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2 weeks, 3 days ago

How India’s Green Credit Programme has Reopened Old Wounds for Adivasis in Gujarat’s Dang

Published : Dec 06, 2024 12:27 IST - 8 MINS READ As you leave behind the burgeoning Vansda city in the swiftly urbanising Valsad district, you cross over to The Dangs, Gujarat’s most forested region. Recently, compensatory afforestation drives, under older legislations such as the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 and the newly notified Green Credit Programme 2023, are being …

India Management States Gujarat Land Forest Plantation

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Telangana: Congress to boost women's power in politics via ‘Shakti Abhiyan’

Deccan Chronicle

The Congress is planning to launch ‘Shakti Abhiyan’ in the country under which it wants to promote women's leadership from the grassroots level through the Indira Fellowship programme.Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will personally supervise the programme.The first national convention of ‘Shakti Abhiyan’ will be held for three days in Adilabad beginning December 4. The participants will …

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4 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi, says 'I guarantee you, PM has not read the Constitution'

India TV News

On the occasion of Constitution Day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of not adhering to the principles enshrined in the Indian Constitution. Addressing a gathering during the Congress’ Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaan, Gandhi alleged that the BJP government, along with the RSS, was working to strengthen societal barriers against marginalized communities …

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4 weeks ago

Jharkhand Assembly elections | Culture, land and identity: How JMM secured Jharkhand’s tribal vote

The Hindu

Many factors contributed to the decent performance of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and its INDIA bloc allies in Jharkhand. Buoyed by a campaign that championed Jharkhandi identity and Adivasi culture, the JMM reaffirmed its long-standing role as a guardian of Adivasi justice, culture, and land rights. Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024: Full coverage In stark contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign …

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1 month ago

You are the ones dividing people, cutting them off: Kharge slams BJP

The Hindu

“It’s the BJP which divides people and cuts them off,” Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said in a retort to BJP’s slogan “batenge to katenge ”. How will they protect you?” ‘Drop’ in MSP and control of cooperative banks Raising various farmers’ grievances, Mr. Kharge said the MSP for soya beans had dropped in Maharashtra. “You’ve become the PM because …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jodeghat a storehouse of nature and history

Deccan Chronicle

Jodeghat: A 22-km journey through dense forests and Adivasi hamlets from the main road leads to the historic village of Jodeghat, nestled amid the valleys and hills of Kerameri Mandal in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district. With its chilled weather, flowing streams, and rivulets, Jodeghat offers a perfect getaway for urban dwellers seeking peace and natural beauty. A lake-view guest house …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Constitution is India's DNA: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party considers the Constitution as the country's DNA, while for the ruling BJP and the RSS it is a "blank book". Addressing an election rally here ahead of the November 20 assembly polls, the Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha targeted the BJP, saying nowhere in the Constitution it is written …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jharkhand election: Narendra Modi is a puppet of billionaires, claims Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being a puppet of billionaires. Hitting back at Mr. Modi over the Constitution he carries with him, Mr. Gandhi said: “Narendra Modi says Rahul Gandhi is showing ‘Red Book’. Sources said that Mr. Gandhi’s chopper was grounded due to security concerns after PM Modi’s aircraft developed a technical …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Modiji feels Constitution I carry is blank because he never read it: Rahul Gandhi

India Today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a fierce rebuttal against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, accusing the BJP of disrespecting the Constitution and India’s national icons. Rahul Gandhi addressed recent remarks made by PM Modi, who claimed that the "red book" labelled as the Constitution, which the Congress leader has been showcasing, contains blank pages. "The Constitution contains the soul …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Congress believes it was born to rule India: Modi

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress for believing “it was born to rule the country”. Addressing a rally at Chimur in Chandrapur district, Mr. Modi said that the huge turnout for the rally indicates that the Mahayuti — alliance of BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP — will retain power in Maharashtra with …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Congress never allowed Dalits, backward classes to progress': PM Modi at Maharashtra's Chimur rally

