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Hrusikesh Mohanty | Berhampur December 19, 2013, BS Tribals at Koraput in Odisha have threatened to intensify their stir, if Hindalco went ahead with its plan of resuming bauxite mining at Mali Parbat. The mine used to feed the company’s… Continue Reading →
Mumbai Mirror, Oct 2, 2013 We were the first to tell you about Aishwarya turning down an offer to be the face of a girl child campaign launched by a controversial mininggiant. The honour, if one may call it… Continue Reading →
By Prerna Bakshi On the 19 of August, NDTV and their partner group Vedanta announced the launch of their ‘Our girls Our pride’ campaign with Priyanka Chopra as the campaign ambassador. This happened on a day when Vedanta suffered… Continue Reading →
BHUBANESWAR, September 3, 2013 Staff Reporter, The Hindu The Hindu Seeking JUSTICE:Members of the Odisha Adibasi Mahasabha demonstrating in front of the office of the Revenue Inspector at Chandaka in Khurda district on Monday.- Photo: Lingaraj Panda Hundreds of tribal inhabitants… Continue Reading →
‘NIYAMGIRI VERDICT”(Duration 30min) by KBKNEWS For more than a decade now, these adivasis are waging a historic battle against the Indian State. The battle is to save Niyamgiri — their sole provider, their god — from becoming a tamed object of… Continue Reading →
Author: Sayantan Bera Posted on: 28 Aug, 2013 Existing mines can comfortably meet India’s demand for the next thirty years, at levels three times our current consumption Forest dwellers from Niyamgiri rejected proposed mining at India’s first ever environment referendum. Will… Continue Reading →
ALOK DESHPANDE, The Hindu In a major victory, tribal people in Maharashtra’s Thane district have managed to get information on forest land titles through the Right to Information Act. They were demanding this information for months, with over a… Continue Reading →
A decade-long stand-off between Vedanta and the villagers of Odisha’s Niyamgiri hills has culminated in an outright rejection of the company’s plans to mine bauxite to feed its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh JAY MAZOOMDAAR August 21, 2013 12345 What Happened… Continue Reading →
Dear Priyanka Chopra, At the outset, I would like to say that I am a fan, and applaud your choices of multi-faceted roles, often going against the tide of Indian cinema ,you have carved your own niche. To the fraternity and… Continue Reading →
MAINSTREAM, VOL LI, NO 33, AUGUST 3, 2013 by Ranjana Padhi and Pramodini Pradhan One seldom gets to hear about women’s resistance in Odisha, be it in resistance literature or history or the discourse of the contemporary women’s movement. It… Continue Reading →