Bhan Sahu from Rajnandgaon reports that 15,190 tribal people from 104 villages in Mohla, Chowki and Manpur blocks have been campaigning under the leadership of Jan Shakti organisation from last few years but have not got any rights for their land. Many people were fined for using that forest land before Forest Rights Act came into existence

3 people were killed in a village called Balodi in Chhattisgarh this week after a fight between a group of dalit and non-dalits. The fight was about some land. A fact finding team from Dalit Mukti Morcha is visiting the village to investigate

Surendra Hanspal is reporting about an agitation in Raipur against expulsion order to Kashmiri Sikhs. Hanspal says it is not only at attack on Sikhs but the whole nation and everyone should write a post card to government of India to take stern action against the people who have issued this order

Mithilesh Kumar from Gharadmand area of Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh has reported that lots of children in that area these days are suffering from diarrhea and malaria but there are no health workers around. This is affecting children’s education. And lately able bodied and old are also now getting the disease. For more please call Mithilesh Ji at 07643201034

After order from Chhattisgarh high court administration has paid interim relief of Rs 1 lakh each to widows of 3 tribals who were killed by police and SPOs in a Salwa Judum camp called Matwada on 18th March 2008. The ongoing case demands a compensation of Rs 25 lakh each, a CBI enquiry and punishment for perpetrators of the crime. This is one of the first cases where state has paid relief to an alleged victim of state atrocity