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Ganga Boat Iftar case. Varanasi court denies bail to all 14 accused. However, it should be noted that the ACP, in the official statement, did not mention bones being thrown into Ganga. Being a Muslim isn't easy in India.

I have spent six years in journalism, and three years ago, I started The Observer Post with a belief that our stories deserve to be told, even when the world chooses to ignore them. In doing so, I knowingly slowed down my own personal growth. My freelancing work almost came to a halt because I wanted to build something bigger than myself. Along the way, there were people who stood with this mission, some even working for half salaries just to keep this platform alive. I remain deeply grateful to all of them. From scratch, we built The Observer Post, expanded into Hindi, and grew into a team of 13 people committed to fearless, ground-level journalism. We were not just reporting news, we were documenting realities that many would rather look away from. Then came the hardest phase. Two months ago, we had to shut down our office. Our team collapsed from 13 to just 4 people. Our Hindi channel went silent. Everything we had built started slipping away. I reached out to organisations, to those who speak loudly about supporting independent media and the community, hoping someone would step in and help us survive. No one did. So I made a choice. I refused to let this platform die. I went back to the ground alone. I reported stories myself, shot videos, edited some of them, and published them, all while doing a part-time job just to keep The Observer Post alive. From Haryana to Uttam Nagar to Bihar, I have tried to reach every place where stories were being ignored and voices were unheard. I have pushed myself beyond limits because I know if we do not tell these stories, no one will. But the truth is this fight is not easy. It is exhausting. It is isolating. It breaks you mentally, emotionally, and financially. Still, I have not given up, and I do not want to. Today, I am asking you not as an organisation, but as someone who has given everything to keep this alive. If just 1000 people contribute ₹500 monthly by taking a subscription, we can rebuild. We can bring back our team, hire reporters, bring in video editors, restart our Hindi platform, and strengthen independent journalism that actually reaches the ground. ₹500 may feel small, but together it can bring back an entire newsroom. This is not just about The Observer Post. This is about making sure our stories are not erased, that truth is not buried, and that voices from the ground are heard, documented, and remembered. If you have ever watched our work, trusted our reporting, or believed in what we are trying to do, this is the moment to stand with us. Because if we stop, these stories disappear. And we cannot afford that.