Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”
UP: Merely 20% land rights claims approved by district committees
The reality of land rights under FRA in UP is the harassment faced by tribals and the difficulties faced by them in getting their claims approved.
Farmers’ leaders poke holes in PM’s Independence Day speech
Farmers debunk claims by the government such as doubling farmers’ incomes and other assurances
No confidence in the Modi regime: Kisan Sansad
Hundreds of thousands hit the streets during Aug 9 the farmers’ struggle; Kisan Sansad adopts a ‘No Confidence’ Motion against the Modi regime
No record of farmer death since beginning of nationwide protests: Centre
Home Ministry tells Parliament that the Delhi Police has recorded “one” death by suicide, Punjab CM says over 400 protesting farmers, farm workers have died
Forest resource rights and Land rights as per Forest Rights Act
Identifying community resource rights means giving Gram Sabhas the power to regulate the utilisation and conservation of these resources, while land rights includes right to inhabit that land
AIFAP voices support for pan-India strike against Electricity (Amendment) Bill
Despite promises to do away with the Electricity Bill, electricity distributor workers and farmers are protesting yet another attempt to amend the Electricity Bill
183 arrested by Delhi Police in connection to Farmers’ Protest between 2020 to 2021: Centre
The Minister of State (Home Affairs) also said that no cases of sedition or UAPA had been filed against any protesting farmer by the Delhi Police
Kisan Sansad urges Parliament to dismiss the AQM Bill
Farmer leaders reject the Bill, stating shock at the introduction of a legislation that was discussed during earlier talks with the Centre.
Kisan Sansad: Farmers reject APMC Bypass Act
Dismissing the law as one that caters to big corporations, farmers demanded that the Indian Parliament do the same
SKM people’s whip on MPs for repeal of three anti-farmer laws during the monsoon session!
Asserting the whip as a constitutional right, farmers said it is the duty of MPs to voice the concerns of their constituents.
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
India
September 26 ECI Press Note: Does it not render SIR redundant?
The author de-constructs the September 26 press note, point by point, and evolves a list of Ten Demands for a People’s Movement for Accountability & Transparency in India’s Electoral Process
Education
Unpacking a Coded Defence: What an IIT Professor’s post reveals about attitudes in elite institutions
The authors interrogate the manner and fashion of appointing faculty at IITs and other such institutions of “higher learning”
India
Scrap SIR, Restore Names of Genuine Voters, Stop Disenfranchisement: Forum for Social Harmony – Nagorik Udyog
Citizens’ forum calls for transparency, independence and accountability in the Election Commission
India
SIR row: ‘Enough is enough’: Civil society demands rollback of voter revision, accountability from ECI
At a Press Club of India meeting, lawyers, former judges, activists and public figures demanded restoration of deleted voters, a public audit of electoral rolls, disclosure of the Election Commission’s SIR records and an independent inquiry into decisions taken under CEC Gyanesh Kumar
India
Youth Congress escalates fight against CEC Gyanesh Kumar as SIR controversy fuels nationwide protests
From marches at Jantar Mantar to a demonstration outside the CEC’s residence, the Youth Congress is taking its campaign against Gyanesh Kumar into the streets, as opposition parties, students, trade unions and civil society groups prepare fresh protests
India
Maududi Is Not Relevant for Indian Muslims — Nor Is Ghamidi
Why Indian Muslims Must Move Beyond Imported Intellectual Templates and Produce Their Own Indo-Islamic Thought and A Think Tank!
India
Census 2027: How much personal data is too much?
From parents’ place of birth and religion to Aadhaar, voter ID, passports and bank accounts, the expanded questionnaire is prompting concerns over privacy, data use and its overlap with the NPR
India
#QuitGyaneshKumar protests at 36 locations countrywide, Congress takes the lead
Congress workers protested in 36 countrywide locations against the ECI and the CEC Gyanesh Kumar, calling the betrayal of the Indian people by the constitutional body, “high treason”; Left parties also issued statements of protest.
