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By Faisal Mohammed AliBBC Hindi, Orissa The Dongria Kondh tribespeople say the Vedanta mining project will destroy their sacred hill and their source of livelihood Continue reading the main story Related Stories Why mining in India is a source of… Continue Reading →
Odisha: Eleventh Gram Sabha rejects Niyamgiri mining plan Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Report by Kishore Dash, Rayagada: Khambesi gram sabha in Rayagada district opposes mining in Niyamgiri. The eleventh Gram Sabha held at Khambesi village under Muniguda block in Rayagda… Continue Reading →
An Indian tribe which worships its remote jungle mountain as a living god has inflicted a humiliating defeat on one of Britain’s wealthiest billionaires over his plans to open a vast aluminium ore mine on their land. <script src=”http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?height=315&embedCode=Q4dHB0ZDpsPps02yUSPlqGUfsv6CLG9k&video_pcode=RvbGU6Z74XE_a3bj4QwRGByhq9h2&width=560&deepLinkEmbedCode=Q4dHB0ZDpsPps02yUSPlqGUfsv6CLG9k”></script> By Dean… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Sayantan Bera [1] Issue Date: 2013-7-30 Seven straight rejections means a majority of the 12 villages have said ‘no’ to proposed bauxite mining A Dongria Kondh tribal sitting outside the meeting venue reacts to the camera (photos: Sayanta Bera) Broken… Continue Reading →
Palberi adds another no to mining in Niyamgiri Author(s): Sayantan Bera [1] Issue Date: 2013-7-26 Attending Member of Parliament asks Odisha government to include 112 villages Lado Sikaka wants to know what the papers say of the village council… Continue Reading →
This is the latest information on the state’s manipulation of the Supreme Court’s verdict giving the decision on Vedanta‘s mine to the Dongria and Kutia Kond inhabitants of Niyamgiri. After six weeks delay the process has finally been initiated by… Continue Reading →
Natives of Niyamgiri feel that the police is acting as an agent of the Vedanta group, playing dirty tricks to help the company go ahead with its plans to mine bauxite from the sacred hills Bibhuti Pati Lanjigarh (Odisha), Tehelka… Continue Reading →