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What is expected of WCL (and other Mining Companies) While Closing Mines?
What is expected of WCL (and other Mining Companies) While Closing Mines? Vidarbha has the highest number of coal mines in Maharashtra and there are several that are being proposed for future. As such we see that there is much discussion, reporting and even controversy that surrounds proposed mines. Public hearings are organized to allow…
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Daughters of Chandrapur Reclaim the Night
Daughters of Chandrapur Reclaim the Night Women’s safety has become a central issue in India where incidents of rape, murder, molestation, kidnapping and assault are increasing every day. In Maharashtra, one rape is registered every twelve minutes. The matter of safety is not just a matter of ‘incidents’ but a lived reality – there is…
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Art 21 not applicable to Kolam Adivasis of Pataguda?
Art.21 not applicable to Kolam Adivasis of Pataguda? Yesterday (17 August 2024) after visiting Pataguda (Taluka Jivti, District Chandrapur) I felt that Art.21 of the Indian Constitution which ensures the Fundamental Right to Life with Dignity is not applicable in this tiny hamlet of Kolam Adivasis. Why else would the people live such a life…
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The Fall of Sheikh Hasina and the Rise of ….?
The Fall of Sheikh Hasina and the Rise of ….? Sheikh Hasina has fallen, the question is who will rise in her place? When the quota movement began, I spoke to my Bangladeshi friends and wrote in support of the Bangladeshi students’ struggle against unjust quota system. The crackdown by the Sheikh Hasina government…
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श्रमिक एल्गार आणि पथ विक्रेता कायदा 2014 ची अमंलबजावणी
श्रमिक एल्गार आणि पथ विक्रेता कायदा 2014 ची अमंलबजावणी “पन्नास हजाराचा कर्ज घेवून दोनच महिणे झाले होते, याच कर्जातून एक ठेला विकत घेतला, त्यात स्टेशनरीचा धंदा सुरू केला. थोडे—थोडे पैसे जमवून, घेतलेले कर्ज फेडता येईल, अशी आशा असतांनाच, नगर परिषदेने अतिक्रमण हटाव म्हणत माझा ठेला हटविण्यांची नोटीस दिली. नोटीस वाचताच, कसे जगायचे? कर्ज कसे फेड…
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Kolam Adivasis from Jivti raise issues of School and Anganwadi
Kolam Adivasis from Jivti raise issues of School and Anganwadi Shramik Elgar Demands the Shifting of TDPO office from Chandrapur to Jivti for better service to the Adivasis A delegation of Kolam Adivasis from Jivti block of Chandrapur district met the CEO of Zilla Parishad, Chandrapur Mr. Vivek Johnson along with activists of Shramik…
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