Visitors: 355LONDON, 15 November 2010-The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International commemorates its fiftieth year in 2010, on the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer, and pays tribute to 41 writers around the world who have been killed in the last year. “The Writers in Prison Committee has played a leading role in documenting […]
Visitors: 376The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is seriously concerned about reports that leading journalist and human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi has been returned to prison despite severe health problems. Baghi was sentenced to six years in prison in September 2010 on charges relating to an interview he gave to the BBC’s […]
Visitors: 315 Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) salutes Ms. Irom Chanu Sharmila’s untiring courage for demanding repeal of the Armed Forced Special Powers Act of 1958 (AFSPA). Her 10-year fasting is an example of struggle for genuine peace and freedom from violence at north- eastern part of the country. Ms. Irom Sharmila started her fasting […]
Visitors: 364Vivek Umrao Glendenning is talking on Local Governance with villagers in a local seminar on Cow & Village Economy organized by Gokul University in Repura village of Aurangabad district, Bihar, India. Report by:Ground Report India
Visitors: 403A three days seminar on 27th to 29th of the November 2010 is being co-organized by Local Governance & Decentralized Economy Social Group and Gokul University and co-sponsored by the Ground Report India. on “Social Economy, Self Sustained Green Society, Climate Change, Economic Justice, Local Governance and Alternative Media”. More than 70 persons as […]
Visitors: 336 Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, India Hundreds of farmers participated in the Dead Ceremony of the Bore-Well and Birth Day celebration of the Rewasagar (the holy name of the Pond in the region). Umakant Umrao, IAS, former district collector Dewas motivated farmers of Dewas district to construct ponds in 10% to 15% of their […]
Visitors: 297Photo Album: For more photos of Basudha Festival please visit: more photos of Basudha festival Photos by: Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
Visitors: 388 The ninth Rev. Dr. Stanley Samartha Memorial Lecture delivered by Sir Mark Tully, on 7th October, 2010 at the Rotary House of Friendship, Bangalore, organised by the Bangalore Initiative for Religious Dialogue (BIRD) Thank you very much for that very kind introduction. It’s a great honour to be here, but I’d say that […]
Visitors: 250 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OBSERVATIONS MADE BY THE STUDENTS Holiday on Gandhi Jayanthi day Quite a number of students shockingly pointed out that Mahatma Gandhi would have largely gone out of public memory due to the present happenings in the country, but for the holiday given on his birthday on 2nd October. Humiliating Mahatma […]
Visitors: 301 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and this week, signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are meeting in Nagoya, Japan. It is hoped that this 10th Conference of Parties (COP10) will see the development of a plan to address drastic worldwide decline in biodiversity. The Indian Minister of Environment and […]
Visitors: 303 The Majority Report of the 4 member Committee appointed by Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh to go into all issues relating to the environmental and forest clearances granted to the POSCO project in Orissa, has unequivocally recommended the revocation of the environmental, coastal regulation and forest clearances […]
Visitors: 294 One has heard so much about Genetically Modified Organisms, Seeds and Plants. Much money has been spent on research and validation processes and a few nations have given a green signal for the growing of some GM plants and their sale for consumption to citizens. Maise or Corn is one GM item. Here […]
Visitors: 429 Name of the victim: Mr. Ajit Mahato, son of Mukunda Mahato, aged about-30 years, by faith-Hindu, by caste-Schedule caste(Kurmi), residing at village-Golbandi, Police Station-Jhargram, District-West Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Name of the perpetrators: The police personnel of Manikpara Police Camp under Jhargram Police Station and the members of the Joint Force who were […]
Visitors: 279 Recent unrest in the Kashmir Valley, once again has drawn attention to the Jammu & Kashmir problem. Statements of Indian, Pakistani and Kashmiri leaders reflect the same old rhetoric. To anyone who has closely studied developments there, that the successive governments as well as political leaders of India, Pakistan, and Jammu & Kashmir […]
Visitors: 367 India since its independence have been marred by controversies in each and every event or thing it did however that very event eventually lead to the rise of national fame and prestige. With the ongoing controversies of Commonwealth games corruption and also of the debacle we had with the IPL I am being […]
Visitors: 254 Confidential mail to all milk producing animals. Pl. fwd to them if it reaches you by mistake: Pl.note that Diwali has come. The demand for sweets and other milk products will be 100 times more then the normal time. So u will have to work over time and produce 100 times more milk […]
Visitors: 322To, The Chief Minister – Shri Ashok Chavan, The Deputy Chief Minister – Shri Chhagan Bhujbal, and Leader of the Opposition – Shri Eknath Khadse. Sub. :– Credentials of the Information Commissioners and the Chief Information Commissioner of Maharashtra selected by you as members of the “Selection Committee”. Respected Sirs, We are concerned citizens […]
Visitors: 528 A writ has been filed today by Dr Nutan Thakur, Convener of the National RTI Forum in the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. Sri Ashok Pande is the counsel for the petitioner. The writ is against the Notification No 2339/39-4-2010- 21/05, dated September 22, 2010 issued by Principal Secretary, Vigilance, Uttar Pradesh through […]
Visitors: 262Koyapad the Bastar Band was formed by Anoop Ranjan Pandey, Chhattisgarh with the support by local tribal youth and others to protect traditional tribal music & instruments from extinction. All instruments, all clothes and other stuffs used in the Koyapad the Bastar Band are made by local tribals themselves by hands. Many team members […]
Visitors: 249Video Report by:Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
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Visitors: 296The order of the Madras High Court closing down the copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu is one more serious set back for the growth of the chemical and allied industries in Tamil Nadu. A few years back, a well operated and profit making South India Viscose Ltd., Coimbatore […]