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Ignorance and fear rule as COVID-19 ravages poverty-stricken rural areas in India Published:  June 05, 2021 07:54 AFP In this picture taken on June 1, 2021, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker (right) speaks to a resident during a door-to-door Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine awareness campaign in Kalwa village on the outskirts of Jind, India. Image Credit: AFP Kalwa, India: When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vaccin...

SHARE When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vaccinate them against Covid-19. With India's devastating recent virus surge easing in cities, the deadly pandemic is ravaging the vast poverty-stricken rural hinterland. But here, ignorance and fear rule. People do not even step forward for testing as they think the government will declare them Covid-positive even if they are not Dr Shoeb Ali "A lot of people in my village don't want to take the vaccine. They fear that they will die if they take it,"...

With India's devastating recent COVID-19 surge easing in cities, deadly pandemic is ravaging the vast poverty-stricken rural hinterland

Invisible in the pandemic fires, a slow burn of hunger and distress across India Invisible in the pandemic fires, a slow burn of hunger and distress across India As lockdowns get extended in cities, the working-class is back to cutting down on food. This time, there are no community kitchens to fall back on. 6 hours ago A non-profit organisation distributing free food to needy people outside a railway station in Mumbai on May 16, 2021. | Indranil Mukherjee / AFP Sanju Devi stood wearily, clutching a cloth bag outside a ration shop. It had been a month since Delhi had...

Candidate, 2 others shot at ahead of UP Panchayat polls ​ By IANS | ​ 1 Views Gun point. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Gorakhpur : , April 14 (IANS) A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly firing at a rival candidate and her husband in Gorakhpur. The arrested man is a close aide of a Gram Pradhan candidate. The victim has been identified as Sheela Devi, 40, and her husband Akhilesh Singh, 40, a former Gram Pradhan. Sheela is contesting for the post of Gram Pradhan from the Hata Chandauli village. Nand Gopal, an aide of Akhilesh, also sustained injuries. Deputy In...