As the Adivasis continue their protests and claim their rights over Marang Buru, they also bring up the question of dispossession and displacement. It reflects the imbibed displeasure of Adivasis against all the external...
On Thursday, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren urged the Centre to take an "appropriate decision" on one of its notifications regarding Parasnath Hills, one of the holiest places for Jains.
Shri Sammed Shikharji is a Jain pilgrimage centre in the Parasnath Hills of Jharkhand. The Jharkhand government has decided to turn it into a tourist attraction, which has irked the Jain community.
A large number of tribals on Tuesday assembled near the Parasnath hills in Giridih district, urging the state government and the Centre to free their holy site from the “clutches” of the Jain community.
Parasnath Hills is not like any other normal tourist place as it comes under the jurisdiction of a wildlife sanctuary and even for small construction, permission has to be sought from wildlife authorities and not much...
Jains across the country have been demanding the scrapping of a 2019 Jharkhand government notification designating Parasnath hills as a tourist place, fearing this would lead to an influx of tourists who may consume...
