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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”
Assault on Tharu women prompts FIR but forest officials flex muscles in UP
An unprecedented FIR has been lodged at the Gauriphanta...
Purchase Maize under MSP, pay differential to farmers: NAPM to Bihar CM
The Bihar government’s refusal to purchase maize, a staple crop in north Bihar, Kosi and Seemanchal has caused acute distress, made a mockery of the Prime Minister’s Annadata Aay Suraksha Abhiyan (PM-AASA) and led to sustained protests
Van Gujjars assaulted by police and forest officials, CJP moves NHRC demanding justice
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The complaint states how the police and forest officials violated lockdown rules, procedure for eviction as well as defied high court orders and when the tribals objected to their unlawful actions, a false case was slapped against them
Locusts, Covid-19, Delhi Government’s cup of woes runneth over
Curses of Biblical proportions are plaguing an already stressed Delhi Government led by Aravind Kejriwal.
Fight against Commercial Mining of Coal in Jharkhand
To fight against the commercial mining of coal in Jharkhand, we have to recall how the battle against bauxite mining by mighty Corporate Vedanta was fought and won by the tribal community in the Niyamgiri mountains in Odisha.
Commercial Mining, not a boon but a curse: Jharkhand & Central India
Serious concerns about the commercialisation/privatisation of coal mines located on Adivasi lands
Auction for Mining in 20 Coal Blocks given go ahead, protests break out: Jharkand
Mahasabha calls for mass protests against central government’s decision to allow commercial coal mining
Uttarakhand: Van Gujjars injured, property destroyed in clash with forest officials
The forest officials even arrested more than 10 members of the nomadic tribe, who have been granted a stay on eviction from Rajaji National Park by the Supreme Court
Defy, resist, combat: Farmers’ unions call for massive mobilisation
All India Kisan Sabha, All India Agricultural Workers’ Union and Centre of Indian Trade Unions will lead a nationwide mass movement on August 9
46 farmers protesting land grab and damage to crops detained in Gujarat
The farmers were protesting the compensation offered to them for the Vadodara Mumbai Expressway
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