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Day July 20, 2015

Attack on Gujarat RTI activist sign of land mafia going berserk 

On July 16, a group of around a dozen persons kidnapped 36-year-old school teacher and RTI activist, Babu Ram Chauhan, beat him brutally, shaved his head and forced him to drink urine before attempting to throw him in the Indira Gandhi canal…. Continue Reading →

The Dongria Kondhs of Odisha now face a more formidable enemy than Vedanta

  In Niyamgiri hills, paramilitary forces have been branding tribal Kondhs as Naxals, stoking fears that the government is trying to force them off their land. M Rajshekhar   Photo Credit: Reinhard Krause/Reuters 22.4K Total Views Two years ago, when the tribal… Continue Reading →

#Goodnews – Posco Affected Villagers Return to Reclaim Land

Posted in State by Ashutosh Samal Post News Network Kendrapara, July 19: With reports coming in of South Korean steel major Posco possibly putting its proposed steel project of $12 billion on hold, the project-affected persons ( PAPs) of Nuagaon village have started betel vine… Continue Reading →

Tension in Jind village, Dalit families flee due to panic

Neeraj Mohan, Hindustan Times, Rohtak | Updated: Jul 20, 2015 11:03 IST BPL families of Dharodhi village are shifting to nearby villages in the wake of growing tension in the area. (HT photo)   A day after the death of a… Continue Reading →

Court frowns on Mumbai man who can spend on car EMI, not daughter’s education

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday questioned a Mumbai resident over his unwillingness to pay maintenance for his daughter, despite readily paying a substantial sum as EMI for his SUV car. “You are willing to pay Rs 16,000 as… Continue Reading →

What Lies Behind the CBI Raid on Teesta Setalvad ?

On July 14,  2015, the Central Bureau of Investigation raided the home of anti-communalism activist Teesta Setalvad, a week after the Union Home Ministry transferred an ongoing investigation into her finances to the elite agency. The CBI filed a case against her last… Continue Reading →

हेडगेवार का पथ: मिथक और यथार्थ

Guest Post by – Subhash Gatade ‘आधुनिक भारत के निर्माता: डाक्टर केशव बलिराम हेडगेवार’ के बहाने चन्द बातें (Photo : Courtesy – http://www.flickr.com) राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के आनुषंगिक संगठन भाजपा के केन्द्र में तथा कई राज्यों में सत्तारोहण के बाद शिक्षा… Continue Reading →

In the name of development- loss of forests, habitat, and wildlife

Road to perdition   Environment appears to be seen as a road-block to development, rather than an issue that deserves attention. Photo: Kalyan Varma The central government has started relaxing norms that protect the environment in favour of industry and… Continue Reading →

#FTIIMahabharat – Vishal Bharadwaj – Statutory warning: Interference is injurious to art

Vishal Bharadwaj,TNN | Jul 19, 2015, File photo of FTII students protesting. Our inner being is reflected in the choices we make in life. Hitler chose to conduct a barbaric mass genocide of innocent Jewish people. America dropped atom bombs on Hiroshima… Continue Reading →

Action Alert – Communal violence in Alirajpur district again

ALERT—-ALERT—-ALERT—-ALERT—- ALERT—-ALERT—-ALERT Communal violence in Alirajpur district again 18th July, 2015. 10:00 pm I was informed by a contact that some miscreants in Katthiwada town of Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh were creating communal tension. I confirmed this with two… Continue Reading →

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