There is a new “plan” for the scheduled tribes, but the adivasis themselves will have no say. Alienation from the forest and its resources, alienation from cultivable land and alienation from the State underlie the anger of the adivasis in India’s heartland. This is not a new or startling observation. Adivasi mass organisations, the more sensitive administrators, political organisations with their ears to the ground and scholars who have studied India’s...
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Animal sacrifice in tribal rituals fall foul of court order by Samir Hota
The First Bench of Orissa High Court comprising Chief Justice V. Gopal Gouda and Justice BN Mohapatra today hearing a matter related to animal sacrifice during the Sulia festival by the tribals of Bolangir district of Orissa suggested the petitioners advocate to file contempt application in the case, in view of animal sacrifice despite a court ban. The High Court since the last four years has been issuing orders to the...
More »Centre seeks to get on top of inflation by Gargi Parsai
Availability of commodities to be augmented The Centre on Wednesday stepped up its efforts to rein in food inflation, which touched 18.32 per cent for the week ended December 25 last with onion price soaring to Rs. 60 a kg in retail. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who later held a closed-door meeting with Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Mr. Pawar...
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As policymakers gear up for their biggest battle against inflation, worrying signs about India’s boom-boom growth story emerged. The first warning signal went up today with the government’s statistical office announcing that the index of industrial production (IIP) — the broadest measure of plant and factory performance —had grown by a piffling 2.7 per cent in November against a market consensus of 6.6 per cent. The index stood at 317.9 —its lowest...
More »Women card on CPM table by Biswajit Roy
The CPM is Planning to field a large number of women candidates in the forthcoming Assembly polls in Bengal in an attempt to fight anti-incumbency and stem the steady slide over the past few years. “We have asked all the Left Front constituents to ensure nomination of women candidates in a large number,’’ CPM Bengal secretary and Left Front chairman Biman Bose said after a coalition meeting this morning. Indicating that the...
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