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Sumedha Pal
Odisha: Tribes in Dhinkia Launch Fresh Stir Against IOCL Pipeline
18 Nov 2020
The pipeline will lead to the destruction of large swathes of agricultural land affecting several hundred villages in the state, locals said.
Ayaskant Das
Tribal Rights Compromised for National Highway in Andhra, Say Locals and Activists
07 Nov 2020
Locals and activists allege no public hearing is being conducted for NH 516-E while officials say full transparency is being maintained since the project is partially funded by the World Bank.
Tikender Singh Panwar
J&K: Subterfuge in the Form of Land Law Amendments will Rob Locals of their Foremost Asset
29 Oct 2020
Not to allow non-residents of a particular state to purchase land in is not restricted to the special status accorded to J&K. Other states also have checks in place, laws which have aided local…
Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh: Tribal Houses Bulldozed to Pave Way for Cow Shelter
17 Oct 2020
The Adivasis of Rainpur village in Korba district were denied land claims despite inhabiting the land for generations; the houses built for them under the PM’s Awas Yojana were also bulldozed.
Sumedha Pal
Two Thousand Families in Madhya Pradesh win Fight for Housing Rights
14 Aug 2019
The families had been protesting for eight days before the state government agreed to meet their demands.
Newsclick Report
Art. 370: Fear of Losing Identity, Land Rights Grips Jammu Residents
13 Aug 2019
“After 10 years, nobody will know who is Dogra. Our culture and identity will be compromised with the influx of outsiders. Jammu will be another Delhi,” said a resident of Jammu city.
Peoples Dispatch
Resisting Feudal Forces, Landless Dalits Occupy Land in Bihar
26 Jul 2019
The families, hailing from Piro block in the Angara village of Bhojpur district, resorted to land occupation as the government was delaying the land allotment allegedly in collusion with the local…
Vivashwan Singh
How Land Reforms by the Left Empowered Dalits, Adivasis in West Bengal
27 Jun 2019
The failed identity politics of various parties proves that real empowerment begins with economic empowerment — as happened in West Bengal under Left Front governments.
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First ‘Ramnika Samman Puruskar’ Awarded to Adivasi Author Jyoti Lakra
12 Feb 2019
The award has been instituted by the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development in collaboration with Ramnika Foundation, for literary works and translation in adivasi languages.
Sagrika Kissu
Scrapping of Roshini Scheme Disappoints Bakarwals from Jammu
30 Jan 2019
As per the government’s order, all the pending applications for transfer of ownership to the new occupants have been cancelled.