An adivasi village which worships wood rather then burning it on Holi day...

Darbu Singh Uike from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about a village which instead of burning worhips the wood on Holi day. He says in village Narwari Tola on the Holi day villagers worship the tree of Semal with lots of fun fair. They worship nature in the form of Semal and give a message that if nature is alive then we will as well. It is also the start of Gondi new year according their age old tradition. They also take oath to save nature that day. For more Uike Ji can be reached at 09406751188

Posted on: Mar 27, 2013. Tags: Darbu Singh Uike

Old well shown as new and Rs 2.18 lakh appropriated, alleges villager...

Bihari Singh from Chatra district in Jharkhand is telling us that he visited a village called Pahaswar in Huntergunj block where villagers told him that in 2009-10 a well was dug in their village. Again in 2011-12 village got Rs 2 lakhs and 18 thousands for another well. But this time the same old well was shown as new well. You are requested to call DC at 06541223034 or 09470197499 and DDC at 06541223038 or 9470197192. For more Bihari Ji can be reached at 07739163782

Posted on: Mar 25, 2013. Tags: Bihari Singh

Govt hospital prescribe medicine only from outside, Call to collector dont help

Murdhwaj Singh Baghel is district president of Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh. He is admitted in Gandhi memorial govt hospital in Rewa and says I have a card from Govt which says I will get medicine from the hospital but all the doctors here are prescribing medicine from outside. I also called the collector but things have not changed. If they can behave this way with me you can imagine how they must be treating a common laborer. For more Baghel Ji can be reached at 09201086902

Posted on: Mar 23, 2013. Tags: Murdhwaj Singh Baghel

Kanha: Foresters using illegal monetary inducement, threat to evict adivasis

Darbu Singh Uike from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about villages inside Kanha National Park. He says according to Forest Rights Act of 2006 Govt can not remove adivasis by force from the national parks but they are using inducement of Rs 1 lakh to families who are leaving the park. They are also threatening others who are not leaving the park. Villagers are angry and are preparing to oppose this illegal act. For more Uike Ji can be reached at 09406751188

Posted on: Mar 23, 2013. Tags: Darbu Singh Uike

Crop destroyed but Collector threatening of fine if farmers dont payback loan

Santosh Singh a farmer from Rewa district in MP is telling us that at one end farmers are worried about loss to crop by recent hailstorms the collector is giving notice on newspapers that the loan farmers had taken for seed and fertilizer at zero interest must pay by this month otherwise they will charge a penalty of 15%. He requests us to call collector at 9425147740 to give farmers time till April when the crop is ready. For more Santosh Ji can be reached at 09202752942

Posted on: Mar 22, 2013. Tags: Santosh Singh

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