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Gonds rally round fellow tribals protesting Chutka nuclear plant

Chutka (M.P.), May 25, 2013 Staff Reporter, The Hindu   Villagers demonstrating against the proposed nuclear plant at Chutka village in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday. Photo: A.M. FARUQUI Riding boats across Narmada, dam evictees join stir ‘for future… Continue Reading →

World listens to ‘Iron Lady of Jharkhand’ in the Big Apple

New York, May 25, 2013 Narayan Lakshman, The Hindu  Photo: Narayan Lakshman Jharkhand adivasi rights activist Dayamani Barla receives the Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award from Suzanne Benally, executive director of Cultural Survival, an indigenous peoples’ rights organisation.Photo: Narayan Lakshman Dayamani… Continue Reading →

What plagues Maharashtra’s irrigation sector ?

Wanted: rule of law Author(s): Pradeep Purandare, Downtoearth Issue Date: May 31, 2013 What plagues Maharashtra’s irrigation sector Pradeep PurandareIt is simple, true and bitter. Maharashtra’s irrigation sector is going from bad to worse. First an irrigation scam and now a drought…. Continue Reading →

Two child limit imposed on Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya #Vaw #WTFnews

New measure, which applies to Muslim Rohingya families in western Rakhine state, does not affect Buddhists in the area. Last Modified: 25 May 2013 14:34 Authorities in Myanmar‘s western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families,… Continue Reading →

Remembering Mahendra Karma- Two Roads Parted In The Woods

Two Roads Parted In The Woods Remembering Mahendra Karma, the founder of Salwa Judum, who was killed by Maoists on 25 May 2013 Himanshu Kumar in Tehelka File Photo: Mahendra Karma, center, lawmaker and founder of Salwa Judum, the government-supported… Continue Reading →

Chhatisgarh PUCL condemns the abduction and killings of Congress men in Bastar

CHHATTISGARH LOK SWATANTRYA SANGATHAN (PEOPLES UNON FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES, CHHATTISGARH) ___________________________________________________________________________ Chhatisgarh PUCL condemns the abduction and killings of Congress Party men in Darbha Ghati in Bastar area of the State Calls for urgent intervention by democratic forces to end… Continue Reading →

Kalpakkam must be made a case study: Medha Patkar

24 May Addressing the people, social activist Medha Patkar said, “Going to the seashore was once tourism and an entertainment. But now, the ‘man-made tsunami’ has changed that pleasure. (File/PTI) On the second day of her visit to the State,… Continue Reading →

When Cops Rape … and Nothing Happens #Vaw

The American Prospect / By Steve Yoder Police officers who sexually assault women rarely face the consequences of their actions. How can that be changed? May 23, 2013  |   When 20-year-old Sarah Smith got into an accident with a motorcyclist in 2008, it… Continue Reading →

CSE volunteer barred from filming public hearing for Ultratech cement plant

Author(s): Soundaram Ramanathan Issue Date: 2013-5-23 He was detained and his cassette was snatched away at company’s behest The public hearing for the first phase of Ultratech’s proposed cement plant in Tamil Nadu on Thursday appeared to be a stage-managed… Continue Reading →

India – Put Gram Sabhas in charge of all social sector schemes

NAGAPATTINAM, May 22, 2013 ‘ P. V. Srividya Mani Shankar Aiyar in conversation with The Hindu in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu. Photo: B. Velankanni Raj TOPICS Mani Shankar Aiyar-led committee prescribes a mechanism for panchayat control How relevant is panchayat raj in… Continue Reading →

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