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Telangana: Stop forcible ‘re-location of Chenchu Adivasis from Amrabad Tiger Reserve

Adivasis and supporting activists have petitioned the authorities against what they term as the ‘forcible re-location” of Chenchu (PVTG) Adivasis in the Amravad Tiger Reserve and urged a ‘co-existence’ model of conservation

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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