The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the consent powers of tribals under the Forest Rights Act. The move could take the sheen off the Congress central leadership’s recent attempts to burnish its pro-tribal credentials in and outside the Parliament. A petition by Himachal government’s power corporation […]
Seven years after the Centre’s approval, the forest lands in Himachal Pradesh can now be used for developmental works like building schools or community centre on fulfilling certain conditions. “Under Forest Rights Act 2006 section 3(2), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, has agreed that for 13 developmental acts the District Forest Officer of the area can allow the use […]
On June 17, the Municipal Corporation of Dharamshala launched a drive to demolish Charan Khad slum and evict about 1,500 residents who had been staying there for over three decades. These people are protesting the forceful eviction without a plan for rehabilitation. The evicted residents of Charan Khad, including some 300 children, are now braving […]
जितनी मशकत हिमाचल के नेताओं और सरकार ने धर्मशाला को स्मार्ट सिटी की पदवी हासिल कराने में लगाई, उससे बहूत कम समय और उर्जा लगी जिला प्रशासन की, इस शहर की पैंतीस साल पुरानी बस्ती को उजाड़ने में. स्मार्ट सिटी बनने का मामला तो करोड़ों रुपयों का है पर धर्मशाला की सबसे गरीब जनता को […]
Himachal Pradesh is a Himalayan state in the North-West of India and is known for its good performance in social and economic development indicators in the country. A state where the government seems to have ‘delivered’ in areas of education, health and other basic services. The region is also celebrated for its landscape- as the […]
Recently the Forest Department started the drive to evict Schedule Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers from forest land under the garb of HP High court order and particularly in Forest Division Banjar, Kullu and Parvati. Huge number of them belongs to Schedule Castes (SC) and had been evicted or had been ordered to evict […]
In the freezing winter of 2009, a few communities of the Baiga tribe in Mungeli and Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh were evicted from their homes inside the forest and forced into an open area some distance away. One person among them died due to lack of access to food and shelter. The state forest department’s idea of […]
The Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi recently intervened and compelled the Himachal Pradesh government to withdraw its appeal filed against National Green Tribunal (NGT) judgment mandating recognition of forest rights of tribal farmers under the Forest Right Act. Despite that, the state government launched a drive to clear ‘encroachments out of the forests’ under the garb […]
The Himachal Government has started the drive to evict Schedule Tribes and OTFDs from forest land under the garb of Himachal Pradesh (HP) High Court order as stated under. The hon’ble High Court of HP ordered on dated 18-10-2016 in CWPIL No.17/2014 a/w CWP No.3141/2015, COPC No.161/2012 and CWPIL No.9/2015 to remove encroachment on forest […]
On July 25, around 2,000 farmers gathered in Himachal Pradesh’s remote tribal district of Kinnaur to highlight the threat looming over their land, forests and livelihoods. Against the background of green hills, they thundered chants as local leaders gave rousing speeches. When the assembly dispersed, the farmers were still unsure if they had been heard, […]