Fresh 'onslaught' on Bengali migrants: Another 1 lakh declared foreigners in Assam

By A Representative
A whopping additional 1,02,462 people have been excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC), released on June 26. Explaining the exclusion, the NRC authority said, “The persons whose names appear in the Additional Draft Exclusion list are those persons whose names were included in the draft NRC published on July 30, 2018, but have been subsequently found ineligible."
The reasons, according to NCR, are, (1) they were found to be "Declared Foreigner (DF) or Doubtful Voter(DV) or persons with cases pending at Foreigners Tribunals (PFT), or (2) they were found to be "ineligible while appearing as witnesses in hearings held for disposal of Claims and Objections", or (3) they were found to be ineligible "during the process of verification carried out by the Local Registrars of Citizen Registration."
The human rights site, Sabrang India regrets, many of the additional people excluded are over and above the names appearing in the NRC final draft, released on July 30, 2018, in which a whopping 40,07,707 people were left out.
"Many of them were Bengali Hindus, working class Muslims, Koch Rajbonshis and Gorkhas. Over 55 percent were women and children", it said, adding, "A fresh set of formalities will now need to be completed and many are viewing this as a fresh bid to target and harass people who are perceived to be ‘outsiders’ or ‘foreigners’."

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Grain vs. gasoline: How the global biofuel boom threatens India’s food and water security

By Rajiv Shah A new report published by the international research and advocacy organization GRAIN has warned that the global resurgence of biofuels is triggering a dangerous dynamic of “more fuel, less food, more land grabs.” Driven by intersecting energy security concerns, geopolitical tensions, and aggressive decarbonization mandates, the expanding agrofuel industry is increasingly pitting corporate energy interests against global food security and indigenous land rights.

Sikkim governor row: ALIFA asks centre to explain hurried appointment in Ankita Bhandari case

By A Representative The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) on Saturday expressed “immense pain and outrage” that even after four years and a national uproar, justice has not been fully delivered in the Ankita Bhandari murder case and that a ruling party politician facing allegations has been “gifted a high-ranking constitutional office.” In a statement, ALIFA extended “unflinching solidarity” to Ankita’s parents, who it said are “fighting for justice on the streets of Delhi,” and demanded that pending the CBI inquiry and judicial decision, the appointment of BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim’s Governor be subject to “immediate presidential review.”

Can free‑living Indian street dogs teach us about how to care for pet dogs?

By Daniel Ramp, Kapil Vishwas Patwardhan, Rosalie Chapple We give our pet dogs shelter, veterinary care, affection, training and play. We decide when they eat, where they sleep, when they go outside, who they meet, and how they move through the world.

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