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TN: Sugarcane Farmers Protest, Demand Better FRP, Reintroduction of SAP
The previous AIADMK regime had introduced the RSF which should be abolished and SAP be reintroduced, the protesting farmers demanded.
West Bengal: Farmers Die by Suicide as Potato Prices Fall
A farmer named Saiyad Abdul Momin reportedly consumed pesticide and died after enquiring about potato prices with cold storage authorities on Friday. This was the second such death in a week in the same district.
Shepherds in Maharashtra send 10,000 postcards to CMO demanding repeal of Indian Forest Act
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Protesting against the penalties imposed on them for cattle, mandated by this colonial law passed in 1927, grazing shepherds have started this campaign
Alleging Govt Apathy, All India Kisan Sabha Demands MSP for Apple Farmers
AIKS President Ashok Dhawale is visiting Kashmir as part of a nationwide program to mobilise support for an upcoming country-wide stir.
Agri Workers’ Tiny Wage Rise Wiped Out by Inflation
In the past five years, agri workers’ wage has increased by only about Rs.15 per year.
MP: Tribal Dies by Suicide After Forest Dept Razed his PMAY Sanctioned House
Forest department officials claim that the tribal man was building a home on encroached forest land, which was removed a month ago, and he was served a notice.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha stages Peoples panchayat in Hariram
On 22nd October farmers under the banner of Samuyukta...
‘Won’t Give an Inch to Dalmia Cement’, over 5,000 Adivasis in Odisha Protest ‘Illegal’ Land Acquisition
After marching 100 km to the district collector's office, the protesting members of the Adivasi community were forced to spend the night out in the cold before their demands were heard by the administration reports Orissa TV.
2022 Forest Conservation Rules snatch away rights of Adivasi Gram Sabhas
The Modi govt’s FCA 2022, diverge from India’s settled policy of giving primacy to the rights of India’s Adivasis and Forest Dwellers
NHRC petitioned over alleged intimidation of Adivasi villagers, activists, lawyers in Chhattisgarh
Alleged Illegal detention, assault and intimidation of HRDs by Chhattisgarh police and paramilitary personnel in the Rowghatt hills, Chhattisgarh
Put anti tribal forest rules on hold, NSCST panel tells MoEF
In a comprehensive rejection of attempts to disrobe Adivasis of their land and livelihood rights, the panel’s communication has been reported by Times of India
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