Manoharpur (Jharkhand), June 17, 2013 Anumeha Yadav, The Hindu The Hindu Villagers in Saranda, West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, get their drinking water from the Koina river, which has high iron content. Photo: Manob Chowdhury A Google map of the… Continue Reading →
There can also be an alternative universe PK Vijayan and Karen Gabriel June 12, 2013, Hindustan Times Mahendra Karma engineered Salwa Judum (SJ), a vigilante tribal group hired and armed by the State-corporate land and mining nexus to exterminate tribals… Continue Reading →
On 25 May, the ghastly Naxal attack on a convoy of Congress leaders in Darbha, Chhattisgarh, jolted political leaders across the spectrum. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh — who has been driving the development agenda in the tribal areas and… Continue Reading →
: Dangerous word Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 Agency: DNA, Semantics matters in politics; language, used judiciously, is both a prime tool and a potent weapon in the shaping of public discourse. That is why there has been an ongoing debate both… Continue Reading →
Raipur, June 13, 2013 Suvojit Bagchi, The Hindu The Hindu Human rights activist Binayak Sen during a function in Hyderabad. File photo Rebels term Shubranshu Choudhury’s book a “pack of lies, half-truths and scattered information” For the first time, Maoists have denied… Continue Reading →
Deo said the government needs to be sensible about development in tribal areas, rather than allowing industries to exploit the rich natural resources of these areas Nupur Sonar June 10, 2013 More by the author > The mangled remains of… Continue Reading →
By Chandrahas Choudhury Jun 1, 2013 3:20 ,BLOOMBERG An outlawed revolutionary group, the Communist Party of India (Maoist), which has for more than three decades carried on a guerrilla war in the forests of central India, carried out a vicious strike last weekend. On… Continue Reading →
In Odisha’s Koraput district, hardly a week passes without the police announcing the “surrender” of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) members. But what crimes did the Adivasis commit for which they had to surrender? That’s a question even the Koraput… Continue Reading →
Mr PM, think twice before jumping the gun Pushing in more troops to fight Maoists will only aid the onset of a full-scale insurgency Prem Shankar Jha 15-06-2013, Issue 24 Volume 10 t Back to square one Demands for retribution… Continue Reading →
Over 70 local government representatives have quit their posts in Malkangiri, a district long under the Maoist shadow. G Vishnu visits remote villages in Odisha to gauge the despair G Vishnu , Tehelka 15-06-2013, Issue 24 Volume 10 Anguished Debe Madhi resigned… Continue Reading →
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