never been a famine in a functioning democracy.” Citizens in a competitive electoral environment, the theory goes, will discipline politicians who fail to prevent high levels of hunger. The free press is a key element in Sen’s analysis: the media makes hunger visible, triggering outrage and po...
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Jharkhand Man's Family Says He Died Of Hunger, Had Aadhaar But Got No Ration
The family of a 40-year-old man in Jharkhand says he died of starvation and not of illness as claimed by the authorities. Vaidnath Ravidas, a rickshaw puller had died on Friday. The district administration of Dhanbad said he had been ill - a reason that was also cited for the death of 11-year-old Santoshi, who lived 300 km away, in Simdega. The chi...
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After Jharkhand Girl's Death, Mother Allegedly Asked To Leave Village
The mother of an 11-year-old girl, who allegedly died due to starvation on September 28, was on Saturday thrown out of her village in Jharkhand's Simdega district. According to reports, the locals accused her of defaming the village. The scared woman later took shelter in the panchayat building.
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Jharkhand Minister Offers Aadhaar Compromise Amid Anger Over Girl's Death
The Jharkhand government today said people in the state don't need the unique identity number Aadhaar to get food from the public distribution system, 23 days after an 11-year-old girl allegedly died of starvation. Local activists had alleged that the girl, Santoshi Kumari, died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for t...
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Jharkhand Woman Blames Officials For Husband's Death, Probe Ordered
A woman in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district claimed her husband died due to starvation after he failed to procure foodgrains. The administration has denied the claim.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Orders Probe Into Starvation Death Of Bokaro Man
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered a probe into reports of alleged starvation death of a 40-year-old man in Bokaro, even as the district administration attributed the death to some disease.
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"Didn't Have Food For Days": Bokaro Man Dies Allegedly Due To Starvation
A 42-year-old man died in a village in Jharkhand's Bokaro died due to starvation, his family claimed even as district administration attributed his death to "prolonged illness".
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Man Dies Of "Hunger" In Jharkhand, Officials Says Death Due To "Illness"
The wife of a 40-year-old tribal man, who did not have a ration card, has claimed that her husband had died of hunger in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district.
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After Alleged Starvation Deaths In Jharkhand, Proposal For Foodgrain Banks
Facing criticism after the death of a woman in Giridih, allegedly due to starvation, the Jharkhand Food department today proposed that the state government set up a foodgrain bank of varied capacity at block and panchayat level.
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Two Starvation Deaths In Jharkhand In Last 3 Days, Chief Minister Orders Probe
Two women have died due to starvation in Jharkhand in the last three days, prompting Chief Minister Raghbar Das order a probe.
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Not Just Starvation, Politics Of Neglect Behind Jharkhand Girl’s Death
Amartya Sen has famously argued that “there has never been a famine in a functioning democracy.” Citizens in a competitive electoral environment, the theory goes, will discipline politicians who fail to prevent high levels of hunger. The free press is a key element in Sen’s analysis: the media makes hunger visible, triggering outrage and po...
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Jharkhand Man's Family Says He Died Of Hunger, Had Aadhaar But Got No Ration
The family of a 40-year-old man in Jharkhand says he died of starvation and not of illness as claimed by the authorities. Vaidnath Ravidas, a rickshaw puller had died on Friday. The district administration of Dhanbad said he had been ill - a reason that was also cited for the death of 11-year-old Santoshi, who lived 300 km away, in Simdega. The chi...
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After Jharkhand Girl's Death, Mother Allegedly Asked To Leave Village
The mother of an 11-year-old girl, who allegedly died due to starvation on September 28, was on Saturday thrown out of her village in Jharkhand's Simdega district. According to reports, the locals accused her of defaming the village. The scared woman later took shelter in the panchayat building.
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Jharkhand Minister Offers Aadhaar Compromise Amid Anger Over Girl's Death
The Jharkhand government today said people in the state don't need the unique identity number Aadhaar to get food from the public distribution system, 23 days after an 11-year-old girl allegedly died of starvation. Local activists had alleged that the girl, Santoshi Kumari, died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for t...
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Jharkhand Woman Blames Officials For Husband's Death, Probe Ordered
A woman in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district claimed her husband died due to starvation after he failed to procure foodgrains. The administration has denied the claim.