India TV News

Maharashtra elections: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday criticised Congress over their alleged ill-treatment towards the backward classes, stating that ever since Independence, Congress never allowed Dalits, backward classes and Adivasis to progress. "That is the reason that after Independence, the Congress never allowed Dalits, backward classes and Adivasis to progress,” Modi said, addressing a rally at Chimur in Maharashtra’s …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP snatching jal, jungle, jameen from tribals: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle

NEW DELHI/SIMDEGA/LOHARDAGA : Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday addressed two rallies in Jharkhand’s Simdega and Lohardaga, claiming that the impending elections are a "battle of ideology". As the BJP charged ahead with bringing in the saffron party's heavyweights in the poll-bound state, the Congress “star campaigner” tugged at local sentiment by accusing the saffron party …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ahead Of PM Modi Nashik Rally Congress Alleges Preferential Treatment To Onion Farmers In Gujarat

ABP News

New Delhi, Nov 8 The Congress on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why Gujarat's white onion farmers were given preferential treatment over Maharashtra's onion farmers, and why has the BJP "diluted" Adivasis' forest rights in Maharashtra. "Why were Gujarat's white onion farmers given preferential treatment over Maharashtra's onion farmers," he asked. Why were Gujarat’s white onion farmers given …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rahul an unguided missile, urge Sonia Gandhi to coach him: Himanta Sarma

India Today

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday equated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with an "unguided missile" and urged former AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to train him. "I urge Sonia Gandhi to train Rahul Gandhi, as an uncontrolled missile becomes unguided," Sarma said and accused him of trying to divide tribals, Dalits, and OBCs. "No one takes Rahul Gandhi seriously.Our …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

When I talk of tribal rights, BJP accuses me of dividing the country: Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express

RANCHI: Leader of Opposition in the Parliament Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally in tribal-dominated Gumla and Lohardaga on Friday, vowed to increase reservation of ST, SC and OBC up to 28 per cent, 12 per cent and 27 per cent respectively. According to Rahul Gandhi, there is only 8 per cent tribal, 15 per cent dalit and about 50 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

APJAC Demands Adivasi Quota in DSC-2024

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Tribal welfare minister Gummadi Sandhyarani received a petition regarding the reservation for Adivasis in DSC-2024 teaching posts. A team of the Andhra Pradesh Joint Action Committee group led by Rama Rao Dora, the convener, met the minister and submitted a representation on this issue in the ASR district on Monday. During the meeting, Dora demanded that teacher posts in …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caste Arithmetic in Maharashtra: How Are the Alliances Stacking Up?

India Today

The article explores the caste arithmetic in Maharashtra ahead of the Assembly elections, highlighting the impact of the Maratha agitation and the Mahayuti's efforts to create a social coalition. While the Mahayuti enjoys a significant lead among upper castes, Marathas, and OBCs, the Maratha agitation has limited appeal beyond Marathwada. The article also examines the consolidation of Dalits and Adivasis, …

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2 months, 1 week ago

CPI (Maoist) Leader Prof. G. N. Saibaba Passes Away

The Hindu

The CPI (Maoist) State committee paid tributes to Prof. G. N. Saibaba, a former Delhi University professor who passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday. The statement hailed him as a civil rights activist, a writer, and an intellectual. It highlighted his role in the Telangana Statehood movement and his unwavering commitment to protecting the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

"Every Jharkhandi feeling unsafe, JMM standing with Bangladeshis and Rohingyas": PM Modi

