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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/environment/maharashtra-the-forest-they-stole-in-the-name-of-the-tiger-conservation</loc>
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<image:caption>The Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur, Maharashtra.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The tribals and other forest dwellers whose labour has shaped the forest landscape of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, and in return forest was providing them with their livelihood, until unless forest dwellers’s rights were not encroached.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The dispossession has been conducted in the name of tiger conservation where the existence of tribals and other forest dwellers has been declared illegal which is backed by the state ideological apparatuses.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>women in a gram sabha</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The forest is made “cheap” by removing its human caretakers, so it can be sold at a premium to those who can afford to experience the resulting silence.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-07T11:30:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Maharashtra: The Forest They Stole in the Name of the Tiger Conservation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, tiger conservation , Forest Rights,  Environmental justice</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/farmer/beneath-the-barren-fields-of-panna-how-falling-groundwater-is-drowning-a-farming-community</loc>
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<image:caption>Experts warn that if groundwater depletion continues at the current pace, agriculture in the region could face severe consequences in the coming years, and parts of the farmland may eventually turn barren.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Many wells and borewells now dry up before summer fully arrives, leaving farmers struggling for irrigation water during cultivation.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The water crisis now threatens the very survival of farming communities.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Farmers claim farming no longer supports families the way it once did.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>For many farmers, access to water is directly linked to dignity, food security and survival.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-07T10:02:53.954+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Beneath the Barren Fields of Panna: How Falling Groundwater Is Drowning a Farming Community | TM Ground Report</news:title>
<news:keywords>Groundwater depletion, MP farmers, water crisis </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/india/youths-dissent-at-jantar-mantar-gains-cross-generational-support-as-cockroach-janata-party-holds-peaceful-dharna</loc>
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<image:caption>Thousands of protesters begin arriving at Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Heavy security deployment, including paramilitary forces, was visible across central Delhi, with barricades and personnel positioned around the protest site.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-06T12:13:22.720+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Youths’ Dissent at Jantar Mantar Gains Cross-Generational Support as Cockroach Janata Party Begins Peaceful Dharna</news:title>
<news:keywords>Cockroach Janata Party, Jantar Mantar Protests, Dharmendra Pradhan Resignation, NEET paper leak, examination irregularities</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/labourer/nhrc-steps-in-4-days-after-toxic-sewage-kills-three-workers-in-ludhiana</loc>
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<image:caption>The Commission has issued notices to the Punjab Chief Secretary and the Ludhiana Police Commissioner, calling for a detailed report within two weeks.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-05T19:15:08.330+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NHRC Steps in 4 Days After Toxic Sewage Kills Three Workers in Ludhiana</news:title>
<news:keywords>National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), chemical waste sewage line, manual cleaning</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/rajasthans-25000-sanitation-worker-hiring-under-fire-valmiki-community-questions-5-year-contract-as-govt-term-nears-end</loc>
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<image:caption>The recruitment is being carried out under the Rajasthan Contractual Recruitment Rules, 2022 by the Department of Local Self-Government. As per the new policy, selected candidates will have to work on a contractual basis for the first five years.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The real work of cleaning filth, excreta and garbage is left only to the Valmiki community.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-05T15:12:30.234+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>“Government Itself Has 2.5 Years Left”: Valmiki Leaders Slam 5-Year Probation Clause in Rajasthan Sanitation Workers Recruitment</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sanitation Workers Recruitment, Valmiki Community , 5-Year Contract Term, reservation policy</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/obc-news/no-obc-among-congresss-7-rajya-sabha-nominees-aiobc-slams-elite-picks</loc>
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<image:caption>The Congress list, released on June 4, features four Brahmins, two Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, and one minority representative.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-05T14:24:16.453+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No OBC Among Congress’s 7 Rajya Sabha Nominees, AIOBC Slams “Elite Picks”</news:title>
<news:keywords>OBC representation Rajya Sabha 2026, Congress Rajya Sabha candidates list, OBC reservation, Mallikarjun Kharge, OBC issues</news:keywords>
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