Medha Patkar: News
14 Dec 2022
Raghuram RajanRajasthan: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan joins Bharat Jodo Yatra
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan joined the Congress Party's Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) led by Rahul Gandhi, which is now traveling across Rajasthan.
23 Nov 2022
Rahul GandhiBharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to mobilize key activists, celebrities
Even as the Congress is braving the Medha Patkar row, the party feels there's a need for a proper structure to reach out to more non-political faces to join its Bharat Jodo Yatra.
29 Jan 2021
Delhi PoliceConspiracy hatched in September: Delhi Police in R-Day violence FIR
A conspiracy to storm Delhi was hatched in September after the central government passed new agricultural laws, the Delhi Police has said in one of the 33 FIRs lodged in connection with the Republic Day violence earlier this week.
02 Jan 2020
IndiaFive famous social activists in India you should know about
Social activism plays a vital role in bringing about social changes for the betterment of society.
10 Dec 2018
United Nations (UN)Hundreds gather at Parliament street to celebrate Human Rights Day
Hundreds of people from across the country, including prominent activists like Medha Patkar and Shabnam Hashmi, gathered at Parliament Street in central Delhi to celebrate the International Human Rights Day (HRD) today.
17 Sep 2017
IndiaWorld Bank refused, temples gave money for Sardar Sarovar Dam
Dedicating the 2nd biggest dam in the world to the people of India, Modi said that the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada faced many hurdles.
08 Aug 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaNarmada dam protests: Medha Patkar, eleven others arrested
Veteran environmental activist Medha Patkar and eleven others were arrested yesterday by the Dhar police.
05 Aug 2017
Madhya PradeshNarmada dam: Thousands protest against inadequate resettlement
As political drama and the India-China military standoff in Doklam are hogging the national limelight among other things, 12 people including veteran activist, Medha Patkar have been fasting over the past week over the government's decision to raise water levels in the Sardar Sarovar dam in Narmada.