Dayamani Barla

In this national election, much has been made of Narendra Modi's rise from a simple tea-seller to the top contender for Prime Minister.

Jharkhand is on high alert in light of the Lok Sabha polls as police believe security forces in the state could come under Maoist attacks, an official said on Saturday.

Jharkhand land rights activist Dayamani Barla has been granted bail today, after spending almost two months in jail.

In Jharkhand, activist and journalist Dayamani Barla has spent the last month and half in prison. Activists in the state allege she is facing government persecution for leading an agitation of villagers near the state's capital Ranchi. The government says her arrest has nothing to do with any particular agitation and is in line with the law, and re...

Protests over the arrest of journalist and land rights activist Dayamani Barla are growing in Jharkhand. Ms Barla has been at the forefront of a protest by villagers at the Nagri village, 25 kilometres from Ranchi, where the government wants to acquire over 200 acres of farmland for setting up a law university and a campus of the Indian Institute o...

Jharkhand High Court on Thursday issued contempt notices to JDP chief Salkhan Murmu, social activist Dayamani Barla and four others for burning its effigy on October 4.

Tribals opposed to the acquisition of farmland in Nagri village near Ranchi gathered at the site and began agitating.

The award-winning tribal activist and journalist's supporters allege charges were slapped and she was arrested to silence a protest against land acquisition near Ranchi.

In this national election, much has been made of Narendra Modi's rise from a simple tea-seller to the top contender for Prime Minister.

Jharkhand is on high alert in light of the Lok Sabha polls as police believe security forces in the state could come under Maoist attacks, an official said on Saturday.

Jharkhand land rights activist Dayamani Barla has been granted bail today, after spending almost two months in jail.

In Jharkhand, activist and journalist Dayamani Barla has spent the last month and half in prison. Activists in the state allege she is facing government persecution for leading an agitation of villagers near the state's capital Ranchi. The government says her arrest has nothing to do with any particular agitation and is in line with the law, and re...

Protests over the arrest of journalist and land rights activist Dayamani Barla are growing in Jharkhand. Ms Barla has been at the forefront of a protest by villagers at the Nagri village, 25 kilometres from Ranchi, where the government wants to acquire over 200 acres of farmland for setting up a law university and a campus of the Indian Institute o...

Jharkhand High Court on Thursday issued contempt notices to JDP chief Salkhan Murmu, social activist Dayamani Barla and four others for burning its effigy on October 4.

Tribals opposed to the acquisition of farmland in Nagri village near Ranchi gathered at the site and began agitating.

The award-winning tribal activist and journalist's supporters allege charges were slapped and she was arrested to silence a protest against land acquisition near Ranchi.