Ranchi, March 31 – A fresh linguistic controversy has erupted in Jharkhand after the state government decided to exclude Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, and Angika from the list of regional languages for the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET).The decision has triggered protests from both...
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jharkhand teacher eligibility test
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maithili language
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political controversy
regional languages
santhal pargana
Kolkata, February 22 – A day after International Mother Language Day was celebrated with much fanfare in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that she was deeply saddened that divisive forces were attempting to malign and target those who speak Bangla, labeling them as...
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bharatiya janata party
constitutional values
cultural heritage
diversity
immigration
indian politics
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languagerights
mamata banerjee
multilingualism
political discourse
rohingya refugees
west bengal
Kolkata, February 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that people speaking Bengali were being harassed and labeled as "infiltrators" in some states, and asserted that her government would not allow anyone's rights to be taken away.Addressing a programme to mark...
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electoral rolls
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sahitya akademi
trinamool congress
west bengal
Kolkata, February 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended greetings to people on International Mother Language Day, asserting that all languages are equally worthy of respect and must be protected from any form of "attack".Paying tributes to those killed during...
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education
india
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kolkata
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language protection
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linguistic diversity
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mother tongue education
west bengal
Agartala, February 13 Thousands of students who speak Kokborok formed human chains across Tripura on Saturday to demand the adoption of the Roman script for the language.Kokborok, the second official language of the northeastern state, is the mother tongue of most of the 19 tribes.The...
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education
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indigenous languages
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manik saha
roman script
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tripura
united movement committee for roman script