In the end, Gangula Tadangi succumbed to tuberculosis. The Kondh Adivasi’s life could have been saved if he had made it to the hospital on time. But he was in judicial custody at Koraput district jail in southern Odisha for allegedly “waging war against the Indian State”. During his last moments, Tadangi, 25, is said to have whispered something in Kondh. But nobody could make out anything because no one...
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Enemies of the state by G Vishnu
In the end, Gangula Tadangi succumbed to tuberculosis. The Kondh Adivasi’s life could have been saved if he had made it to the hospital on time. But he was in judicial custody at Koraput district jail in southern Odisha for allegedly “waging war against the Indian State”. During his last moments, Tadangi, 25, is said to have whispered something in Kondh. But nobody could make out anything because no one...
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The Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the Orissa Secretariat on Thursday has reviewed the progress of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREG )through Video Conference.The Chief Minister has directed the Collectors to emphasise on the Horticulture and development of the beneficiaries of the Forest Right . The Chief Minister also stressed to speed up Mo Pokhari Scheme. The Chief Minister instructed the Collectors for sitting of the...
More »Setback to Orissa’s Posco plea by Samanwaya Rautray
The Supreme Court has refused to stay for now an Orissa High Court judgment cancelling the state government’s clearance to Posco for a licence to scout for and mine iron ore. The high court order had come on a petition by a Bhubaneswar firm that claimed the state’s decision was “illegal” and “irrational” as the South Korean giant had been cleared out of turn. The licence would have allowed Posco to explore...
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