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Assam Targets Illegal Forest Encroachments, 10-Year Timeline To Clear All Settlers
Amid a series of ongoing eviction drives across Assam to reclaim forest and government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state-wide surveys and operations are aimed at freeing forest land from illegal encroachments.
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"Will Defend Tribal Rights": Bhupesh Baghel After Rahul Gandhi's Letter
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said his government, if needed, would file a review petition to defend the tribals after their claim as forest dwellers were rejected under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 by the Supreme Court.
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In A First, BJP Opposes Central Law For Jammu and Kashmir
It's a role reversal of sorts for the partners of the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir. For the first time the BJP, which has all along opposed special status to J&K, is opposing the implementation of a central law in the state. But the PDP is keen that the Forest Rights Act that was passed in parliament in 2006 be extended to the state.
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Dalits Call Off 'Rail Roko' As Gujarat Government Promises To Hold Talks
Members of Dalit community in the state, who were scheduled to hold a "rail roko" protest today, withdrew their plan after the state government assured to hold talks with them over their 11-point demands.
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A New Campaign Against BJP Is Congress' Hope For A Comeback
Next month, the Congress, which has been reduced to a mere 44 seats in the Lok Sabha, will launch a six-month agitation to fight for the rights of tribals and forest dwellers in a campaign that it hopes will break its political free-fall.
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Rights Group Flays Kerala Government's Move to Form Elephant Board
A Kerala-based animal rights group has found errors in the state government's plan to constitute an Elephant Welfare Board, arguing it violates the provisions of Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and Wildlife Stock Declaration Rule 2013.
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Assam Targets Illegal Forest Encroachments, 10-Year Timeline To Clear All Settlers
Amid a series of ongoing eviction drives across Assam to reclaim forest and government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state-wide surveys and operations are aimed at freeing forest land from illegal encroachments.
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"Will Defend Tribal Rights": Bhupesh Baghel After Rahul Gandhi's Letter
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said his government, if needed, would file a review petition to defend the tribals after their claim as forest dwellers were rejected under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 by the Supreme Court.
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In A First, BJP Opposes Central Law For Jammu and Kashmir
It's a role reversal of sorts for the partners of the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir. For the first time the BJP, which has all along opposed special status to J&K, is opposing the implementation of a central law in the state. But the PDP is keen that the Forest Rights Act that was passed in parliament in 2006 be extended to the state.
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Dalits Call Off 'Rail Roko' As Gujarat Government Promises To Hold Talks
Members of Dalit community in the state, who were scheduled to hold a "rail roko" protest today, withdrew their plan after the state government assured to hold talks with them over their 11-point demands.
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A New Campaign Against BJP Is Congress' Hope For A Comeback
Next month, the Congress, which has been reduced to a mere 44 seats in the Lok Sabha, will launch a six-month agitation to fight for the rights of tribals and forest dwellers in a campaign that it hopes will break its political free-fall.
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Rights Group Flays Kerala Government's Move to Form Elephant Board
A Kerala-based animal rights group has found errors in the state government's plan to constitute an Elephant Welfare Board, arguing it violates the provisions of Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and Wildlife Stock Declaration Rule 2013.
