Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Romila Thapar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/08/2018 regarding arrest of activists for their alleged Maoist links. Apex Court directs that the activists be kept under house arrest at their own homes. The next date …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today asked the mining companies in Orissa to tighten security around their areas in view of possible Maoist attacks. The State Government issued advisories to the companies in order to ensure security in the mining area, Home Secretary AP Padhi told mediapersons after a meeting on …
In view of the growing Naxal threat in the state, the Orissa government today advised the companies using explosives for mining purposes to reduce the stock to a level sufficient for only 3-4 days. This will pre-empt any attempt by the left wing extremists to snatch away huge quantity of …
MUKESH RANJAN Contemplating a possible repeat of Nandigram, Singur and Lalgarh kind of backlash, the Centre is thinking of banning land acquisition by private entities in the identified 33 Naxal-affected districts from all across the country. As per an expert group headed by Cabinet secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar, the government should …
The large rally-cum-publicmeeting of adivasi peasants, organised by the Bastar Sambhag Kisan Sangharsh Samiti on 1 June in Jagdalpur, opposing the construction of the Bodh Ghat dam and the privatisation of mines and river water resources was an eye-opener. In the savage war for
- Handicraft to stop tribals from joining Maoist ranks SHASHANK SHEKHAR Baskets of hope Dhanbad/Bokaro, July 30: The forest department has embarked on a bamboo plantation drive with the aim of generating employment for tribals of Naxalite strongholds in Dhanbad and Bokaro districts so that they aren
Kameshwar Baitha, MP, will now fight to end Naxalism from jail There was a price on his head just a few years ago; Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh had together declared a reward of Rs 5 lakh for anyone helping in his arrest. Today, the head is held high
BHUBANESWAR: Timber mafias and poachers were out to plunder forest resources in absence of surveillance teams in the aftermath of naxal attack on government establishments in famous Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in Mayurbhanj district. Since March 28 this year, Forest Department officials have deserted their duty posts apprehending attack by …
July 8: The Orissa government is struggling hard to protect endangered wildlife from poachers backed by Maoists in Naxal-hit Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district in the absence of the promised Central paramilitary forces. At a meeting between Central and state representatives in May, the government had agreed to deploy …
Regardless of the new ban on the Maoists, as long as the Indian government remains better at talking about local-level welfare than doing anything about it, Naxalite rhetoric will continue to find fertile ground.
Centre asks public sector units to look for alternative mining methods THE Union government has a plan to protect mines in Chhattisgarh and Orissa from Maoist attacks: remove all explosives from mining sites operated by public sector companies. Since Maoists target mines to loot explosives, the best way to protect …
For its stand against Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh a non-profit in Chhattisgarh that has been vocal about human rights abuse by Salwa Judum became the target of the Dantewada district administration
On May 25, the Supreme Court freed Binayak Sen. The paediatrician and human rights activist was held prisoner by the Chhattisgarh government for two years for alleged Maoist links. Savvy Soumya Misra spoke to him on his future plans What is your priority now? In Chhattisgarh, violence is being answered …
Over the past few years, the West Bengal government and its law enforcement agencies used repression against the tribals in Lalgarh on the pretext of acting against the Maoists. This resulted in a genuine resistance movement since November 2008, which has reacted not only to state repression, but had also …
The political movement that came up from among the people of Lalgarh in November 2008 cried out for help and support from the civil and democratic society
