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Primitive Tribals of Odisha allege violation of rights by Forest Department Officials: When the tribal community of Kiri village in Odisha's Sundargarh district opted to shift from a village in the interior forests to a place that is one KM towards the bordering forests, what made the forest department people to oppose the shifting and go to the extent of torching the huts of the tribals? Are the forest department officials empowered to do so with members of a Primitive Tribal Group (PTG)? Is such an act by forest department people permitted under the laws meant for protecting the rights of the tribals and for protection of the forests? HNF Correspondent >>> Read More

Summer heat and ground fire put forest and wildlife at risk in Odisha: The heat of the scorching Sun added with ground fire in different forests have made the forests unfit for the wildlife because the water sources have gone dry. This is the reason why wildlife is more often risking by venturing into human habitations for food and water. On Tuesday, 8 May 2012, an elephant calf fell in a dried up well while in search of water in Bolangir's Agalpur. The calf was rescued by combined efforts of villagers and forest department people. Another elephant died of heatstroke in Kamaksha Nagar of Denkanal district on April 27, 2012. Basudev Mahapatra >>> Read More

TRP race in Media: No to Assam Tragedy, Yes to Arushi Murder! On Monday, India’s remote northeastern state of Assam saw probably its biggest tragedy in recent memory, when an overloaded ferry carrying about 300 people sank in the Brahmaputra river, killing at least 103 people. However, the bigger tragedy perhaps was the minimal coverage it got in the national media. Apart from The Hindu, which had the accident as its top story, none of the leading dailies in the country gave it much coverage beyond a mention on the front page. IndologyGoa >>> Read More

Projects cannot get Forest land without consent of affected Villages: Under the Forest Rights Act, forest dwellers have rights over individual and community lands, minor forest produce, water bodies, grazing areas, and so on. They also have the legal right and power to protect and manage forests. Despite this being a clear provision of law, the Ministry of Environment and Forests in India has been granting "forest clearance" (i.e., permission for handing over forest land) to hundreds of projects as if people's rights do not exist. Campaign for Survival and Dignity >>> Read More

Growing women atrocities in Odisha: Issue of women safety needs to be seen from social perspective: Since the murder of Chhabirani, a woman journalist of Odisha, in the year 1980 till today, thousands of women have fallen victim to the heinous instincts of men. As per claims made on the basis of a white paper tabled in Odisha Assembly, about 4,100 cases under section 376 (rape) were registered with Odisha police during last three years. Basudev Mahapatra >>> Read More

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IN THE ARCHIVE

Taking clues from two mediations between Maoists and the Government of Odisha

Tradition of mass nesting by sea turtles may become history for Odisha

Odisha Dalit Girl Gang Rape Case: Three of the four accused arrested

Justice M B Shah acknowledges bureaucracy link in Odisha Mining Scam

For BCCI, Cricket is more a business than a sport

POSCO's Orissa Project is not all about Steel

Nothing poetic about death - A report from ground zero at the site of ambush in Narayanpur

Family of missing government Driver faces administrative apathy in Orissa

Reporting Rahul's statement on terror attacks: An instance of bad journalism

Farmer's Suicide Syndrome - The Imperialist Suicide Epidemic in India

End of abduction crisis: Challenges multiplied after release of the Collector

'Journalists of India should have greater access to quality training' - An interview with Sam Miller

Gandhamardan: Nature's Paradise endangered by the White Gold Craze

Orissa may have to lose the turtle mass nesting grounds for Ports

People keep dying; Rayagada's killer Diarrhoea becomes a political agenda in Orissa

Life Hung on a Wire: A Bridge becomes a dream for Tribals of Kandhamal

Life between Cry and Agony - Facts from the Red Corridor

Success Un-Usual: Microfinance to a visually impaired Couple

Between tradition and modernity - India struggles to stem rise in 'Honour Killings'

Outsourcing Democracy

Bhopal Gas Mishap - A Tragedy of Errors

The Maoists in White

From Palashponga to Bamebari: A road leading to Development, to Green

Not every Maoist a tribal, but anyone not with Govt is a Maoist!

Rights and Wrongs of Armed Resistance

Bureaucracy overpowering Political Leadership of Orissa, says CPI leader

In the name of Development - Rights and Livelihood sources of Tribals sacrificed for Vedanta Aluminium

Halt the Offensive against People and End Militarisation of the Forests

Out of the green, into the dust

India - A Republic at Sixty

Why Orissa is Dear to the Naxalites

Brick Kilns - Death Destinations for Migrant Workers

Opposition Parties of Orissa demand action on the basis of Saxena Committee Report

Primitive Tribals ready to take arms to Save their god 'NiyamRaja'

Temperature on rise - Summer becoming the killer season for Orissa

Not just Naxalism, Indian Government must look at the Issues behind

Anti-Maoist Operation faces counter attack by Red Rebels - Support of Local Communities would be the key to Success

Women make it Big: Three Women aboard Discovery Shuttle, One in ISS

Vedanta University Politics - Let Truth Prevail

India - Developing to become the 'Hunger Land'

The great mineral hunt in the name of Operation Green Hunt

Maoist movement plays a role in West Bengal Power Game

In the fray of development, Angul is becoming unfit for human habitation

Jharkhand Power Race - Money allured Voters, Scams allured Politicians

Making Profits From Poverty

Traditional Natural Farming' would provide better food security to poor and tribal Farmers

Pen experiences Pain as Journalists are strategically targeted in Orissa

Eastern India Must not become a desert

Orissa experiences the wrath of Climate Change

Victim of Mining - Sukinda fast converts into a death trap

Sea level rise and inundation of Coastal India

The communal face of Indian Maoists

Violence in Orissa's Kandhamal - Social conflict and Economic gap led to Communal hatred

Orissa's Lake Chilka faces danger of submergence

Dolphins whistle loud in Orissa when roaring tigers do vanish

River Ganges faces the wrath of Global Warming

Crime Reporting in India - Publicising criminals than condemning Crimes

Kalahandi - Cursed with Industries

Industrialisation of Orissa - Development against peoples' will

Turtle Cry - Less safety for Turtles, more troubles for Fishing Communities

Vedanta University project - A Real Estate Deal in disguise

Development Goals (MDGs) and the NGO movement in India

Agriculture Vs Industrialisation: Indian Economy pushed to a jump-shift

Onion Farming can stop labour migration in most part of Orissa

Female Foeticide in India - Medieval mindset rules over Indian society

Television Journalism in India - Money and Sensationalism overpower ethics and principles

Indian History Needs to be Reinterpreted and Re-written

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