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Odisha: Church gate sealed, Section 144 imposed after reports of religious
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], May 24 (ANI): After receiving complaints and allegations of conversions of innocent tribals to Christianity, the district administration of Bhadrak enforced Section 144 in the area and said that only three persons are allowed to gather in the vicinity of the church.
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Chhattisgarh: Women health workers trek 10 km to conduct check-ups of peop
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 23 (ANI): Two women health workers with their teams trekked 10 km through steep terrain and hilly forests to conduct health checkups of people in tribal-dominated Jhalwasa village in Balrampur district.
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India deeply committed to safeguarding interests, rights of tribal people
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 17 (ANI): India on Tuesday said that it is deeply committed to safeguarding the interest and rights of tribal people dependent on the forest and nearly 300 million people in the country are dependent on forests for subsistence, livelihoods, and income generation.
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Health of tribal children improves in Gadchiroli after abundant water supp
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI/GPRC): 52 km from Gadchiroli in the Dhanora taluka, the quality of life of tribal children and their families has dramatically increased due to a steady and abundant water supply. This has been made possible by the work done under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
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Rahul Gandhi claims 'BJP creating two Indias; one for rich, other for poor
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Banswara (Rajasthan) [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is creating two Indias, one for the rich and chosen big industrialists and the other for the poor, tribals and Dalits.
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Bamboo product business of Medara tribal community is flourishing again af
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana)[India], May 15 (ANI): The business of the tribal community Medara here who make bamboo products is flourishing again this summer after being hit for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Women from Pakistan's tribal areas denied basic human rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Women from the tribal areas of Pakistan, formerly governed under the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) agency, face a life deprived of basic education and healthcare, and bound by socio-cultural taboos, a media report said.
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West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari holds protest march against tribal land acqu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday held a protest march in Birbhum demanding the withdrawal of the Deucha Panchami coal mining project.
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Pakistani Pashtuns talk directly to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan not to take
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Several Pashtuns and tribals from Pakistan have started talking directly to the leadership of Tehrike Taliban Pakistan (TT-P), trying to convince them not to get involved in terrorist activities in the area, local media reported.
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Tribal elders, Islamic clerics gathering to discuss political issues, secu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): A gathering of Afghans, comprising tribal elders, Islamic clerics and influential figures, will discuss the political issues, security and social situation in Afghanistan.
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Maharashtra: Aaditya Thackeray inaugurates iron bridge at Sawarde village
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray along with Palghar's Guardian Minister Dadaji Bhuse inaugurated an iron bridge for tribals in the Sawarde village of Mokhada town in the Palghar district on Sunday.
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Pakistan's Mehsud tribe urges for dialogue between army, TTP
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Amidst persistent lawlessness in the South Waziristan tribal district, a group of leaders or jirga of the Mehsud tribe, on Friday made an appeal to the Pakistan security forces and the banned the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to cease hostilities in the r
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