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December 2006

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29.12.2006 Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, along with several activists of trade unions and civil society organisations, staged a sit-in outside the Banga Bhavan here on Thursday against alleged forcible acquisition of agriculture land for the Tatas to set up a car factory in Singur
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28.12.2006 Inaugurating the Dalit-Minority International Conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was necessary to make a distinction between the problems faced by Dalits and those by minorities.
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Demolizioni a Chennai nel Tamil Nadu (India)
27.12.2006 Una serie di demolizioni effettuate dalle autorità a Chennai nel Tamil Nadu (India) ha lasciato senza casa circa 30.000 persone, tra cui circa 5.000 studenti - riporta International Alliance of Inhabitants (Iai). Tre persone sono morte, tra le quali una bambina di tre anni che è affogata, mentre un altro milione di persone, abitanti sul suolo pubblico, sono minacciate di sfratto imminente in tutto lo stato del Tamil Nadu. "Le persone che vivevano nell’area del lago Porur sono state sfrattate a forza, senza nessun preavviso da parte della polizia, giunta in gran numero con ruspe e bulldozer per demolire ogni insediamento. E’ stato uno shock" - denunciano le associazioni che invitano a firmare l'appello online.
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27.12.2006 The Tsunami Response Watch is a one-stop humanitarian website that pools information on the post-tsunami efforts in India.
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27.12.2006 Shooting down a proposal to punish women for adultery, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended that a woman, even in an extra-marital affair, should be treated as a victim.
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26.12.2006 a growing number of women, who have formed self help groups and started making candles, papads and pickles, are now making forays into ambitious new projects in an effort to cement a new future.
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