-The Times of India Union rural development minister will be on a two-day visit to the state beginning Saturday. Jairam Ramesh is visiting Jharkhand on a request of chief minister Arjun Munda. The invitation was sent to Ramesh last month when Munda met him in New Delhi and requested him to visit Jharkhand. This is the first meeting of Ramesh to the state after taking over as rural development minister. On his arrival...
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Upper caste members attack Dalits in Periyapatna
-IBN Dalits were attacked by upper caste people at Mutthur village in Periyapatna taluk on Wednesday night. It is said that on Wednesday, a group of Dalit Youths and Shivanna, an upper caste person entered into a heatred exchange. Following by this, the upper caste people attacked Dalits. Accepting the complaint filed by one M J Deepak, Periyapatna police have arrested 7 persons on charges of comitting atrocity on dalits. As a...
More »MLA shot in wheelchair by Subhashish Mohanty
An Orissa lawmaker, wheelchair bound since Maoists targeted him seven years ago, was shot dead in front of hundreds of people today as he distributed land title rights to villagers in a rebel-infested zone. The afternoon attack was the third by suspected Maoists on Umerkote MLA Jagabandhu Majhi, who was said to have been popular because of his social work. “It might be a Maoist attack. The area falls in a Maoist...
More »Dalits stage protest in Madurai against police firing
-The Hindu Chaos prevails at the Government Rajaji Hospital where slogans were raised Hundreds of angry Dalits gathered at the Government Rajaji Hospital here on Sunday and raised slogans against the State government and the police for the firing on Dalits at Paramakudi in which five persons were killed. Chaos prevailed at the hospital as the protesters raised slogans after six Dalit Youths — Siva, 19, Paramasivam, 20, Senthil Murugan, 23, Chaturagiri, 22,...
More »Team Anna to undertake yatras, referendum on Jan Lokpal Bill by Amruta Byatnal
The activists said houses of members of the Standing Committee who oppose the Jan Lokpal Bill would be gheraoed. Taking the Jan Lokpal agitation further, Team Anna will now undertake a referendum and yatras to ensure that the people are aware of their elected representatives' performance and their stand on the Jan Lokpal Bill. These steps will ensure that the people hold the MPs accountable, Team Anna's core committee members said at...
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