‘Adivasi Community has right of ownership over natural resources’ Supreme Court says: YES . . . Government says: NO Some facts: (1) The Central Indian States of M.P, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bengal are blessed with enormous amount of minerals,…

Green Jharkhand: Sold Out
Corporates invited to make green Jharkhand into a desert, devoid of nature and people The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, announced the formation of Jharkhand…

Chhattisgarh government hounding academics
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties strongly condemns the shocking action of the Chhattisgarh state police and district administration threatening…

Is Salwa Judum on rise again?
A delegation comprising of Sanjay Parate, Chhattisgarh State Secretary CPI-M, Vineet Tiwari, Joshi-Adhikari Institute, CPI member, New Delhi, Archana Prasad, Professor Jawaharlal Nehru University and CC member AIDWA, and Nandini Sundar, Professor, Delhi University…

Odisha villagers denied access to basic health facilities
Netri Chhatria of Junapani Village could not avail the service of institutional delivery because she was unable to pay for the transport to visit the nearest Community Health Centre at Komna, the block headquarters, located at a distance of 57 kilometers…

Statement of PUCL Chhattisgarh on the recent attacks on security forces by Maoists
The PUCL Chhattisgarh condemns in no uncertain terms the recent series of attacks by Maoists on security forces in the Bastar region over the past 72 hours, in which tragically 7 STF jawans, one BSF jawan and 6 CAF jawans lost their lives and several others…