Aloka from Mandar area of Ranchi in Jharkhand says trafficking of women has reduced in the area in last few years but she would like to talk about the case of Sugia Oraon, a 15 year old girl who was taken to Delhi 3 years back but has not returned yet. Sugia’s parents tell her that the woman who had taken Sugia has been murdered and Sugia may be sold to someone in Delhi. Please help them find their daughter. For more Aloka can be reached at 09934120747

Aloka from Ranchi says it is not possible to dig wells or ponds on rocky land because the Manrega scheme is limited to planting trees, soil shifting, and leveling activity.Cutting rock is not included in the scheme. An Oraon village leader in a village 30 kilometres off Ranchi explained to Aloka, that most Oraon villages are based on rocky land and so NREGA laws needs to be revised if it is to be effective for them.For more please contact Aloka at 09430194872

Alok Shukla is talking live from the place of public hearing in Dharmajaigarh where Dainki Bhaskar power group is trying to acquire 693 acre land in 5 villages. Alok says in 8 hours of hearing so far not a single person has spoken in favor of the company. Hired goons of the company, who came with printed letter of support to get people’s signature were pushed out by people. But after so much opposition he says if environment ministry still gives its approval to the project that will be very worrying

Aloka from Ranchi is reporting about celebration of anniversary of the historic Birsa Ulgulan on 9th January . On this day in 1900 Birsa Munda was arrested by British and was put behind bars in Ranchi. The same day the British had fired on thousands of Munda adivasis in Dombariburu who gave the slogan of ABUA HATU RE ABUA RAJ ( Our rule in our villages). In Torpa village a day long meeting was organised to commemorate where they discusesed about Adivasi history and sand songs

Alok Shukla from Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan is reporting about a March to assembly on 8th of December in Raipur. Due to unprecedented heavy rain in the whole state many people could not join the rally but more than 2000 tribals and struggling people took out a rally in rain and were stopped by police where they presented a memorandum signed by more than a lakh people demanding better implementation of PESA, FRA, NREGA and stopping harassment of activists and displacement from ancestral lands in the name of development