On June 18, 2020, the Government of India initiated the process for auctioning 41 coal blocks for commercialisation. These coal blocks are located in different states within India and most of them fall under Fifth Schedule areas. The Indian government […]
A man who was sent to judicial custody after he was thrashed by villagers in Godda, Ranchi on charges of stealing a goat, died in jail on Tuesday, allegedly due to lack of medical treatment, The Indian Express (IE) reported. […]
Mumbai: In January 2018, as soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated his dream project ‘Aspirational District Programme‘, Sona Devi* was among the first few from Ghumla, a tribal district in Jharkhand, to join the workforce. Sona, 23, unemployed and […]
To fight against the commercial mining of coal in Jharkhand, we have to recall how the battle against bauxite mining by mighty Corporate Vedanta was fought and won by the tribal community in the Niyamgiri mountains in Odisha. The news […]
In a shocking incident that took place on May 16, 20 Adivasis from Anjebeda village were allegedly mercilessly beaten by members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The incident took place in the West Singhbhum region when CRPF personnel […]
A funeral in Giridih proved that communal harmony is still a cherished value. When Lakhia Devi, the septuagenarian mother of Jogeshwar Turi died in Giridih on Saturday afternoon, his Muslim neighbours were first to reach their house and many of […]
The organization has demanded an investigation into human trafficking networks and sustainable employment options for migrating women Last week, an incident in Bangalore exposed the underbelly of human trafficking and bonded labour and rape in the country. A story by […]
A civil rights organization, Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch (JMM), has taken strong exception to what it calls “contradictory statements by government officials in caste-based discrimination case in the Hazaribagh Banaso Panchayat quarantine centre, demanding the state authorities must seek clarification from […]
new Delhi. On May 16, a 5-year-old Dalit girl allegedly died of starvation in Latehar district of Jharkhand. His father, who works on a brick kiln, mentioned that he couldn’t get any revenue through the lockdown. According to Scroll’s report, […]
Mother of the deceased told economist-activist Jean Dreze and others that the family had no food at home for 4 days he Latehar district administration has started an inquiry into the death of a five-year-old child, the 30th alleged hunger […]
