Family members of Pawan Kumar of Hazaribagh district's Sonbarsa village. Pawan was killed in police firing on October 1 during protests against changes in laws governing tribal land in Jharkhand
Family members of Pawan Kumar of Hazaribagh district's Sonbarsa village. Pawan was killed in police firing on October 1 during protests against changes in laws governing tribal land in Jharkhand
Mother of Pawan Kumar of Hazaribagh district's Sonbarsa village. Pawan was killed in police firing on October 1 during protests against changes in laws governing tribal land in Jharkhand
Family members of Pawan Kumar of Hazaribagh district's Sonbarsa village. Pawan was killed in police firing on October 1 during protests against changes in laws governing tribal land in Jharkhand
Dalit families in Deogarah village in Chakurtaluka of Latur allege they had demanded work under MNREGA from agriculture dept two months ago. Rather than employing villagers, the work of two farm ponds was completed within days by using heavy machinery. These Dalit farmers barely have an acre or 2 acre land. Due to drought, they cannot do farming. And, there is no work available under MNREGA. These families have now decided to hold a pradarshan and rally and force district administration to give it work under MNREGA. Else they all are ready to go to jail.
An angry Uday Deshpande, a farmer from Nagzari village near Latur told Down To Earth (standing on Nagzari barrage which earlier used to supply drinking water to Latur city), I have 10 acres of farm land, but due to drought, I could get only 20 quintal of soyabean from 10 acres last year. This kharif season
Sundari Bai of Dharampuri has been allotted a plot on the floodplain of the Khooj river. The colony has no basic facilities, not even a school, and gets submerged almost every monsoon.
Sundari Bai of Dharampuri has been allotted a plot on the floodplain of the Khooj river. The colony has no basic facilities, not even a school, and gets submerged almost every monsoon.