NHRC notice to Jharkhand on Dhanbad coal mafia
February 7th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Monday issued notice to the Jharkhand government on the economic hardships being faced by tribals, and the illegal coal mining ... Read more...
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Six non-timber forest projects in Maoist-hit areas: Ramesh
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Indian government Friday announced six projects in non-timber forest produce (NTFP) such as gum and medicinal plants to cover around 60 Maoist-affected districts in ... Read more...
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Odisha denies Bonda tribe’s exploitation (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) The authorities in Odisha Wednesday denied that the primitive Bonda tribe in the state was in any way being exploited by tourists but ordered an inquiry ... Read more...
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Odisha denies Bonda tribes’ exploitation
January 25th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha Wednesday denied that primitive Bonda tribes in the state were in any way exploited by tourists.The denial came after a section of media ... Read more...
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Child tying minister’s shoe laces raises a stink (Second Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 21 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Cooperatives Minister Gauri Shankar Bisen came under attack Saturday after he was filmed getting his shoe laces tied by a tribal student at ... Read more...
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Child asked to tie minister’s shoe laces (Lead)
January 21st, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 21 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Cooperatives Minister Gauri Shankar Bisen came under attack Saturday after he was filmed getting his shoe laces tied by a tribal student at ... Read more...
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Anger over child tying shoe laces of Madhya Pradesh minister
January 21st, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 21 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Cooperatives Minister Gauri Shankar Bisen was Saturday at the centre of a row after television cameras caught him getting his shoe laces tied by ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy survivors sit-in to move to Delhi
January 20th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 20 (IANS) The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy Friday suspended their 18-day sit-in here to protest inadequate compensation and announced they would soon shift it to ... Read more...
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Idukki’s pill-popping tribals don’t menstruate anymore
January 19th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Marayoor (Kerala), Jan 19 (IANS) It's been a while since tribal Adivasi women and girls in three villages of Kerala's Idukki district have menstruated. Reason? They have been popping contraceptive ... Read more...
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Funds no problem for Maoist-hit areas: Jairam Ramesh
January 16th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 16 (IANS) There was no problem of funds for development and infrastructure projects for Maoist-hit areas, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday."The central government is striving to ... Read more...
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Maoists ask Andhra legislators to oppose bauxite mining
January 11th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Maoists Wednesday urged legislators in Andhra Pradesh to pass a resolution opposing the proposed bauxite mining in tribal areas.The banned Communist Party of India-Maoist has put ... Read more...
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No blind support to corporates, says Andhra police chief
December 30th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police will not "blindly" support corporates facing opposition from local communities in setting up of thermal power and other industrial projects in the coastal ... Read more...
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Key Supreme Court decisions in 2011 (With Law yearender)
December 28th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Judicial milestones of 2011Jan 21: Life term upheld for Australian Graham Staines' killers Ravinder Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh and Mahender Hambram in Odisha.
March 3: Appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. ... Read more...
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New districts, sub-divisions and blocks for Tripura
December 28th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 28 (IANS) Ahead of its 40th statehood day on Jan 21, Tripura will get four new districts, six sub-divisions and five rural development blocks in order to make ... Read more...
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Manipur parties in poll mode for Jan 28 battle
December 25th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 25 (IANS) With polls to the 60-member Manipur assembly scheduled to be held Jan 28, parties in the northeastern state are gearing up to reach out to ... Read more...
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Congress walks out in Chhattisgarh house over girl’s killing
December 23rd, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Opposition Congress members staged a walk-out Friday from the Chhattisgarh assembly, alleging that a poor minor tribal girl was killed by several policemen in a ... Read more...
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Balco’s bauxite mining displaces Chhattisgarh tribals
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 22 (IANS) Several families belonging to the poverty-hit Baiga tribe in Chhattisgarh were hit by bauxite mining operations of aluminium major Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco), Chief Minister ... Read more...
