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Tipra Motha Chief Threatens Agitation Against BJP Over Tribal Rights
Tipra Motha will continue to fight for its core demand of a "Greater Tipra Land" for the tribals, party chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma said.
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"My State Manipur Is Burning": Mary Kom Appeals For Help Amid Violence
The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in the northeastern state where violence broke out during a tribal agitation on Wednesday.
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AAP, Tribals A New Challenge For BJP In Gujarat's South
The challenge posed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and agitations by local tribals against various government projects could queer the pitch for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the south Gujarat region in the coming Assembly elections.
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Dalits, Tribals "Disappointed" Over Supreme Court Ruling On Reservation: CPI
The CPI on Monday said the RSS might be pleased but the Dalits, tribals and backward classes are "disappointed and agitated" with the Supreme Court ruling on reservation in appointments and promotions.
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Pick Up Bows And Arrows To Fight Government, Gujarat MLA Tells Tribals
Gujarat Congress MLA Mangal Gavit has sparked a controversy by asking agitating tribals to pick up their traditional weapon-bow and arrows-to make the BJP government accept their demands.
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Day After Man's Death In Clashes With Police, Arunachal Capital Tense
Tension continues to simmer in Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar and its adjoining areas in the wake of clashes that broke out between police and agitating members of the tribal community on Friday.
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Maharashtra Farmers End Protest After Chief Minister's Written Assurance: 10 Points
Thousands of farmers from Maharashtra ended their agitation on Thursday evening, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a written assurance that most of their demands would be met within three months. The agitators -- comprising farmers as well as members of the tribal community -- had reached Mumbai's Azad Maidan that afternoon, two days afte...
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Students Appear For Exams In Nagaland Despite Protests
Over 50,000 students appeared for the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) examinations after the agitating tribal groups exempted them from the purview of their indefinite shutdown to force Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang to resign.
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Tribal Bodies Oppose Granting Scheduled Tribe Status To 6 Communities In Assam
Opposing the centre's move to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in Assam, 16 tribal organisations today announced to launch a series of agitation programmes including bandh and blocking of national highways.
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Tribal Community Members In Goa Narrate Their Woes To Arvind Kejriwal
Memories of the 2011 tribal agitation which resulted in the death of two young activists came alive during AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's visit to the village of Cauvrem in south Goa.
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A New Campaign Against BJP Is Congress' Hope For A Comeback
Next month, the Congress, which has been reduced to a mere 44 seats in the Lok Sabha, will launch a six-month agitation to fight for the rights of tribals and forest dwellers in a campaign that it hopes will break its political free-fall.
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Villagers Protest Closure Of Liquor Shop In Tamil Nadu
Protesting the closure of a state-run liquor shop in Anaikatty village of this district near Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, following agitations by tribal women of the neighbouring state, nearly 200 people today blocked the road and demanded its reopening.
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Opposition walkout in assembly over tribal land rights issue
CPI-M led LDF opposition members in Kerala Assembly on Wednesday staged a walkout protesting alleged government indifference towards the 52-day long agitation by tribals in Wayanad for land.
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Charred body found inside Goa shop
A charred body, possibly of a tribal activist, was discovered late Wednesday night after a massive stir by tribals here turned violent earlier in the day.Police said Thursday that the body, which was charred beyond recognition, was found in Balli village, about 45 km from Panaji, inside the store of a co-operative society, hours after the daylong a...
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Life in the shadow of the Maoist gun
Many tribals who once thought the agitation by the PCPA and its Maoist allies would better their lives are now saying no more.
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Tipra Motha Chief Threatens Agitation Against BJP Over Tribal Rights
Tipra Motha will continue to fight for its core demand of a "Greater Tipra Land" for the tribals, party chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma said.
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"My State Manipur Is Burning": Mary Kom Appeals For Help Amid Violence
The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in the northeastern state where violence broke out during a tribal agitation on Wednesday.
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AAP, Tribals A New Challenge For BJP In Gujarat's South
The challenge posed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and agitations by local tribals against various government projects could queer the pitch for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the south Gujarat region in the coming Assembly elections.
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Dalits, Tribals "Disappointed" Over Supreme Court Ruling On Reservation: CPI
The CPI on Monday said the RSS might be pleased but the Dalits, tribals and backward classes are "disappointed and agitated" with the Supreme Court ruling on reservation in appointments and promotions.
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Pick Up Bows And Arrows To Fight Government, Gujarat MLA Tells Tribals
Gujarat Congress MLA Mangal Gavit has sparked a controversy by asking agitating tribals to pick up their traditional weapon-bow and arrows-to make the BJP government accept their demands.
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Day After Man's Death In Clashes With Police, Arunachal Capital Tense
Tension continues to simmer in Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar and its adjoining areas in the wake of clashes that broke out between police and agitating members of the tribal community on Friday.
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Maharashtra Farmers End Protest After Chief Minister's Written Assurance: 10 Points
Thousands of farmers from Maharashtra ended their agitation on Thursday evening, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a written assurance that most of their demands would be met within three months. The agitators -- comprising farmers as well as members of the tribal community -- had reached Mumbai's Azad Maidan that afternoon, two days afte...
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Students Appear For Exams In Nagaland Despite Protests
Over 50,000 students appeared for the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) examinations after the agitating tribal groups exempted them from the purview of their indefinite shutdown to force Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang to resign.
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Tribal Bodies Oppose Granting Scheduled Tribe Status To 6 Communities In Assam
Opposing the centre's move to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in Assam, 16 tribal organisations today announced to launch a series of agitation programmes including bandh and blocking of national highways.
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Tribal Community Members In Goa Narrate Their Woes To Arvind Kejriwal
Memories of the 2011 tribal agitation which resulted in the death of two young activists came alive during AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's visit to the village of Cauvrem in south Goa.
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A New Campaign Against BJP Is Congress' Hope For A Comeback
Next month, the Congress, which has been reduced to a mere 44 seats in the Lok Sabha, will launch a six-month agitation to fight for the rights of tribals and forest dwellers in a campaign that it hopes will break its political free-fall.
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Villagers Protest Closure Of Liquor Shop In Tamil Nadu
Protesting the closure of a state-run liquor shop in Anaikatty village of this district near Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, following agitations by tribal women of the neighbouring state, nearly 200 people today blocked the road and demanded its reopening.
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Opposition walkout in assembly over tribal land rights issue
CPI-M led LDF opposition members in Kerala Assembly on Wednesday staged a walkout protesting alleged government indifference towards the 52-day long agitation by tribals in Wayanad for land.
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Charred body found inside Goa shop
A charred body, possibly of a tribal activist, was discovered late Wednesday night after a massive stir by tribals here turned violent earlier in the day.Police said Thursday that the body, which was charred beyond recognition, was found in Balli village, about 45 km from Panaji, inside the store of a co-operative society, hours after the daylong a...
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Life in the shadow of the Maoist gun
Many tribals who once thought the agitation by the PCPA and its Maoist allies would better their lives are now saying no more.
