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Opposed To Relationship, Brothers Kill Widowed Sister In UP, Cremate Her
A 35-year-old widow was allegedly strangled to death and later cremated by her brothers who opposed to her relationship with a man belonging to another community in Kookda village, Muzaffarnagar, police said.
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Widowed Women Without Land Face Brunt Of Drought In Tamil Nadu
NAGAPATTINAM: Last year farmer Veeramani leased a modest plot of land from his village temple to grow rice. He borrowed Rs 40,000 to prepare the field before the rains. Then the rains failed. Veeramani, 31, was so distressed he suffered a massive heart attack on his field and died, leaving behind his wife, Kavita, and two young daughters. He also l...
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Her Husband Drank Pesticide. Now, She’s A Telangana Farmer, Needs Help
Yadadri, Telangana: Two years after her husband drank pesticide and killed himself unable to pay off farm debts, Manjula Karnala is a farmer herself. At her home in a village in the Yadadri district of Telangana, about 80 km from Hyderabad, there are no photos of her husband, Sridhar Karnalala. Manjula explains that’s because her young son was t...
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State of Sex Workers, Widows in India Problematic: Activist
Dutch activist Saskia Wieringa, known for her work on women's same-sex relations and women's empowerment, today described the state of widows and sex workers in India as "problematic".
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Opposed To Relationship, Brothers Kill Widowed Sister In UP, Cremate Her
A 35-year-old widow was allegedly strangled to death and later cremated by her brothers who opposed to her relationship with a man belonging to another community in Kookda village, Muzaffarnagar, police said.
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Widowed Women Without Land Face Brunt Of Drought In Tamil Nadu
NAGAPATTINAM: Last year farmer Veeramani leased a modest plot of land from his village temple to grow rice. He borrowed Rs 40,000 to prepare the field before the rains. Then the rains failed. Veeramani, 31, was so distressed he suffered a massive heart attack on his field and died, leaving behind his wife, Kavita, and two young daughters. He also l...
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Her Husband Drank Pesticide. Now, She’s A Telangana Farmer, Needs Help
Yadadri, Telangana: Two years after her husband drank pesticide and killed himself unable to pay off farm debts, Manjula Karnala is a farmer herself. At her home in a village in the Yadadri district of Telangana, about 80 km from Hyderabad, there are no photos of her husband, Sridhar Karnalala. Manjula explains that’s because her young son was t...
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State of Sex Workers, Widows in India Problematic: Activist
Dutch activist Saskia Wieringa, known for her work on women's same-sex relations and women's empowerment, today described the state of widows and sex workers in India as "problematic".
