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Don't avoid beef on biryani festivals: Tamil Nadu SC/ST Commission
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tirupathur (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 1 (ANI): Amid the row over the ban on beef biryani at Ambur Biryani Festival, the Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Monday said there is should not be any restrictions and discrimination towards beef biryani d
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Pakistan: Locals block highway in protest against targeted killings in Nor
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Locals in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district staged a sit-in blocking the main highway connecting Miramshah with other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to protest against the targeted killings and lawlessness in the area.
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Pakistan: Tribal elders threaten to block roads, boycott polio vaccination
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): A jirga of tribal elders in North Waziristan has warned the Pakistan government that it will launch a strong protest movement against target killings in the region.
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Jitendra Singh discusses pending demands of Mizoram delegation of Lai, Mar
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday discussed some of the pending demands of a visiting Mizoram delegation of Lai, Mara and Chakma Coordination Committee in the national capital and ensured equitable development of different areas within the North East
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Pak: FQJ voices out concern for local tribes amid peace turmoil in FATA
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Fata Qaumi Jirga (FQJ) expressed its concern over the peace turmoil in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas merged with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and said that unless the tribes were given their rights and FATA's original status is not rest
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Baloch minister says delimitation of constituencies creates rift between t
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Member of Balochistan Assembly, Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetaran accused the Election Commission of Pakistan of trying to create differences between the communities and tribes through delimitation of national and provincial assembly constituencies, a local
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Plea in SC seeks abolition of Acts which restrict sale of tribal land to n
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): A resident of Jharkhand has approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and state governments to abolish the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) and Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Acts which restrict the sale of tribal land to non-tribes.
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Assam CM issues show-cause notice to minister Sanjay Kishan for apologisin
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 29 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued a show-cause notice to his cabinet colleague and Tea Tribes and Employment Minister Sanjay Kishan for apologising to the chief of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) (ULFA-I) P
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Ahead of Assembly polls, LS election, BJP chief JP Nadda to hold meet with
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): With BJP gearing up for upcoming assembly polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha election, party President JP Nadda is poised to hold an important meeting on May 27 at the party's headquarter in the national capital to make inroads into the Scheduled Tribes vote bank.
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Tamil Nadu SC/ST commission seeks Tirupattur Collector's response on birya
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thirupathur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has sought an explanation from the District Collector of Thirupathur for disallowing beef and pork from biryani in the Ambur Biryani festival organised by the dist
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Sirajuddin Haqqani calls for end of disputes among local tribes in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting head of Taliban's Interior Ministry, who is on the UN sanctions list as well as an FBI wanted terrorist has called for the resolution of disputes with a Pashtun tribe through negotiation.
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Parliamentary Committee visits Gir National Park, Rajya Sabha MP left amus
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Member of Parliament Santosh Kumar on Monday was left amused by the culture of Maldharis tribesmen during his visit to Gir National Park as part of a study tour by a Parliamentary Standing Committee.
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