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Manipur violence: Amit Shah holds meetings over 2 video conference, speaks
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held two meetings over video-conferencing and spoke with the chief ministers of Manipur and its neighbouring states, over the disruption law and order in the Northeast state after tribal groups took out rallies in several districts there, sources
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Nurse Shanti Lakra from India Selected as a Finalist for the Aster Guardia
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): The voting system is now open for the public to cast their votes for the 2023 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award and select a grand winner.
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Strawberry farming paving way to economic empowerment for women in Kandham
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Kandhamal is home to indigenous Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) like Kondh (Kandha) and Kotia kandha. It lies at a height of approx 600 m above mean sea level.
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Remote tribal village in Chhattisgarh get piped drinking water
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a feat that could not be accomplished in the past seven decades, the Centre's flagship 'Jal Jeevan Mission' started supply of potable tap water in areas inhabited by the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) 'Pando', a special backward tribe in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district.
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Govt emphasising on development of tribals: Union Minister Arjun Munda lau
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda on Saturday lauded the Union Budget and said that the government is emphasising on the overall development of the tribal communities of the state.
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PM Modi to lay foundation of National Institute for One Health in Nagpur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry said the prevalence of Sickle Cell disease in the Vidarbha region of Central India, especially in the tribal population, is high, with expected carrier frequency as high as 35 per cent in certain tribal groups.
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Pashtun tribes continue to face the ire of Pakistani forces: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Writing for the Afghan Diaspora Network, columnist Hamid Pakteen argued that those losing their lives include poor tribals from both sides who have been living through uncertainty for more than a century now.
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Mud football tournament organised in Kerala to spread anti-drug message
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], August 3 (ANI): As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Malappuram organized a mud football tournament to promote anti-drug messages among tribal groups.
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Tribal groups clash over disputed land in Gilgit-Baltistan, express dissat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], April 6 (ANI): The conflict between two tribal groups over disputed land has intensified and resulted in a violent clash in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
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Odisha CM releases financial assistance for PVTG families
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 8 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday distributed Rs 5,000 each to 64,214 families belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) as Chief Minister's Special COVID assistance.
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First convocation of KISS Deemed to be University
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI/PRNewswire): Founded in 1992-93, Odisha-based KISS Deemed to be University will hold its first convocation for passing students on 27th June 2021.
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Odisha Govt announces special package for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal G
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 3 (ANI): Keeping in view the outbreak of COVID-19 virus in the habitation of Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Odisha, the Schduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) SC Development Department has announced a special package for the PVTGs.
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