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New Forest Conservation Rules will uproot rights of indigenous people: Jha
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The chief minister urged PM Modi to bring about changes in the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 that will establish systems and procedures that protect the rights of the tribal and forest communities in the country.
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Baloch separatist leader hits out at China for exploiting Balochistan in n
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): A Baloch separatist leader strongly urged China to stop the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in Balochistan as it has forcibly displaced lakhs of indigenous people and destroyed their properties.
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BJP's Tripura ally IPFT to merge with Tipra Motha ahead of State Assembly
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 26 (ANI): The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura, an ally of the BJP in the North-eastern state, will merge with a regional political party Tipra Motha on July 2 ahead of the State Assembly elections due next year, a senior IPFT leader said on Saturday.
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Ottawa signs landmark settlement with indigenous people
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 3 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday (local time) signed one of the largest of its kind deals worth 1.3 billion Canadian dollars to settle a Blackfoot tribe's century-old land claim.
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Akhil Gogoi demands Article 370-like special status for Assam
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], May 4 (ANI): Activist and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Wednesday demanded the implementation of the Article 370-like provision in Assam for the "Constitutional safeguard" of the indigenous people of the state.
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Tripura CM chairs meeting to deliberate on House's strategy for State Asse
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 17 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday chaired a pre-budget session meeting with the state cabinet ministers and the MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT).
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BJP manifesto for Manipur elections promises free scooty, laptop, AIIMS, t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its election manifesto for the 2022 Manipur assembly polls on Thursday that promises a long list of 'freebies' while focusing on the protection of territorial integrity and preserving the rights of the indi
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Manipur Polls: BJP unveils manifesto, promises free scooty for college gir
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party chief J P Nadda on Thursday released the party's election manifesto for Manipur, promising preservation of the rights of the indigenous people, two extra LPG cylinders, and free electric scooty to college going girls. The ma
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Tripura BJP-ally to send memo addressing PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 13 (ANI): Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), a junior partner in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-IPFT alliance in Tripura has adopted a set of resolutions to intensify its activities across the state raising the demand for a separate state wit
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BJP ally IPFT to join mass agitation in Delhi on Nov 14 demanding separate
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 8 (ANI): Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the BJP in the Tripura government has decided to participate in a joint mass agitation with opposition TIPRA Motha in New Delhi on November 14, demanding separate state 'Tipraland'.
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World leaders pledge USD 5 billion to protect nature
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Nine organisations have pledged 5 billion US dollars over the next 10 years to support the creation, expansion, management and monitoring of protected and conserved areas of land, inland water and sea, working with indigenous peoples, local communities, civ
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Indigenous, local communities provide long-term outcomes for nature conser
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 5 (ANI): According to recent research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and partners in France, indigenous peoples and local communities provide the best long-term outcomes for conservation.
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