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Tuesday, Aug 6, 2013, 7:00 IST | Agency: DNA Garga Chatterjee You lifted one fistful of salt And an empire was shamed. Lift One fistful of rubble Now And pour it on our shameless heads. (by Gopal Gandhi on… 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 →
To The Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Delhi 23th July 2013 Sub: Rape of minor in Ranchi, Jharkhand Madam, We write on behalf of a national network of women’s and democratic rights organizations working on… Continue Reading →
PRESS NOTE National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had summoned the concerned officials of Govt. of Jharkhand to appear before it on 19th July, 2013 at 11.00 AM for non compliance of the directions of this Commission pertaining… Continue Reading →
by Jay Mazoomdaar , First Post Serkepadhi (Muniguda): The palli sabha at Serkapadhi village registered strong opposition to the proposed bauxite mining by Vedanta and claimed religious and cultural rights on the entire Niyamgiri hills after three and a half hours of high… 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 →
By Newzfirst Correspondent 6/3/13 l New Delhi – In a startling development, the Delhi Police on Monday refused permission to Gandhian activist Himanshu Kumar to hold indefinite fast over tribal issues. In a letter sent by the office of… Continue Reading →
Odisha Government asks Planning Commission not to grant revised investment clearance to the controversial multi-purpose project The site where the proposed dam will be built inPolavaram. File Photo Bhubaneswar, Jun 1 (PTI): Strongly opposing construction of Polavaram dam in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Odisha government… Continue Reading →
STAFF REPORTER, The Hindu The Dalits of K. Velayudhapuram village near Kazhugumalai in Tuticorin district are living in fear of violence as they resisted the efforts of a dominant caste to marginalise them, according to A.Marx, writer and convenor of… Continue Reading →