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The End of Nepal’s Own "Gorkhayani"

By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, April 16, 2008 With Nepal all set to become a democratic republic, Indians may be looking on with trepidation as a radical force comes to power in the Himalayan kingdom. They should not, as India played a central role in…

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Rivers for sale: Common property in peril

A warning from Chhattisgarh By Rifat Mumtaz, Manshi Asher and Amitabh Behar Sun, 5 Feb 2006, 10:12:00 Three case studies from Chhattisgarh — the privatisation of the Sheonath river, the insatiable use of water from the Kelu river by an industry, and the construction of…

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IE (2005.2.6): Nepali leaders seek refuge in Uttaranchal

Please urge the state and central authorities to give refuge to our Nepali neighbours who are fleeing from repression in Nepal, reminiscent of Indira Gandhi’s own emergency that almost destroyed Indian democracy. DEHRA DUN, FEBRUARY 6: Fearing arrest following the emergency in Nepal, a former…

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ANI (2005.1.18): Uttaranchal trains police in guerrilla warfare as violence brews in Nepal

NOTE: This is a potentially dangerous situation where PAC units are being trained to engage insurgents on the Nepal, possibly further escalating the conflict that sees no end in sight without a mediated settlement. [India News]: Undisclosed location, Jan 18 : Police in Uttaranchal, are…

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TOI (2004.10.6): Activists protest centre's poor environmental record

TIMES NEWS NETWORK [WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2004 11:30:47 PM] NEW DELHI: For the second time in as many months, over 40 activists have come together to protest the Union environment ministry’s poor record in protecting wildlife from destructive development and commercial pressures, demand people have…

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Elections 2004 – Real World defeats Virtual Reality

May 16, 2004 The 2004 Elections were a stunner, no doubt about it. Most commentators were caught out, having been completely bowled over by the NDA’s spin, and the careful papering over of the deep maladies afflicting the country’s people. Few were aware about the…

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Killing the Ganga

VANDANA SHIVA comments on the ecological and social consequences of the proposed move to privatise the Ganga by a multi-national company. The Hindu, Sunday, Aug 31, 2003 FOR the first time since the construction of the Ganga Canal in 1847, water has stopped flowing in…

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