Simga Gram Panchayat in Tirdah block of Giridih district in Jharkhand is a remote area surrounded by hills and forests. Aparna Marandi is visiting there today and tells us that thanks to Rajiv Gandhi rural electrification mission villagers have got electricity around 6 months back but the electricity never comes in the night. Sometimes during the day the power comes but it goes off as soon as the night falls. If Govt has spent so much for people then they should also ensure that poor people gets its benefit. For more Marandi ji can be reached at 09771949885

Bhikharam Boudh from Shergarh in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan is telling us that in a village nearby called Saba dalits are not allowed to have their hair cut in village barber shops. He says a dalit went for his hair cut on 19th June and was beaten by 4 men of upper caste. A FIR was filed the next day but police has not taken any action. There are 4 barber shops in the village but none of them allow dalits to have hair cut. You are requested to please intervene to get justice. For more Boudh ji can be reached at 09587672855

Mahammad Ashlam from Kalahandi district of Odisha is talking to Right to Information activist Dhoba Sahu who exposed corruption in Old age pension and other rural development schemes in his village. Administration followed up and found the allegation to be correct but no action has been taken up against the culprits. The officials have now beaten up Dhoba Sahu and have threatened him if he went to press about it. An FIR has been filed a week back but police has taken no action yet. You are requested to intervene to help the RTI activist. For more Mr Ashlam can be reached at 09437145786

Anil Bamne from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh is telling us about a village inside Achanakmar Tiger reserve called Bahod where children in Anganwadi ( pre school creche) are forced to eat rice with salt from last 15 days as they have not got any supply for pulses or vegetables. He requests us to send this message to Family and child welfare minister of the state. He has also taken a video. For more Bamne ji can be reached at 09977161570

Kamal Shukla from Kanker district in Chhattisgarh says Mines department in the district is not giving information about mining in the area giving secracy clause. He says in last 4 years 35 RTI applications were made and in only 6 cases, information was given. In 2 cases the applicant had to go to appeal. Refused cases also include Central Govt’s Bhilai Steel Plant’s mining acitivity in Raoghat area about which the Information officer has said that these information can not be given. For more Kamal Ji can be reached at 09981635944