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Land rights

In Jharkhand, villagers are being dispossessed through subversion of land laws

Sushmita
· Jul 26, 2022 · 09:30 pm
The BJP in Assam says it champions ‘indigenous’ rights. So what explains the Mikir Bamuni land deal?

Rokibuz Zaman
· Feb 06, 2022 · 06:30 am
A Dalit women’s collective is fighting for the land it toils on in Gujarat

Aarefa Johari
· Dec 06, 2021 · 06:30 am
In their fight for land rights, Gujarat’s women face long battles

Aarefa Johari
· Sep 03, 2021 · 06:30 am
Why men want women to own land

Aarefa Johari
· Aug 25, 2021 · 06:30 am
Assam: Modi criticises previous governments, says they deprived indigenous people of land rights

Scroll Staff
· Jan 23, 2021 · 02:27 pm
Why did the Jammu and Kashmir government have a change of heart on the Roshni Act?

Safwat Zargar
· Dec 10, 2020 · 06:30 am
What exactly is the ‘land scam’ in which Kashmiri parties are implicated?

Safwat Zargar
· Dec 04, 2020 · 06:30 am
Jammu and Kashmir’s Roshni Act is gone, leaving thousands fearing that they will become landless

Safwat Zargar
· Nov 13, 2020 · 09:00 am
Explainer: What exactly are the changes to land laws in Jammu and Kashmir?

Safwat Zargar
· Oct 29, 2020 · 06:30 am
Why a potential property tax in Jammu and Kashmir has drawn protests from local parties

Safwat Zargar
· Oct 16, 2020 · 09:00 am
A year of government policies that eroded hard-won land rights in Jammu and Kashmir

Safwat Zargar Ipsita Chakravarty
· Aug 04, 2020 · 09:00 am
In Jammu and Kashmir, long-marginalised minorities are granted domicile rights

Safwat Zargar
· Jul 06, 2020 · 09:00 am
Homeless in Delhi: This election, former nomads are asking for a tiny piece of land

Nihar Gokhale
· Feb 07, 2020 · 09:00 am
Assam announces new law to protect ‘indigenous’ land rights amid Citizenship Act protests

Scroll Staff
· Dec 22, 2019 · 10:44 am
‘Jal, jungle, zameen’: In Delhi, hundreds of Adivasis demand their legal right to forest land

Vijayta Lalwani
· Nov 22, 2019 · 06:30 am
To avoid giving fair compensation, a few Indian states are using outdated state laws to acquire land

Nihar Gokhale, Land Conflict Watch
· Oct 11, 2019 · 01:30 pm
‘Comeback of Dogra rule’: With special status gone, Kashmiris fear losing land rights once again

Ipsita Chakravarty Safwat Zargar
· Sep 09, 2019 · 09:00 am
A Dalit movement for land rights is sweeping across southern Punjab

Manu Moudgil, IndiaSpend.com
· Aug 11, 2019 · 01:30 pm
India had third-highest number of deaths of people defending their land in 2018: Report

Scroll Staff
· Jul 31, 2019 · 01:46 pm