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Tribal Communities In Navsari Launch Protest Over Housing Rights And Demolition Fears
Navsari's tribal communities protest for housing ownership, demanding resettlement assurances before road widening and consultations with community leaders within municipal limits.
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On Tribal Women's Succession Rights, Court Asks Centre To Bring Parity With Men
Supreme Court directs Centre to consider amending provisions of Hindu Succession Act to make it applicable to Scheduled Tribes
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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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Destructive Development Displaces Indian Tribals: Green Nobel Winner Prafulla Samantara
New Delhi: The land of indigenous people is being plundered in India to make profit from mining, with little regard of the devastation caused to poor tribal communities, said land rights activist who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. Prafulla Samantara, 66, from Odisha is one of six winners of the annual prize – often known as the...
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Tribals Living In Tiger Reserves Fear Displacement As Government Denies Them Rights
Mumbai: The government has directed states not to grant rights to indigenous people and forest dwellers living in tiger reserves, a move that could hurt vulnerable communities, trigger clashes and endanger wildlife, human rights activists said. The National Tiger Conservation Authority issued a notice to states two weeks ago asking officials to sus...
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PM Narendra Modi Warns Of Action Against Those Who 'Snatch' Tribal Rights
Natural resources in forests should not be exploited at the cost of tribals living there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, favouring stringent action against those who "snatch" away their land and rights.
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Empowering Backward Sections Part Of Good Governance: Chief Justice
Asserting that empowering the backward and downtrodden sections of society is part of good governance, Chief Justice TS Thakur on Saturday said tribal people should get the benefits of government schemes.
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After Dalit Anger, This Could Be The Next Big Upsurge
The criminal exclusion of tribal communities in decision-making processes is true not only in connection with the CAF Bill. Tribal voices were ignored when the amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act was pushed through, depriving them of their basic right to consent or withhold consent on takeover of their land.
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Will Central team clear POSCO project?
A four-member Central panel is on a two-day visit to Orissa to probe if any forest laws have been violated at the proposed site for POSCO Steel plant near Paradeep Port.This is the second Central panel after Ashish Kothari committee to have visited the area.The earlier panel reported that the rights of tribals in the area had been ignored, somethin...
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India's shame: Hungry, dying children
Agreeing with a state-wide survey the Health Department says as many 60% of Madhya Pradesh's children are malnourished.
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Tribal Communities In Navsari Launch Protest Over Housing Rights And Demolition Fears
Navsari's tribal communities protest for housing ownership, demanding resettlement assurances before road widening and consultations with community leaders within municipal limits.
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On Tribal Women's Succession Rights, Court Asks Centre To Bring Parity With Men
Supreme Court directs Centre to consider amending provisions of Hindu Succession Act to make it applicable to Scheduled Tribes
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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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Destructive Development Displaces Indian Tribals: Green Nobel Winner Prafulla Samantara
New Delhi: The land of indigenous people is being plundered in India to make profit from mining, with little regard of the devastation caused to poor tribal communities, said land rights activist who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. Prafulla Samantara, 66, from Odisha is one of six winners of the annual prize – often known as the...
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Tribals Living In Tiger Reserves Fear Displacement As Government Denies Them Rights
Mumbai: The government has directed states not to grant rights to indigenous people and forest dwellers living in tiger reserves, a move that could hurt vulnerable communities, trigger clashes and endanger wildlife, human rights activists said. The National Tiger Conservation Authority issued a notice to states two weeks ago asking officials to sus...
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PM Narendra Modi Warns Of Action Against Those Who 'Snatch' Tribal Rights
Natural resources in forests should not be exploited at the cost of tribals living there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, favouring stringent action against those who "snatch" away their land and rights.
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Empowering Backward Sections Part Of Good Governance: Chief Justice
Asserting that empowering the backward and downtrodden sections of society is part of good governance, Chief Justice TS Thakur on Saturday said tribal people should get the benefits of government schemes.
-
After Dalit Anger, This Could Be The Next Big Upsurge
The criminal exclusion of tribal communities in decision-making processes is true not only in connection with the CAF Bill. Tribal voices were ignored when the amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act was pushed through, depriving them of their basic right to consent or withhold consent on takeover of their land.
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Will Central team clear POSCO project?
A four-member Central panel is on a two-day visit to Orissa to probe if any forest laws have been violated at the proposed site for POSCO Steel plant near Paradeep Port.This is the second Central panel after Ashish Kothari committee to have visited the area.The earlier panel reported that the rights of tribals in the area had been ignored, somethin...
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India's shame: Hungry, dying children
Agreeing with a state-wide survey the Health Department says as many 60% of Madhya Pradesh's children are malnourished.
