In Naoboicha, Assam, Mallikarjun Kharge announced the Congress party's "five guarantees" for the upcoming elections, focusing on women's welfare, universal healthcare, land rights, and justice in the Zubeen Garg case.He also criticized the BJP-led government, accusing it of rampant corruption...
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Agartala, March 29 Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma claimed on Sunday that he was under "tremendous pressure" to ally with the BJP ahead of the Tripura tribal council elections.Polling for the 28 seats of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council...
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Naoboicha (Assam), March 29 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced his party's "five guarantees" for the upcoming elections in Assam, with a focus on women's welfare, healthcare for all, land rights, and justice in the Zubeen Garg death case.He also criticized the BJP-led government...
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Agartala, March 29 – In a historic first in Tripura’s electoral history, both the ruling parties and the opposition have launched extensive campaigns – without any alliances – to win control of the crucial Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), widely considered the state's...
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Vadodara, March 23. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, alleged that the rights of tribal communities were being systematically undermined, stating that "Adivasis are the original owners of India".He also accused the Gujarat government and the Central government...
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On March 23 in Vadodara, Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP and RSS regarding the term "Vanvasi," claiming it was used to deny tribal people their rightful ownership of water, forests, and land, which they have held for centuries.Addressing the "Adivasi Adhikar Sammelan" in Vadodara, Gandhi...
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Vadodara, March 23 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted the BJP and the RSS over the use of the term 'Vanvasis' for tribal people, claiming that they have coined the term to deny them their original ownership of water, forests, and land, which have belonged to them for centuries...
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Washington, March 20 – Several indigenous Catholic and tribal leaders in central Bangladesh have warned the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government that failure to withdraw a disputed forest development project could trigger a stronger protest movement.The Garo and Koch indigenous people...
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London, March 20 – The denial of essential services in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has created a widening humanitarian divide, where inflation, unemployment, food insecurity, and power shortages are intertwined with political...
New Delhi, March 16 Representatives of denotified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic tribes announced the formation of a national federation on Monday, and demanded a separate column for these communities in the 2027 Census, according to an official statement.Community representatives also stated that...
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Quetta, March 16 – The pattern of resource extraction from Pakistan's Balochistan without meaningful participation of local residents will continue to fuel resentment, militancy, and human rights crises, a report has highlighted. Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province by area and holds a...
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Guwahati, March 16 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that the state government has provided land rights to lakhs of indigenous families through its flagship land settlement initiatives, asserting that the move fulfills the state government's commitment to protect "Jati...
Ranchi, March 15 CPI national general secretary D Raja asserted on Sunday that the Left is confident of a revival in West Bengal in the upcoming assembly elections, and it will emerge as a force to be reckoned with that will shape the political discourse of the state.Raja's statement came...
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Guwahati, March 15 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on the Congress on Sunday, accusing it of turning Assam into a "safe haven for infiltrators" during its years in power, while asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is determined to free the state from...
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Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress of endangering national security by handing over land to infiltrators, while launching projects worth over Rs 24,250 crore as part of his two-day tour to Assam ahead of the assembly elections.Modi stated that the...
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Guwahati, March 13 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by granting land rights to tea workers within garden housing lines, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Addressing the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never adequately...
Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by granting land rights to tea workers within garden housing lines, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked...
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Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by offering land rights to tea garden workers, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked after the tea garden...
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New Delhi, March 13 Members of Parliament from the National Conference in the Rajya Sabha met President Droupadi Murmu here on Friday and submitted a memorandum, seeking the early restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, and highlighting issues such as land and job rights, hydropower...
Guwahati, March 10 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the BJP-led government in the state has increased the wages of tea garden workers by more than 40 per cent since 2021, accusing previous Congress governments of neglecting the community for decades.In a post on...