Under open
sky
Denied
citizenship, homeless in Kolkata are bearing
the brunt of rising food prices. A campaign
is on to secure their rights to health,
education and subsidized grain.
According
to the 2001 census, there are 67,000
homeless people in Kolkata. A recent survey
by ActionAid partner, The Calcutta
Samaritans, shows that only 3.69 percent
possess BPL cards.
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Price rise squeezes family food basket
Food price rises are eating into incomes with a
knock on effect on nutrition, reveals a survey
by ActionAid of vendors and consumers in
Karnataka. Workers are spending most of their
daily wages to muster three meals a day.
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Women reap the fruits of land struggle
After eight years of hunger strikes, petitions
and legal battles, women of Kattiupaiyur, Tamil
Nadu have reclaimed land that once belonged to
their oppressed community. Harvest time heralds
a brighter future.
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Save Niyamgiri
With the Supreme Court
poised to decide on
clearance to bauxite
from Niyamgiri,
indigenous Kondh tribes
of Orissa pray to keep
controversial mining
company Vedanta/Sterlite
away from their sacred
mountain.
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Fighting to be counted
Ramps and Braille are to become
de
rigueur
for polling booths across Karnataka, as assembly
election draw near, in a major victory for disabled
people. The bigger battle for political recognition
is on.
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