Jal Satyagraha

Aggrieved over their leaders not getting ministerial berths, supporters of two BJP MLAs staged protests in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a day after the state cabinet's expansion.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat today, thousands carried out 'Jal Satyagraha', a protest sitting barefoot in water, miles away in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

Angry at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for not visiting their flood-hit village, dozens of irate villagers in Hatwa in Lakhimpur Kheri district have started a 'jal satyagraha'.

Over a thousand people took out a rally in Bhopal today against the Madhya Pradesh government for allegedly not providing those affected by the five dam projects with adequate rehabilitation entitlement. People from over 400 villages from areas near Omkareshwar, Indira Sagar, Maheshwar, Maan and Upper Beda dams have camped in Bhopal's Neelam Park ...

Anti-nuclear protesters near Kudankulam have found a new method of protest. After standing in the sea for two days, they have buried themselves neck-deep in sand on the shores near the nuclear plant site.

Hundreds of anti-nuclear protesters stood in the sea for the second day today demanding the preparations for fuel loading into the Kudankulam nuclear reactor in Tamil Nadu by halted.

Hundreds of protesters, including women and children, waded into the sea today near the nuclear plant at Kudankulam to demand that the project be shut down immediately.

Taking a cue from the 'Jal Satyagraha' activists in Madhya Pradesh, opponents of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will stand in the sea off Idianthakarai coast today as a stepped-up form of agitation.

The villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district, who were pulled out of the water by the police this morning to end their protest, have defied the prohibitory orders of the district administration and gone back to protest.

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus today shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 30 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water demanding the water level in the Indira Sagar Dam be brought down to 260 metres from 262 metres, and ...

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus has now shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 50 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water demanding the water level in the Indira Sagar Dam be brought down to 260 metres, and rehabilitation...

Fifty one villagers have stood in neck-deep water - their bodies shriveled, covered with rashes and with their skin peeling - for 17 days, forcing the Madhya Pradesh government to accept their demands. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today agreed to lower the water level in the Omkareshwar dam, one of the key demands of the protesters in Ghoga...

A group of protesters who have spent the last 17 days in neck-deep water in Madhya Pradesh have accomplished some of their goals today.

The 51 protesters in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district have been sitting in water for 17 days now hoping to draw attention to their displacement by a big dam.

It has taken Madhya Pradesh government almost two weeks to take notice of 51 protesters who have spent almost a fortnight immersed in water in Khandwa district.

Aggrieved over their leaders not getting ministerial berths, supporters of two BJP MLAs staged protests in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a day after the state cabinet's expansion.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat today, thousands carried out 'Jal Satyagraha', a protest sitting barefoot in water, miles away in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

Angry at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for not visiting their flood-hit village, dozens of irate villagers in Hatwa in Lakhimpur Kheri district have started a 'jal satyagraha'.

Over a thousand people took out a rally in Bhopal today against the Madhya Pradesh government for allegedly not providing those affected by the five dam projects with adequate rehabilitation entitlement. People from over 400 villages from areas near Omkareshwar, Indira Sagar, Maheshwar, Maan and Upper Beda dams have camped in Bhopal's Neelam Park ...

Anti-nuclear protesters near Kudankulam have found a new method of protest. After standing in the sea for two days, they have buried themselves neck-deep in sand on the shores near the nuclear plant site.

Hundreds of anti-nuclear protesters stood in the sea for the second day today demanding the preparations for fuel loading into the Kudankulam nuclear reactor in Tamil Nadu by halted.

Hundreds of protesters, including women and children, waded into the sea today near the nuclear plant at Kudankulam to demand that the project be shut down immediately.

Taking a cue from the 'Jal Satyagraha' activists in Madhya Pradesh, opponents of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will stand in the sea off Idianthakarai coast today as a stepped-up form of agitation.

The villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district, who were pulled out of the water by the police this morning to end their protest, have defied the prohibitory orders of the district administration and gone back to protest.

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus today shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 30 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water demanding the water level in the Indira Sagar Dam be brought down to 260 metres from 262 metres, and ...

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus has now shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 50 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water demanding the water level in the Indira Sagar Dam be brought down to 260 metres, and rehabilitation...

Fifty one villagers have stood in neck-deep water - their bodies shriveled, covered with rashes and with their skin peeling - for 17 days, forcing the Madhya Pradesh government to accept their demands. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today agreed to lower the water level in the Omkareshwar dam, one of the key demands of the protesters in Ghoga...

A group of protesters who have spent the last 17 days in neck-deep water in Madhya Pradesh have accomplished some of their goals today.

The 51 protesters in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district have been sitting in water for 17 days now hoping to draw attention to their displacement by a big dam.

It has taken Madhya Pradesh government almost two weeks to take notice of 51 protesters who have spent almost a fortnight immersed in water in Khandwa district.