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Not a realistic request: Tharoor on making Sanskrit as official language
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday did not agree with National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) chairman Nand Kumar Sai over his request to make Sanskrit as an official language and stated that 'his advice is not realistic.'
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Sanskrit should be made official language: NCST chairman
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Nand Kumar Sai, the chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on Thursday said that Sanskrit should be made the official language of the country and he will speak to Human Resource and Development (HRD) Ministry regarding the same
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Akhilesh calls Payal Tadvi's suicide 'murder of constitutional protection
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday termed the death of Dr Payal Salman Tadvi, a medical student in Mumbai, "a murder of the constitutional protection given to the Scheduled Tribes", the community she hailed from.
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Madhya Pradesh: Tribals turn out to vote in large numbers in Dhar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) [India] May 19 (ANI): People of Bhil and Gond tribes here turned out in large numbers to exercise their constitutional right in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls on Sunday.
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WB: Santhal tribe strive for their land right in Bolpur
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bolpur (West Bengal) [India], Apr 27 (ANI): The Santhal communities in West Bengal's Bonerpukur Fangs village in Bolpur have complained of not receiving any legal documents of the land where they are residing.
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Ethnic Dhimals await tribal recognition from successive governments
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): With only thousand-odd members, 'Dhimal' one of the oldest indigenous tribes of North Bengal 'Dhimal' who are facing a threat of extinction say they continue to await tribal status recognition.
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Game Theory raises 2.5 crores to bring sports facilities to the masses
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] March 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bangalore based entrepreneur Sudeep Kulkarni raised 2.5 Cr for Game Theory, his latest sports start-up (with a tech twist coming soon!). Sudeep had previously Co-founded Tribe Fitness, the first group exercise only fitness club, which wa
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Tangkhul Naga tribe in Manipur celebrates agricultural festival
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Manipur [India] Mar 15 (ANI): Agriculture is one of the main occupations for people living in the northeast region. Most festivals and fairs in the northeast have an agricultural background akin to cultivation and farming. One such celebration is the seed sowing festival which is celebrat
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SC grants anticipatory bail to 3 Maharashtra govt officials accused of che
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to three senior Maharashtra Government officials, including the former Managing Director (MD) of Denotified Tribes and Nomadic Tribes Development Corporation (Limited), Mumbai, Ramesh Vasantrao Bansod, who are
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Telangana CM directs officials to prepare plan for optimum utilisation of
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday instructed concerned officials to prepare an action plan for effective and optimum utilisation of minor irrigation water resources for agriculture in ITDA agency areas and in areas where people belongi
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Seed-sowing festival unites ethnic Naga communities in Manipur
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Imphal [Manipur] Feb 21 (ANI): Among the various festivals celebrated in Manipur, Lu-ngai-ni or the seed sowing festival is one of the biggest festivals of Naga tribes of Manipur. This year, the festival was celebrated at Mini Stadium in Senapati district. The function was organised under
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Dancing Shadows Productions launches poster for its forthcoming music vide
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The first look of the forthcoming music video “Neel Samandar” was unveiled in Mumbai. Inspired from a true story, the video is inspired by events that took place between the protected tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a tourist.
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