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Open letter to all Speakers at #THiNK2013, Goa, actually the #STiNK2013

Dear Speaker  We understand that you are scheduled to speak at the ‘Think ‘13 Festival’ being organized by Tehelka at the Grand Hyatt, Bambolim, Goa from 8th to 10th November 2013.   We bring to your kind attention the following brief facts regarding the… Continue Reading →

PRESS RELEASE- Tehelka Not Welcome In Goa- THinkfest 2013 is STiNKfest 2013

Tehelka Not Welcome In Goa Tehelka, the organisers of the THiNK ‘13 Festival, have been declared to be unwelcome in Goa by Goenchea Xetkarancho Ekvott (GXE) who are outraged by the fact that the THiNK Festival offers a platform to, and acts… Continue Reading →

Gujarat Locking horns #Namo #Feku

  Date: 20 October 2013 Subject: Gujarat:Locking horns THE appointment of a Lokayukta in Gujarat continues to be in limbo as both Governor Kamla Beniwal and Chief Minister Narendra Modi stick to their positions over the appointment. On September 2,… Continue Reading →

PRESS RELEASE- Chhattisgarh Delegation Comes to Delhi to Demand Extension of Shah Commission of Inquiry

Press Release Chhattisgarh Delegation Comes to Delhi to Demand Extension of Shah Commission of Inquiry 11th October:  The Justice MB Shah Commission of Inquiry was constituted in 2010 by the Ministry of Mines in response to the growing number of… Continue Reading →

Match Over – Niyamgiri Hills – 12- Vedanta Resources – 0- #TribalRights Win ! #goodnews

12 gram sabha too votes against Vedanta mining in Niyamgiri hills Santosh Patnaik The Hindu “It is time now for Vedanta to gracefully respect public sentiment and pack off its establishment” Efforts of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), belonging to London-listed… Continue Reading →

#India – Bonded Labour System still a reality

Urmi A Goswami, ET Bureau Aug 12, 2013, (Even 37 years after Parliament…) NEW DELHI: After losing her husband to an illness,Jeyanthi (name changed) was forced to step in as the bread earner for her six young children. With no education, work… Continue Reading →

#India- Illegal Mining EXPOSE

dna expose: Who moved my mountains? Tuesday, Aug 6, 2013, 8:39 IST | Place: Porbandar | Agency: DNA Roxy Gagdekar Limestone mining in Saurashtra, Kutch & North Gujarat has turned many hills into flat grounds. Limestone mining in Saurashtra, Kutch &… Continue Reading →

ब्रितानी कंपनी पर भारी पड़ रहे हैं ‘पहाड़ के वंशज’

फ़ैसल मोहम्मद अली बीबीसी संवाददाता, रायगढ़ा के बिश्मकटक से    गुरुवार, 1 अगस्त, 2013 को 11:08 IST तक के समाचार   लंदन में जब ब्रितानी कंपनी वेदांता के शेयर धारकों की सालाना बैठक की तैयारी हो रही है ठीक उसी… Continue Reading →

Eighth Village rejects Vedanta- Odisha Tribals block Vedanta Mining project #goodnews

Jul 30, 2013 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) –By Biman Mukherji and BS London-listed Vedanta Resources PLC’s (VED.LN) plan to mine bauxite in eastern India’s Orissa state has hit a roadblock with a majority of village councils in the… Continue Reading →

Seven straight rejections – Vedanta not to return to Niyamgiri for Mining

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 →

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