Narmada Bachao Andolan
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Delhi court convicts Medha Patkar in 23-year-old defamation case filed by LG VK Saxena
India | May 24, 2024, 11:31 PM ISTDelhi LG VK Saxena had filed the case against Medha Patkar in November 2000 when he was the president of the National Council of Civil Liberties over a "defamatory" press release issued against him by the activist.
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MP: 'Jal satyagraha' against Omkareshwar dam water level
India | Oct 26, 2019, 05:06 PM ISTNarmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader and nine displaced persons have launched 'jal satyagraha' in the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh demanding that water level in the Omkareshwar dam be brought down.
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Mamata must stop Modi from changing land acquisition act: Medha Patkar
National | Aug 29, 2014, 09:03 PM ISTKolkata: Social activist Medha Patkar Friday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee must "stop" changes in the land acquisition act, slated to be brought in by the Narendra Modi-led central government.Ahead of her meeting
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Medha Patkar cross-examined in 2002 assault case
India | Aug 13, 2014, 08:25 AM ISTAhmedabad: Social activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar was here yesterday cross-examined by the defence lawyer in the 2002 Sabarmati Ashram assault case.The cross-examination lasted for five hours. BJP youth wing president Amit
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Gujarat can install gates on dam but can't close them: Centre
India | Jul 24, 2014, 08:19 PM ISTAhmedabad: In a U-turn after protests by environmental activists against allowing Gujarat to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Centre told the Gujarat government that it may construct gates on the dam,
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AAP to support Medha if she contests Lok Sabha polls
National | Feb 12, 2014, 09:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is willing to extend its full support to social activist Medha Patkar if she contests the Lok Sabha polls. “If she (Patkar) wants to contest Lok Sabha polls,
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Anna Praising Modi Unacceptable, Says Medha Patkar
India | Apr 13, 2011, 05:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 13: Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has said Anna Hazare's public praise of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is unacceptable as it will compromise the battle against corruption. "It was shocking