Month: July 2013
Press Release: Joint Protest in Solidarity with the Niyamgiri Struggle and Against Vedanta PLC
OnProtests by various political organisations in Delhi as well as numerous students from Delhi University and JNU came together in solidarity with the incredible resistance of the Dongria Kond against Vedanta, in a joint demonstration outside Odisha Bhavan. Press Release
Chutka Nuclear Power Plant - Public Hearing cancelled second time!
OnPress Release The people of Chutka area in Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh, won the second time their battle against the Chutka Nuclear Power Plant being imposed on them by the Central and state governments. Yesterday (i.e. 29th July), the state administration announced…
HC asks TN government to withdraw cases against KKNPP protesters - The New Indian Express
OnHC asks TN government to withdraw cases against KKNPP protesters - The New Indian Express.
Power India: Indian Railways to set up Nuclear Power Plants for Captive Consumption…
OnPower India: Indian Railways to set up Nuclear Power Plants for Captive Consumption….
Madras HC not to halt operation of Kudankulam
OnThe Madras High Court on Monday refused to halt the functioning of the multi-crore Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant KNPP and also directed the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw cases slapped against anti-nuclear agitators. via Madras HC not to halt operation of Kudankulam.
CPI calls for state bandh on Jul 29, seeks early passage of Land Acquisition Bill
OnCPI on Friday demanded early passage of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill by Parliament and gave a call for Jharkhand shutdown on July 29 in protest against Tuesday’s firing incident at Pagar village of the district. via CPI calls for state…
Open Letter to PM and Tamil Nadu CM - Mainstream Weekly
OnSir and Madam, Today is a historic day for two wrong reasons. First, because on this day, July 16, 1945, the world’s first experimental nuclear … via Open Letter to PM and Tamil Nadu CM - Mainstream Weekly.
Waiting for a nuclear disaster - DNA
OnIn direct violation of a Supreme Court verdict on ensuring safety and to report back to the courts, the Nuclear Power Corporation, the DAE and its Board and the Ministry of Environment and Forests went ahead with making Kudankulam critical before the…
Give dissent a space - Fahad Hashmi
OnGive dissent a space - Fahad Hashmi, TwoCircles.net Of late Niyamgiri has caught the imagination of the country. A crisis is brewing there as the news has started coming. Across India, people apprehensive of being displaced have been resisting and protesting against the…