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20 years of FRA 2006, J and K appoints Tribal Ministry as Nodal agency
Despite the Union government’s tardy approach since the passage of the historic Forest Rights Act in 2006, states such as Jammu and Kashmir are now taking the lead in securing indigenous land rights. Groups including the Wullar Bachav Front and the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUWFP) have been engaging with the state administration on the issue
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Budget 2022 ignores struggling farming sector
Shocked by the glaring lacunae in the Budget2022, farmers list all shortcomings of the government in the sector so far
Farmers protest resume on Vishwasghat Diwas
Following an overwhelming response on Monday, SKM resolved to resume protests with fresh plans for Mission Uttar Pradesh
Farmers still facing charges from last Republic Day parade
Farmers charged for rioting last year on Republic Day still await for the Centre’s direction to dismiss FIRs
Sign the RODA Act and curb farmer suicides: SKM to Rajasthan Governor
State's farmers have been waiting for over a year for the legal protection against loss of land
Lakhimpur Kheri killings: SIT files chargesheet against farmers!
Despite promises to SKM, legal action against farmers continue
SKM demands Centre come through on its promises
With hardly any FIRs withdrawn in Haryana, the SKM returns with pertinent questions about the delay in Centre’s own assurances; calls for protests on January 31
Odisha: 3 activists arrested for speaking truth to power in fact-finding report
Civil society and human rights groups detailed the continued oppression in Jagatsinghpur’s Dhinkia region during 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri massacre: Fact-finding report highlights administrative tyranny
The report calls for immediate sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra and investigation into role of local police
Tougher than Steel: Odisha villagers condemn govt’s to attempts to usurp their land
Civil society activists decry state police’s brutal attack on unarmed Dhinkia villagers
UP adivasis lament the slow grant of forest ownership rights under FRA
Hundreds of UP forest-dwellers celebrated ‘Forest Rights Day’ on Wednesday
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