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Supreme Court examines Forest Rights Act 2006 versus Conservation Law, makes national headlines
The rights of Adivasis and forest dwellers are, once again under threat as India's highest court considers the impact of Parliament’s wide-sweeping changes to the Forest Conservation Law (2023)
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Withdraw FCA proposed amendments: WPSS
The paper does not address pressing issues like climate crisis, zoonotic diseases and desirable involvement of tribals in forest governance
50 farmers martyred in October alone!
Farmers official blog records over 600 deaths since the beginning of the struggle in November 2020
Delhi police remove barricades near farmer protest sites
Hours after three women farmers died in a road accident, authorities began removing barricades at Tikri and Ghazipur borders
Three women farmers die in road accident at Tikri border
Incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning
Maharashtra: Farmers Kalash Yatra begins
Farmers start journey from Pune, Maharashtra to honour the farmers who died while protesting the Centre’s anti-farmer-dubbed laws
Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC directs UP gov’t to provide protection to witnesses
The court also seemed perplexed at only “23” eyewitnesses available, when there were several people protesting at the spot of the incident
Maharashtra farmers to honour martyrs
Farmers resolve to strengthen the movement and pay homage to over 600 farmers who died during the farmers struggle
Lucknow Mahapanchayat postponed to November 22
Farmers resolve to hold nationwide demonstrations instead of the Mahapanchayat on October 26
Ghazipur farmers clear roads, demand police do the same
Farmers removed tents following Supreme court comments that the rights to protest should not hinder people’s right to movement
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP Police offers only excuses, sealed cover reports for SC
The Supreme Court expressed its discontent that statements of only four witnesses were recorded and questioned, and why all accused were not kept in police custody
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