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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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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
Farmers remain resolute in face of repeated attacks
From parts of Haryana to cities in Tamil Nadu, violence against farmers continue, but farmers appeal to supporters to remain peaceful
Is Nihang leader Baba Aman closely connected to Agriculture Minister Tomar?
Members and ex-members of gurudwara committees voice their dissatisfaction with the administration over the Kundli murder investigations
Lakhimpur Kheri killings: BJP leader Sumit Jaiswal, three others, arrested
While the four people were arrested on Monday, five farmers have been called in for questioning on Wednesday
SKM’s rail roko protest demands justice for Lakhimpur Kheri farmers
Despite police deployment, many districts in states like Punjab and Haryana sat on rail tracks in assertion of farmers' demands
Police attempting to stifle farmer dissent: Ghazipur farmers
Local police inform farmers that they cannot burn effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Kundli murder: Plea in SC seeking removal of farmers from protest site
The body of a Dalit man, identified as Lakhbir Singh, was found tied to a barricade at Kundli border, brutally beaten up, with his hand chopped off
Kundli murder in no way related to the farmers’ struggle: Farmer leaders
A religious group called Nihang, camping near the farmer protest site asserted their role in the murder
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