November 22nd, 2008 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) The impasse continued in West Bengal's violence-hit Lalgarh area Friday with tribal groups, agitating against police excesses after Nov 2 Salboni landmine blast, and the administration engaging in ...
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October 13th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Oct 13 (IANS) In the wake of a controversy following the recent translation of the Bible into a local language Kuduk, a number of tribal organisations have called a Mahapanchayat (large ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct.8 (ANI): The Centre has launched a special scheme for hardest-hit naxal-affected districts of eight states to construct hostels to promote education among tribals and contain dropout rates.
The ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Raipur, July 24 (IANS) Three members of Chhattisgarh's Pahari Korba tribal community, all from the same family, died after drinking spurious liquor in the state's Surguja district, an official said Thursday. The ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Agartala, July 16 (IANS) India has undertaken a motivational programme to sensitise people living along its international borders to check propaganda against the country, officials said here Wednesday. "State owned Song and ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Peshawar , July 16 (ANI): Pakistan s militant organisations have become so powerful that they can take over any part of the country any moment, posing a potential threat to its ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) Pakistan is "in the eye of the storm" and needs to take "farsighted and prudent decisions" to safeguard its interests, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. He ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
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By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) It was sheer spunk and presence of mind that helped Mumbai youth Mohammed Adeeb Shaikh escape from the clutches of kidnappers in Sudan before reaching home ...
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June 5th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington , June 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has conveyed US concerns to Pakistan s newly appointed ambassador to the US , Husain Haqqani about the recent peace ...
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June 2nd, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by admin
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Shahjahanpur (Rajasthan)/Etawah, June 2 (ANI): New Delhi will have to prepare itself for another violent protest as the Gujjar community has decided to bring it to a standstill again on June ...
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June 2nd, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
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Jaipur, June 2 (ANI): The post-mortem of 37 victims killed in police firing occurred during Gujjars agitation will be completed today.
Post-mortem is being carried out at Pilupura, Sikandera and Sawai ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Gujjars reasserted that they would continue with their struggle in a peaceful manner until and unless their demands are fulfilled.
Speaking at an all India meeting of ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
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By Kestur Vasuki
Bangalore, June 1 (ANI): In a significant development spiritual guru and founder of Art Living Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar has brokered peace between warring Gujjars and Rajasthan Chief ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by admin
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Jaipur, June 1 (ANI): Gujjar agitators on Sunday agreed for the postmortem of 16 victims killed in police firing by a team of doctors from three states.
There will be two ...
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May 30th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by admin
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Ferozabad (Uttar Pradesh)/ Gwalior, May 30 (ANI): Four people were injured during a violent clash between members of Gujjar community and police officials in Firozabad on Friday.
Reportedly, the angry protesters ...
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April 8th, 2008 - 10:15 am ICT by admin
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New York, April 8 (IANS) Describing India as a "vibrant electoral democracy with an abysmal human rights record", an international rights body has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to ...
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April 5th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by admin
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Raipur, April 5 (IANS) For the first time, Chhattisgarh has completed survey of Abujhmad, a thickly forested area in Bastar region known to be a Maoist guerrilla nerve centre, a minister said ...
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March 20th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin
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By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur, March 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Raman Singh is confident that land acquisition for three major industrial projects in Chhattisgarh's tribal areas will be completed by yearend, despite running into ...
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March 16th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by admin
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Raipur, March 16 (IANS) Long delayed by protests over land acquisition, Tata Steel's 5 million tonne steel plant project in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region is now moving ahead with 1,000 farmers surrendering nearly ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by admin
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Raj Kumar Atal
Nuapada/Kalahandi, Mar.7 (ANI): Congress party general secretary and Lok Sabha MP from Amethi today toured Orissa's backward Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput region, and spent a considerable amount of time interacting with tribals and ...
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March 4th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by admin
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By Ajay Sharma
Bhilai (Chattisgarh), March 4 (ANI): A man in Bhilai has developed a deep liking for collecting musical instruments used by various tribal groups in Chattisgarh. He has collected 145 varieties ...
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March 3rd, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by admin
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Bhilai (Chattisgarh), March 3 (ANI): A man in Bhilai has developed a deep liking for collecting musical instruments used by various tribal groups in Chattisgarh. He has collected 145 varieties of traditional ...
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February 25th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by admin
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By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India will document, validate and popularise folk medicine practices of tribals across the country and even start institutes for their study to save these ...
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February 5th, 2008 - 8:08 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb.5 (ANI): Meghalayas three major tribal groups have sought constitutional recognition of their tribal chiefs from the central government.
Twenty representatives belonging to three predominant tribal groups from Meghalya-- Khasi, ...
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January 11th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by admin
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By Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): The representatives of the three major tribal groups of Meghalya have sought constitutional recognition to the tribal chiefs and their functions from the Central Government.
Twenty ...
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December 25th, 2007 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
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By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, Dec 25 (ANI): Opposition is building up against violence perpetrated by various militant groups in the State.
The tribals, for whose cause the violence is ostensibly taking place, ...
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December 18th, 2007 - 6:46 pm ICT by admin
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By Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi, Dec.18 (ANI): Union Tribal Affairs Minister P R Kyndia today assured tribal leaders from Assam that the Central Government would seriously look into matters of tribal welfare in ...
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December 11th, 2007 - 4:17 pm ICT by admin
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By Gautam and Vibou
Kohima, Dec 11 (ANI): India should initiate dialogue with rebel Naga leaders and Myanmar to ensure peace in Nagaland, according to Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio .
Various separatist ...
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December 10th, 2007 - 11:17 pm ICT by admin
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Kohima, Dec 10 (ANI): India should initiate dialogue with Naga leaders and Myanmar to ensure peace in Nagaland, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said here today.
Various separatist groups in the State have been ...
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