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2,700 tribals to take part in sports fest
December 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 16 (IANS) More than 2,700 participants from India, Nepal and Bhutan will participate in the VIth National Sports Festival for Tribals starting here December 27.Christened Ekalavya Khelkood-2011, the ... Read more...
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Scattered Mizos must live in unity, says Lal Thanhawla
December 12th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 12 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla Monday stressed that Mizo people living in various regions, including Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and neighbouring Myanmar, must live in unity for ... Read more...
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Ban mining in forest areas: Jairam Ramesh
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh Saturday called for a ban on mining in forest areas."I am against mining in forest areas... tribals living in ... Read more...
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Rural job workers to get cash in Maoist-hit areas: Ramesh
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday said that rural job scheme workers will be paid in cash in Jharkhand's Maoist-hit areas."In Manohar block of West ... Read more...
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Nun’s killing: Maoists, villagers blamed; seven held
November 20th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Maoists and villagers together killed nun-cum-activist Valsha John Nov 15 in Jharkhand's Pakur district and seven people have been arrested for the murder, police said ... Read more...
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Himachal panchayats to again go unrepresented over hydro project
November 20th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Rekong Peo (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 20 (IANS) A private mega hydropower project near this town in Kinnaur district has again evoked sharp response from the tribals, who have decided to ... Read more...
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Nun’s murder: Seven detained, police officer suspended
November 18th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 18 (IANS) Seven people have been detained and a police officer has been suspended in the brutal murder of nun-cum-activist Valsha John in Jharkhand's Pakur district, police said ... Read more...
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Himachal exhibits artefacts at trade fair
November 17th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The centuries-old, globally acclaimed dying art forms of Himachal Pradesh are displayed at the on-going India International Trade Fair here, an official said Thursday.Live demonstration ... Read more...
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Police suspect tribals for Jharkhand nun’s killing
November 17th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 17 (IANS) A nun-cum-activist who was beaten to death two days ago in Jharkhand was probably killed by local tribals, police said Thursday, ruling out the possibility of ... Read more...
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Delayed wage payments hit rural job scheme: minister
November 15th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Delays in wage payments are reducing the demand for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said."An ... Read more...
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‘Rise of Maoists due to injustice with tribals’
November 12th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 12 (IANS) Maoist activities are growing in India's tribal areas because the traditional forest dwellers have been denied justice, a tribal leader said Saturday."Had there been justice for ... Read more...
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Thousands protest caste certificate manipulation
November 11th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (IANS) Thousands of tribals Friday staged a rally in an Odisha town seeking dismissal of government employees who allegedly got jobs by manipulating their caste certificates, police ... Read more...
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Anna’s support for Dalits half hearted: Udit Raj
November 11th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Dalit leader Udit Raj, who has been pushing for a Bahujan Lokpal bill, has termed as "half hearted" Anna Hazare's intention to involve Dalits, ... Read more...
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Digvijay questions Anna on reservation
November 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Firing a fresh salvo at Anna Hazare and his team, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Wednesday questioned their stand on reservation and the inclusion ... Read more...
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Rampant mining strengthening Maoists: Darwin’s descendent
November 4th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) Anthropologist and author Felix Padel Friday said unscientific and rampant mining was causing a polarisation in Indian society which in turn was fuelling Maoism."The Maoists' war ... Read more...
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Ramesh assures Munda of Maoist areas’ speedy development
October 31st, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday assured Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda that there would be no dearth of funds to implement the development action ... Read more...
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Plea to rename Gorkha council, include tribal areas
October 30th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday forged a pact with the Adivasi Vikas Parishad (AVP), and demanded that the name of the Gorkha Territorial Administration ... Read more...
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30 killed in Arunachal bridge collapse (Lead)
October 29th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, Oct 29 (IANS) At least 30 people, including children, were feared killed when a suspension bridge over the Kameng river collapsed late Saturday in Arunachal Pradesh, a police official ... Read more...
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