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Damyantee Dhar
Petition Filed Against Vedanta’s Upcoming Zinc Plant in Gujarat
24 Jul 2021
There is a gross violation of several provisions of PESA which requires every gram sabha to approve plans, programmes before projects are taken up for implementation, the petition alleges.
Ayaskant Das
Why Are Adivasis Opposed to Vedanta’s Zinc Smelter Plant in South Gujarat?
17 Jul 2021
A public hearing held on July 5 was disrupted with violence by local residents opposed to the project, but Gujarat government is unlikely to conduct a fresh meeting.
Damayantee Dhar
Gujarat: How GPCB’s Public Hearing on Vedanta’s Zinc Plant in Tapi Turned ‘Violent’
08 Jul 2021
Tribal villages in the vicinity have had many apprehensions on the project’s impact on soil fertility and livelihoods. They felt all their queries were not heard out in the public hearing.
Damayantee Dhar
Ishrat Jahan ‘Encounter’ Case: Gujarat Police Return Passports to Deceased’s Kin After 17 Years
18 Jun 2021
After Javed Sheikh was killed in the alleged fake encounter on June 15, 2004, Pune Police raided his home and seized all documents the family had including ration card, voter identification card,…
Damayantee Dhar
Gujarat Govt Not Disclosing Total Number of Cases of Mucormycosis
31 May 2021
While Gujarat has consistently reported highest number of cases in the country, as per GoI data, the latest press release of the state government did not report the total number of cases and death…
Shinzani Jain
COVID-19: Local Reports Reveal Massive Under-counting of Deaths in North India
20 May 2021
India’s COVID-19 disaster continues to unfold, spreading rapidly in its hinterlands.
Damayantee Dhar
Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait to Visit Gujarat, Organisers Wary of Police Crackdown
03 Apr 2021
Earlier in March, the Gujarat Police had barged into the press conference that announced Tikait’s visit on April 4 and 5, and detained several farmer leaders alleging that the organisers did not have…
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
Acquittal in Ishrat Jahan Encounter: A Licence to Kill?
02 Apr 2021
The acquittal of several police officers accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case should alert state governments and all citizens.
Damayantee Dhar
Farmers’ Press Conference in Ahmedabad Stopped by Police, Leaders Detained
26 Mar 2021
The press conference was organised to announce a series of programmes to be organised by farmers in Gujarat from April 4 to 5 in which BKU leader Rakesh Tikait and other leaders from Samyukt Kisan…
Damayantee Dhar
Gujarat: Dalit RTI Activist Allegedly Hacked to Death, Daughter Injured by Upper Caste Men in Bhavnagar
05 Mar 2021
Amrabhai Boricha had been attacked several times since 2013 and was being pressured to take back a case that he had filed against the Darbars of his village, while his request to possess arms for…