Land Struggles
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In Jharkhand, villagers are being dispossessed through subversion of land laws
The creation of ‘land banks’ has allowed the government to acquire large tracts of land, which are being transferred to private companies.
Sushmita
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In Bihar, the changing course of Kosi river has given rise to land disputes
The state says that any farmland that gets submerged is its property. Farmers living along the river are up in arms.
Umesh Kumar Ray
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The BJP in Assam says it champions ‘indigenous’ rights. So what explains the Mikir Bamuni land deal?
Land cultivated by Karbi and Adivasi farmers was taken over for a solar power plant. They have kept up a simmering protest ever since.
Rokibuz Zaman
Trending
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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What recourse does Canada have under international law after accusing India of assassination?
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After spending Rs 33,000 crore, has the Indian government finally managed to clean the Ganga?
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A Muslim teenager’s Instagram account was hacked weeks before Satara erupted in violence
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Watch: Man dances inside Mumbai local train, railways ask commuters not to ‘perform such activities’
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A Dalit women’s collective is fighting for the land it toils on in Gujarat
The Gujarat government is set to distribute 50,000 acres of wasteland to wealthy farmers, but claims there isn't enough for the landless.
Aarefa Johari
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A protest in Bihar shows how unsurveyed land leaves residents vulnerable
People living and working on such lands have no land titles and hence no protection from displacement.
Nihar Gokhale, IndiaSpend.com
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Fact-finding report demands action against officials who fired on protesting Adivasis in Kaimur
A press release by three NGOs alleged that the police fired on peacefully protesting Adivasis in Kaimur district of Bihar on September 11, injuring seven.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Baby crocodile spotted in swimming pool in Dadar, Mumbai
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Watch: Robot dogs replace human volunteers to carry discuses at Asian Games in Hangzhou
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Watch: Major traffic jam in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally area as people rush to newly opened Lulu Mall
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Watch: Dutch musician Emma Heesters sings the hit Hindi song ‘Chaleya’
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Watch: Teenager modifies Maruti 800 into Rolls-Royce-inspired luxury car
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Adani’s solar energy project in Jaisalmer temporarily stayed by Rajasthan High Court
Local farmers have challenged the allocation of nearly 990 hectares of agricultural land to billionaire Gautam Adani’s business.
Scroll Staff
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Homeless in Delhi: This election, former nomads are asking for a tiny piece of land
The Gadia Lohars have faced repeated evictions in India’s national capital.
Nihar Gokhale
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‘Our livelihood depends on this land’: A solar park in Gujarat is hurting a pastoral community
The Charanka solar park may help India reach its renewable energy goals, but it has a hidden cost.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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India had third-highest number of deaths of people defending their land in 2018: Report
Twenty-three such deaths took place in India last year – 13 of them in Thoothukudi during the anti-Sterlite protests.
Scroll Staff
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‘We don’t want to die landless’: Kerala’s Adivasis are again agitating for land promised in 2001
Nearly 200 landless Adivasis have been protesting for over a week after they were forcibly evicted from the Thovarimala forest in Wayanad.
TA Ameerudheen
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Despite nature’s protests, encroachment and illegal construction are rampant in Kerala’s Munnar
The hilly region was severely affected by the August 2018 and 1924 floods and illegal constructions could become an election issue this year.
KA Shaji
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Oct 4 schedule: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain to fight for gold
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Asian Games, Boxing: Preeti Pawar keeps up with reputation to cause upsets after memorable campaign
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary, Priti Lamba earn double podium for India in 3000m steeplechase
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Watch, Asian Games: Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest Indian centurion in T20s as team beats Nepal
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ISL 2023-24: Carlos Martinez helps FC Goa sink Punjab FC