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An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits
3 days, 19 hours ago

An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits

Al Jazeera  

Vijayawada, India – As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents complained to her of being wrongfully excluded from government welfare schemes. In April 2022, 27 women from Garapadu filed a case in the state’s high court against the village volunteers and government officials for …

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How The Killing Of 11 Terrorists In Manipur Can Send A Strong Message I OPINION
1 month, 1 week ago

How The Killing Of 11 Terrorists In Manipur Can Send A Strong Message I OPINION

ABP News  

This week, security forces succeeded in neutralizing 11 terrorists, reportedly belonging to the Kuki-Zo community, in Jiribam, a district in the northeastern state of Manipur. As expected, the Kuki-Zo community has described these individuals as “village volunteers” and slammed the actions of the central security forces. The Centre must closely monitor the situation, ensuring that security forces operate without bias …

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YSRCP govt. betrayed ward and village volunteers, says A.P. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

YSRCP govt. betrayed ward and village volunteers, says A.P. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development K. Pawan Kalyan said on November 7, 2024 that the YSR Congress Party government had betrayed the ward and village volunteers, and they did not exist officially. Sarpanches’ Association at the Jana Sena Party office, near Mangalagiri in Guntur district, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said the NDA Government …

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Three Kuki-Zo village volunteers killed in firing in Manipur’s Tengnoupal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Three Kuki-Zo village volunteers killed in firing in Manipur’s Tengnoupal

The Hindu  

Three village volunteers of the Kuki-Zo community were allegedly killed on Friday morning after district authorities in Manipur’s Tengnoupal confirmed that firing was reported near the Molnoi village area around 9:30 a.m., according to police officials and community members aware of the incident. While senior police officers in Tengnoupal told The Hindu that they were yet to find any dead …

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Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help
5 months, 1 week ago

Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help

India TV News  

Manipur-based Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and expressed grave concerns regarding the alleged heavy-handed actions against Kuki-Zo village volunteers by central agencies amid ongoing ethnic conflicts. The letter condemned various incidents, particularly in Jiribam’s Phaitol and Mongbung villages, where it was reported that central security forces allegedly assaulted seven Kuki women and …

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Apex Kuki tribes body calls for 12-hour shutdown in Manipur
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Apex Kuki tribes body calls for 12-hour shutdown in Manipur

The Hindu  

The Kuki Inpi Manipur, apex body of Kuki tribes in Manipur, on July 9 called for a 12-hour shutdown across all Kuki-Zo dominated districts of the State over the arrest of five purported village volunteers from their community by the security forces in the last two days, with some women’s groups of the Kuki-Zo community alleging that personnel of the …

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One dead in clashes among Manipur village volunteers
7 months, 3 weeks ago

One dead in clashes among Manipur village volunteers

Hindustan Times  

One person was killed and three others were injured in a gunfight between armed groups in Kangpokpi district of strife-torn Manipur early on Sunday, officials said. Dozens of gunmen attacked Koutruk in Imphal West district on Sunday morning from elevated hilltops of neighbouring Kangpokpi district prompting village volunteers deployed in the fringe village to retaliate, the police said. Koutruk village …

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Tenali Urban becomes the first Mandal in AP to achieve GER 100
1 year, 3 months ago

Tenali Urban becomes the first Mandal in AP to achieve GER 100

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Tenali Urban became the first mandal in Andhra Pradesh to achieve a Gross Enrolment Ratio of 100. Principal Secretary to School Education, Praveen Prakash, said the Department of School Education, with the help of the Village and Ward Secretariat, has undertaken the mission of achieving a GER of 100 per cent. The Tenali Urban which has 47 secretariats has …

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Manipur: Nine injured after fresh violence erupts as Kukis express dismay over proposed peace plan
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur: Nine injured after fresh violence erupts as Kukis express dismay over proposed peace plan

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing tension between the two ethnic communities, at least nine more people were injured in a gunfight in the Khamenlok area in Imphal East district on Monday night. At least 100 people lost their lives and 310 others were injured in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki community people in Manipur that broke out a month ago. …

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