Raipur/Jagdalpur, Feb 9 (IANS) Declaring that the fight against Naxalism is not directed at individuals but focused on ensuring the safety and future of tribal villages, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated his call for Maoists to lay down their arms and join the mainstream of development.He was addressing a gathering of tribals in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, on Monday during the concluding ceremony of the Bastar Pandum festival.He urged those still carrying weapons to surrender, assuring them …
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Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) A major relief measure was approved for tribal families affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project. The government will provide free registration of residential land titles to more than 25,000 such displaced families, easing their path to secure land ownership and stability, Chetan Kashyap, MSME minister said here on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting. The Sardar Sarovar Project, spanning Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, has long involved complex rehabilitation …
Ahmedabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A Traditional Tribal Handicrafts, Food and Herbal Products Sales and Exhibition Fair was inaugurated at the Sabarmati Riverfront on Friday, showcasing the rich cultural heritage, crafts, and traditional knowledge of Gujarat’s tribal communities. The fair will remain open to the public until February 3. Tribal Development Minister Naresh Patel inaugurated the exhibition, which is being organised by the Gujarat Tribal Research and Training Society under the Tribal Develo…
Agartala, Jan 25 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Communists, alleging that their long rule in the state was marked by murder, violence and terrorism, and asserted that no force can stop the BJP from working for people’s welfare. Addressing a BJP public meeting at South Taibandal in Sepahijala district, the Chief Minister said the BJP would go door to door to serve the people. “The Bharatiya Janata Party will reach every household and work …
Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) The development of Tripura can be accelerated by strengthening unity among its people, which will help build an “Ek Tripura, Srestha Tripura”, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Wednesday, reiterating that socio-economic development and lasting peace remain the state government’s top priorities. Addressing the Tripura Statehood Day celebration after inaugurating the programme at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan here, the Chief Minister said the primary objective of obse…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj of insulting the Constitution and hurting the sentiments of Dalit and tribal communities.Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said that AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal must apologise for Bharadwaj’s remarks and demanded that the party expel him for what he described as an objectionable and derogatory statement.The controversy stems from comments made by Saurabh Bha…
Agartala, Jan 17 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that the present BJP government is giving special emphasis to strengthening school infrastructure and promoting holistic education beyond textbooks, while alleging that no significant development was carried out in the education sector before 2018. The Chief Minister, while physically and virtually inaugurating the newly constructed building of four Higher Secondary schools, said that no development in the education secto…
Bhopal, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet, in its meeting on Tuesday, approved a series of ambitious infrastructure, road connectivity, and irrigation projects totalling worth thousands of crores, with a strong focus on rural and tribal development. In a major boost to rural connectivity, the state Cabinet sanctioned projects involving construction of nearly 20,000 km of new roads and 1,200 new bridges at an estimated cost of Rs 17,196 crore. Additionally, renovation (upgradation) of 8,851…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced that special Gram Sabhas will be organised on December 24 across all PESA areas in the state on the occasion of the National PESA Mahotsav. In a video message shared on the official X handle of CMO, CM Majhi extended warm greetings to the tribal communities of the Scheduled Areas in Odisha on the occasion of the National PESA Mahotsav, to be jointly organised by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministr…
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) The path for restoring traditional self-governance in Jharkhand’s scheduled areas has been cleared. The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the rules for the implementation of the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, 1996.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, ending a long delay in operationalising the central law in the state.With the approval of the rules, the effective implementation of the PESA Act — pending i…