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"Kerala effectively implementing decentralisation of local bodies:" Kerala
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that Kerala remains the only state to have effectively implemented the decentralisation of power, with local bodies successfully delivering doorstep services and setting an exemplary standard in waste disposal.
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2026 will witness decisive mandate between indigenous people and Miya-Musl
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Assam State BJP on Saturday said that the forthcoming 2026 Assembly elections in the state will fundamentally be a decisive contest between the indigenous Assamese populace and the Miya Muslim community of East Bengal origin.
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Thousands of Indigenous people join a Rally in Itanagar demanding the impl
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Indigenous people of Arunachal, who are becoming a Minority due to the spread of Christianity, worship Donyi Polo, where Donyi means "Sun" and Polo means "Moon."
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RRAG highlights racial violence against indigenous people in Bangladesh be
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
RRAG told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that indigenous people in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts face racial violence, killings, and discrimination. It cited army attacks, exclusion from reforms, and removal of "Adivasi" from textbooks, urging effective international action a
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Director of Rights and Risks Analysis Group raises Guimara massacre in B'd
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Three indigenous people were shot dead and dozens were injured when the Bangladesh Army indiscriminately fired upon indigenous peoples protesting against no justice for an indigenous girl gang-raped on 23 September 2025.
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Bangladesh minorities face growing persecution, GHRD alerts UN Human Rig
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the UN-EU Human Rights Officer, Charlotte Zehrer from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), in her oral intervention, has drawn international attention to the precarious conditions faced by ethnic and religious minorities
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"We don't want 'bheek', funds from Delhi don't reach tribal villages....":
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Noting that development funds sent by the Centre to Tripura government must be adequately distributed for the progress of the indigenous people of the state, Tipra Motha Party president Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma has said "they don't want bheek" and getting funds for the progress of t
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Environment Minister didn't address Great Nicobar project concerns: Jairam
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress' General Secretary in-charge Communications has alleged that there is a "lack of understanding" about the needs of the indigenous people, as well as the bio-geophysical heterogeneity of Great Nicobar. He said that certain scientists in public institutions have already said that they
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Demographic changes become threat to indigenous people of Assam: CM Sarma
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that, demographic changes have been become a threat to the indigenous people of Assam.
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Tripura: IPFT holds mass gathering at Math Chowmuhani; reiterates demand f
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) organized a mass gathering at Math Chowmuhani in Agartala on Saturday to press their long-standing demand for a separate state. The event witnessed the presence of IPFT MLA and Tripura State Cabinet Minister Sukla Charan Noatia, along with seve
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Assam CM launches arms license services; clarifies, 'Govt will not not giv
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We have officially launched the arms licence services as a citizen service under the Sewa Setu portal. Under this scheme, the indigenous people of the state living in bordering vulnerable areas will be able to apply for an arms licence... The government will not give arms. The government wi
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Kerala CM celebrates golden jubilee of STs Development Dept, highlights AI
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday underscored the significance of using artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly to protect the rights of indigenous communities while inaugurating the state-level celebrations of the golden jubilee of the Kerala Scheduled Tribes Development D
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