Chhattisgarh, MP elections: Forest rights emerge as major issue
Activists send people’s manifesto to political parties asking them to empower the tribals by recognising their rights over land and forest produce Read more
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Sahay finds pathalgadi a pillar of anger
Former MP Ranchi Subodh Kant Sahay quite belatedly but at politically correct time said here today that tribal’s pathalgadi be seen as their anger and frustration as this population feels cheated and thrown out in the present dispensation here in the state. “ Yeh pathalgari adivasi ka gussa hai (Patthalgadi is anger of tribals) and no one should ignore or misread it,” he said. Read more
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Aravali hills vanish, SC shocked; experts blame rampant mining
Believe it or not, Aravalis — one of oldest ranges in the world — remain undefined till date, leading to its steady depletion. The Supreme Court recently expressed shock and surprise over how 31 Aravali hills have vanished in Rajasthan with Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta observing: “Humans seem to be flying away with hills just like Hanuman.” Read more
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SC says Sarda Mines guilty of illegal mining in Odisha
According to the Orissa government counsel, SMPL has to pay around Rs 1,938 crore as penalty for illegal mining till now. Sarda Mines had acquired a mining lease for over 947.046 hectare for 20 years from 2001 to 2021 for Thakurani iron ore mine in Keonjhar in Odisha, but the environment clearance was granted only in 2004. Read more
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‘Pathalgarhi demands legitimate’
“The movement and the demand for empowering gram sabhas in Fifth Schedule areas was well within constitutional provisions.”
“However,” he added, “If the gram sabha tries to reject the assembly or the Lok Sabha, it would defeat the purpose of the Constitution.” Read more
Courtesy: The Times of India