land rights

Ranchi, April 11 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid tribute to tribal freedom fighters Sido and Kanhu Murmu on their birth anniversary at Sido-Kahnu Park in Ranchi.Accompanied by his wife and MLA Kalpana Soren, Soren garlanded the statues of the two brothers, who led the Santhal...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 The opposition BJD and Congress on Thursday condemned the alleged police excesses on tribal people during a protest over the construction of a road to the Sijimali bauxite mine in Rayagada district of Odisha.At least 70 people, including 58 security personnel, were injured...

New Delhi, April 8 A day before the Assam Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appealed to the people of the state on Wednesday to vote for change, asserting that the polls are not just about changing the government, but also about eradicating violence, corruption, and hatred.In a...

Alipurduar (WB), April 8 BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Wednesday alleged the Mamata Banerjee-led government had snatched land that rightfully belonged to the people of West Bengal and given it to infiltrators, changing the state's demographics.Addressing an election rally in north Bengal's...

Alipurduar (WB), April 8 BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Wednesday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led government had taken land that rightfully belonged to the people of West Bengal and given it to infiltrators, thereby changing the state's demographics.Addressing an election rally in Alipurduar...

Tinsukia/North Lakhimpur, April 6 Union minister J P Nadda accused the Congress on Monday of treating the tea tribes as a "vote bank" that it "exploited" every five years while not working for their welfare.The tea tribes in Assam are the descendants of the laborers brought to the region...

Tinsukia (Assam), April 6 Union Minister J P Nadda accused the Congress on Monday of treating the tea tribes as a "vote bank" that it "exploited" every five years while not working for their welfare.The tea tribes in Assam are the descendants of the laborers brought to the region during the...

Guwahati, April 6 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday indirectly criticized the Gandhi family while addressing a public rally in Hojai, Assam, accusing the Congress party of prioritizing dynastic interests over public welfare.Without naming individuals directly, PM Modi criticized...

Guwahati, April 6 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing the party of engaging in “appeasement politics” and supporting infiltration for electoral gains, while asserting that the BJP-led government is committed to protecting the land and...

Guwahati, March 5 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused the Congress of committing five major sins against the people of Assam since independence on Sunday.Addressing two election rallies in Bokakhat and Naduar, Chouhan alleged that in 1947, during the partition, the...

Guwahati, April 5 In the poll-bound state of Assam, political parties are intensifying their efforts to gain the support of the influential tea tribe, a voting bloc that could decide the outcomes in dozens of constituencies.With approximately 35 lakh voters, this community holds sway in over...

Guwahati, April 4 – Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal launched a strong attack on the Congress on Saturday, accusing it of plunging Assam into an "era of violence and insecurity," and urging voters to support the BJP-led NDA to protect the state's "land...

Idukki (Kerala), April 4 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised local issues, including agriculture, land rights, and human-animal conflict, to target the ruling LDF at an election rally in Kattappana here on Saturday.Addressing the gathering as part of his campaign for the April 9 assembly...

Guwahati, April 3 Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and his ally AJP chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi participated in a roadshow on Friday in support of the opposition alliance's candidates in two assembly seats in Guwahati.The two leaders, surrounded by supporters of both parties, took part in the...

Dibrugarh, April 3 – Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal intensified the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign in Upper Assam on Friday, asserting that the outcome of the upcoming Assembly polls will determine the future of Assam and the protection of the identity and rights of the Assamese...

Guwahati, April 3 AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that both the BJP and Congress are two sides of the same coin, as neither of the parties wants a strong Muslim leadership in Assam.Addressing election rallies for the AIUDF candidates in Goalpara and Dhubri, the Hyderabad MP...

Kamalpur/Mangaldai/Guwahati, April 3 BJP leader Nitin Nabin on Friday alleged that the Congress had worked for "immigrants" and urged voters to remember its tenure while casting their votes in the Assam Assembly elections.Addressing rallies in support of party candidates in Kamalpur, Mangaldai...

Kamalpur/Mangaldai (Assam), April 3 BJP leader Nitin Nabin on Friday alleged that the Congress had worked for "illegal immigrants" and urged voters to remember their tenure while casting their votes in the Assam Assembly elections.Addressing rallies in Kamalpur and Mangaldai, he expressed...

Srinagar, April 2 Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that allegations are being raised that the recent encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, in which a local terrorist was killed, was “fake”.The Army on Wednesday said that a local terrorist, Rashid...

Dibrugarh/Jorhat, March 31 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed on Tuesday that India's neighbors had sought to "disrupt" Assam by taking advantage of the unrest here earlier, but their "efforts were unsuccessful" as the Narendra Modi government brought peace to the region...