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No ‘Pakistan conspiracy’ in Noida labour unrest: Fact-finding report
According to the statement released by the team, citizen investigators found no evidence to support allegations circulated by sections of the administration and media that foreign elements were behind the protest
Jawabdehi Yatra: A new citizens’ movement to demand accountability
Renowned social worker Aruna Roy and many former administrative and police officers flag off the march
Gauhati HC extends interim protection to 244 families facing eviction in Assam
They were served eviction notices on November 15; they say their landless ancestors were given the land for settlement by the state government
Tougher than Steel: Odisha villagers condemn govt’s to attempts to usurp their land
Civil society activists decry state police’s brutal attack on unarmed Dhinkia villagers
Kashmir: Educationist Sabbah Haji released on bail
The former Director of Haji Public School was arrested for social media post where she allegedly referred to late General Bipin Rawat as a “war criminal”
UP adivasis lament the slow grant of forest ownership rights under FRA
Hundreds of UP forest-dwellers celebrated ‘Forest Rights Day’ on Wednesday
Assam woman first declared Indian, then foreigner; Gauhati HC sets her free
The woman hails from a socio-economically backward family and had endured unnecessary trauma after being thrown into a detention centre because of the impugned order of the FT
Why does the Karnataka government not want children to eat eggs at mid day meals?
The powerful Lingayat community leaders of Karnataka want the state government to serve a “pure vegetarian” school meal
Sustainability dominates Forest Rights movement agenda
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On Forest Rights day, Adivasis and other forest-dwelling community members as well as forest workers reiterated their commitment to counter climate change and to work in solidarity with every community in crisis as well
Covid-19: Omicron poses new challenges, spreads to 77 countries
The variant is said to be more infectious, and in many cases, even fully vaccinated people have contracted the virus
Lakhimpur Kheri killings were planned: SIT
SIT recommends addition of four new, more stringent charges; investigation proceedings gain steam as state elections draw closer
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