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BJP ally in Tripura demands separate state for tribals
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Agartala (Tripura), Mar 3 (ANI): A day after winning Tripura elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) has put the demand for a separate state for the tribals back on the table.
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Maoists blast BSNL tower amid 'bandh' in Telangana
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Feb. 05 (ANI): A group of suspected Maoists on Monday exploded a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) tower in Telangana's Jayashankar Bhupalpally district during a shutdown in the area.
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MP: Two tribals die after consuming local liquor
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb. 01 (ANI): A tribal community in Barwani district was struck with tragedy on Wednesday after some of its members consumed locally-produced liquor.
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Anti-Tribal Bills agitation: After 632 days, bodies of 8 tribals laid to r
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 25 (ANI): The last rites of the remaining eight persons, who lost their lives during the agitations against the 'Anti-Tribal Bills' in Churachandpur, were performed yesterday.
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Tripura: Forest Department supports rural poor, tribals economically
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripura (Agartala) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation Limited (TFDPC) today handed over a cheque of Rs 14.26 crores to the state government with a motive to help economic empowerment of rural poor and tribals.
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Bastar journalist Santosh Yadav released from prison after 17 months
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar. 8 (ANI): Bastar-based journalist Santosh Yadav who was arrested for his alleged links with the Maoist in 2015, was released from jail after 17 months on Friday, but said he will continue to highlight the plight of tribals in the area.
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Tribes opposed to FATA merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar. 6(ANI): A Pakistan government move to merge the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province is facing resistance from tribals.
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Odisha: Tribals used as votebank but denied facilities, says Juvenile Just
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan. 7 (ANI): The Juvenile Justice Board of Odisha on Saturday termed the shocking incident of man carrying his dead daughter on shoulder after failing to get a hearse van as 'shameful', adding that the tribals are used as votebank by politicians duri
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Chhattisgarh tribals turn millionaires in Jashpur district
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
(Jashpur) Chhattisgarh [India], Dec. 27 (ANI): It would be unbelievable to know that people who earn their livelihood by cutting trees in forest can turn into billionaires and millionaires.
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Strife torn situation makes dull Christmas for Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur)[India], Dec. 26 (ANI): Christmas this year for tribals in Manipur was like never before, as this year it was held in the shadow of politics that is being played in the run-up to assembly elections in the state early next year. The polls will be fought amid a thick overlap of
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Tribals celebrate Wangala harvest festival in Meghalaya
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Shillong(Meghalaya) [India], Nov. 24 (ANI): Hundreds of Garo tribals gathered here recently to celebrate the harvest festival of Wangala with much fervour here.
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Dalits, tribals celebrate Diwali near Coimbatore temple practicing discrim
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)/ Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): Community bonhomie was at its best in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday, when Dalits, tribals and others jointly celebrated Diwali at Koniamman Temple by sharing sweets and clothes.
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