Op India

Lambasting the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for “standing with Bangladeshis and Rohingyas,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said “every Jharkhandi is feeling unsafe” because of the infiltrators. Addressing a public rally in Jamshedpur, PM Modi said Adivasi population is “rapidly decreasing” in Santhal Pargana, and infiltrators are taking over positions in panchayats with the support of JMM. For this, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Faces Dilemma Over RSS-endorsed Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The BJP seems to be caught in a dilemma after the RSS gave a green signal to a nationwide caste census, an issue that is being raised by the Congress time and again. While the BJP is maintaining a stoic silence after the RSS indicated that the caste census “could be carried out for the betterment of the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Adivasi Game ‘Khodang’ Fades into history, courtesy pucca roads

Deccan Chronicle

Adilabad: Adivasis’ traditional play 'Khodang', walking on stilts made of bamboo, is gradually disappearing from the memory of people with pucca roads being laid to interior villages. People used to walk with 'Koyya Gurralu' in villages to cross the slush and stagnated water to avoid contracting seasonal diseases during rainy season.Children are seen playing ‘Khodang’ in tribal villages in a …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Review of Narendra’s Landscapes of Wilderness: Meditation in the wild

The Hindu

Ramana Maharshi’s observation, “silence is also conversation”, quoted in Narendra’s Landscapes of Wilderness, seems to be the guiding spirit of this meditative discourse on life among the adivasis. “Abujhmad seemed like a vast ancient silence of centuries; of stillness and its speechlessness.” Narendra spent three decades with the adivasis in Abujhmad, and came away with many observations, which he has …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will eradicate poverty among tribals: Andhra Pradesh CM

New Indian Express

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu vowed to eradicate poverty among tribal communities through a comprehensive plan. Speaking at the World Tribal Day celebrations, Naidu expressed concern over the dire conditions faced by tribal people, who still resort to carrying patients in slings during medical emergencies, despite the advancements in technology like artificial intelligence. During the event, the Chief Minister …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Adivasis are Hindus: Law Minister cites Protection of Civil Rights Act

The Hindu

Adivasis have been included as persons professing the Hindu religion in the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, the government on Friday told the Parliament in response to a question raised by BJP MP Manna Lal Rawat. In a question to Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Mr. Rawat had asked if the Act defined Hindus, and, if so, whether this …

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How India’s Green Credit Programme has Reopened Old Wounds for Adivasis in Gujarat’s Dang

Telangana: Congress to boost women's power in politics via ‘Shakti Abhiyan’

Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi, says 'I guarantee you, PM has not read the Constitution'

Jharkhand Assembly elections | Culture, land and identity: How JMM secured Jharkhand’s tribal vote

You are the ones dividing people, cutting them off: Kharge slams BJP

Jodeghat a storehouse of nature and history

Constitution is India's DNA: Rahul

Jharkhand election: Narendra Modi is a puppet of billionaires, claims Rahul Gandhi

Modiji feels Constitution I carry is blank because he never read it: Rahul Gandhi

Congress believes it was born to rule India: Modi

'Congress never allowed Dalits, backward classes to progress': PM Modi at Maharashtra's Chimur rally

BJP snatching jal, jungle, jameen from tribals: Rahul Gandhi

Ahead Of PM Modi Nashik Rally Congress Alleges Preferential Treatment To Onion Farmers In Gujarat

Rahul an unguided missile, urge Sonia Gandhi to coach him: Himanta Sarma

When I talk of tribal rights, BJP accuses me of dividing the country: Rahul Gandhi

APJAC Demands Adivasi Quota in DSC-2024

Caste Arithmetic in Maharashtra: How Are the Alliances Stacking Up?

CPI (Maoist) Leader Prof. G. N. Saibaba Passes Away

"Every Jharkhandi feeling unsafe, JMM standing with Bangladeshis and Rohingyas": PM Modi

BJP Faces Dilemma Over RSS-endorsed Caste Census

Adivasi Game ‘Khodang’ Fades into history, courtesy pucca roads

Review of Narendra’s Landscapes of Wilderness: Meditation in the wild

Will eradicate poverty among tribals: Andhra Pradesh CM

Adivasis are Hindus: Law Minister cites Protection of Civil Rights Act