Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) A remark made in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has sparked a political row, with Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) MP Rajkumar Roat terming it an affront to the tribal community and seeking an apology.Roat, an MP from the Banswara-Dungarpur constituency in Rajasthan, on Wednesday responded to the remark, describing it as an insult to the entire tribal community. The controversy began during a discussion under Rule 193, where Union Home Minister re…
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Dahod, March 19 (IANS) Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Thursday accused the Congress of delivering “zero” on development, tribal welfare and education, as he addressed a booth workers’ conference in Dahod and urged party cadres to intensify outreach ahead of local body elections. Speaking at the gathering, Vishwakarma said, “Congress means zero in the name of development, zero in the name of giving to tribals, zero in the name of education,” adding that the party stood …
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over President Droupadi Murmu’s displeasure earlier in the day regarding the West Bengal government allotting a smaller venue for the 9th International Santal Conference at Gossaipur in Darjeeling district, where the President was the chief guest.Addressing a sit-in protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at Esplanade East in central Kolkata, whi…
Agartala, Feb 3 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that Tripura is a peaceful, green and promising state in the Northeast and that the BJP government’s primary objective is to take the light of development to every corner of the state through effective implementation of projects. The Chief Minister was speaking on Monday after inaugurating four major development projects at Atharobhola in Killa block of southern Tripura’s Gomati district. He said that a modern AstroTurf synthetic foot…
Saraikela (Jharkhand), Jan 27 (IANS) There is a wave of happiness across Jharkhand after the Central Government awarded the Padma Bhushan to former Jharkhand Chief Minister and late tribal leader Shibu Soren. At the same time, Shibu Soren’s sister has demanded that he should be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.Reacting to the award, his sister Sukhi Tudu expressed happiness with the government’s decision but clearly stated that Shibu Soren’s contributions are not limited to the Padma Bhushan…
Bhopal/Sendhwa, Jan 22 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, on Thursday reiterated that Lord Hanuman was an Adivasi.Addressing an event in Sendhwa, Singhar, drawing inferences from mythological narratives, described the “monkey army” in Lord Ram’s epic as comprising tribal warriors, emphasising their pivotal role in the Ramayana.He shared a video on his X handle showing himself delivering an address and posted, “History bears witness that tribals stood along…
In a historic achievement that has captured hearts across Tamil Nadu, V. Sripathi, a 23-year-old woman from the Malayali tribal…
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday evening, had announced special relaxations for four categories of voters as regards to identity proof-related formalities to be followed at the ongoing hearing sessions on the claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, which is the second stage of the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.These four categories are people from the tribal community, sex workers, people from the tran…
Jaipur, Dec 27 (IANS) The Pratapgarh District Police of Rajasthan successfully rescued 53 tribal labourers who were held captive in Solapur district, Maharashtra, after being lured with false promises of employment. Under the direction of B. Aditya, Superintendent of Police, Pratapgarh, and the guidance of Gajendra Singh Jodha, Additional Superintendent of Police, Pratapgarh, a police team led by Sub-Inspector Sohanlal of Ghantali Police Station rescued 53 labourers (13 women and 40 men) belongi…