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Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai
Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city
Adivasis hold ‘Sansad Gherao’ protest in Delhi
Hundreds of Adivasis, forest dwellers and forest working people participated in a peaceful demonstration on November 21 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand their forest rights as per provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006. They appealed for their rights to natural resources they call jal, jungle, zamin to be recognized by the State. The timing of the protest is significant as the FRA case comes up for hearing before the Supreme Court on November 26.
The Language of Hate – BHU students protest Muslim Sanskrit teacher
As we watch yet another pointless controversy unfold with a handful of BHU students protesting the appointment of a Muslim teacher in the Sanskrit department, we have to question the big picture.The brighter side is the larger number of students who came out in Prof Khan’s support
Only 3 Special Courts in Maharashtra under SC/ST Act
In the winter session of Parliament, many pertinent questions relating to Dalits and Adivasis are being asked. Two such questions were put forth on November 19 and 21 in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, respectively.
Two men killed over suspicion of cow theft in Bengal
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Once a Terror Accused to get Honorary D. Litt in Lucknow
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Only eight out of India’s 20 IIMs have Dalit-Adivasi faculty
The issue of representation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in reputed institutes like IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) and IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) was brought up in the Rajya Sabha today. Some statistical data was revealed by the Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal, in the answers to questions raised by the members of the upper house during question hour of the session held on November 21.
POSCO to Jindal: A Fact Finding Report
A four-member fact-finding team of Ganatantrik Adhikar Surakhya Sangathan,...
Tribal Affairs Ministry Sidesteps Questions on Forest Rights Act in Rajya Sabha
The Minister of State of Tribal Affairs J.S. Bhabhor dodged providing substantial answers on the extent to which the Forest Rights Act, 2006 has been implemented across various states in India.
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