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Government halts demolitions in Golibar

-The Hindu   Medha Patkar ends fast on day 9 Medha Patkar, leader of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), ended her nine-day fast at Mumbai's Golibar colony on Saturday after the government handed her two resolutions incorporating the demands of the agitators. “It is a victory for the lakhs of people fighting for their right to live in the financial capital of India with dignity,” Ms. Patkar said. “The real fight...

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Maharashtra govt agrees to Medha Patkar’s demands

-DNA   State government agreed upon most of the demands put up by social activist Medha Patkar, who is on hunger strike forlast seven days. The government has agreed to stay the demolition of the house in the Ganeshkripa Society in Santa Cruz till June 15 , besides the agreement of setting up a committee to enquire into 15 other cases of the Slum Rehabilitation schemes with the irregularities. She also had demanded...

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Country-wide support for Medha's protest

-The Hindu   The hunger strike called by social activist Medha Patkar of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) in protest against developer Shivalik Ventures at Mumbai's Golibar colony entered its fourth day on Monday. Ms. Patkar's health is believed to be deteriorating. “She has fever, a high blood pressure and bouts of vomiting,” Mukta Srivastava of NAPM told The Hindu over telephone. Ms. Patkar's protest is gathering strong support from all...

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Fight for land by Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

In Greater Noida, farmers resist fiercely attempts to take over their land for the Yamuna expressway and a hi-tech city. IT is a tale of two worlds, one in the present and the other in the future; one living and breathing and toiling away in parts of the National Capital Region and the other beautifully blueprinted and waiting to be willed into reality by the government and its elites in...

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“No change in land use pattern without gram sabha participation” by Gargi Parsai

“Just as the civil society has been involved in the formulation of a Lokpal Bill, so should people's representatives be allowed to participate in framing a new, comprehensive law on Development Planning that includes resettlement and rehabilitation of those displaced by projects.” To intensify stir This is the demand of pradhans of several western Uttar Pradesh villages, who, along with along with representatives of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) spoke...

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