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Transgender pretends to be Odisha minister, dupes hospital owner on the phone
arun Posted On November 2, 2023


The complainant, alleged that her manager received a phone call on the hospital number and the caller posed as the personal assistant to the minister. Written by Sujit Bisoyi Bhubaneswar, The accused spoke to the complainant in the disguised voice […]


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“When world rejected, religion took us”: Odisha transgenders perform Durga Aarti in Bhubaneswar
arun Posted On October 23, 2023


BHUBANESHWAR: Members of the transgender community in Bhubaneswar on Friday performed Durga Aarti following traditional rituals to celebrate Navratri. Earlier on the first day of Navratri, the community took out a ‘kalash yatra’, led by All Odisha Kinnar Mahasangh president […]


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Odisha: Dongria Kondh Tribals Take on Corporate Goliaths to Save Forests
arun Posted On October 13, 2023


The Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023 and the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 have opened the floodgates for massive deforestation. RASHME SEHGAL    For the Dongria Kondh tribals, the Niyamgiri Hill in Odisha is the seat of their god Niyam Raja. Dongria […]


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Odisha: Dongria Kondh Tribals Take on Corporate Goliaths to Save Forests
arun Posted On October 8, 2023


The Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023 and the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 have opened the floodgates for massive deforestation. RASHME SEHGAL    For the Dongria Kondh tribals, the Niyamgiri Hill in Odisha is the seat of their god Niyam Raja. Dongria […]


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Odisha: Dongria Kondh Tribals Take on Corporate Goliaths to Save Forests
arun Posted On October 7, 2023


The Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023 and the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 have opened the floodgates for massive deforestation. RASHME SEHGAL    For the Dongria Kondh tribals, the Niyamgiri Hill in Odisha is the seat of their god Niyam Raja. Dongria […]


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Confronting Patriarchy: Political Odyssey Of The Three Extraordinary Women Leaders In Kerala
arun Posted On October 5, 2023


Dakshayani was the sole female Dalit member in the Constituent Assembly, Gouriyamma served as the inaugural Revenue Minister in the world’s first democratically elected communist government in Kerala, while more recently, Shailaja garnered international recognition for her exemplary leadership in […]


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Alarming Odisha arrests, ‘illegal’ detentions ahead of Vedanta bauxite public hearing
arun Posted On September 27, 2023


More than 80 lawyers, legal academics and researchers have written to the Governor of Odisha raising concerns about the “alarming arrests and illegal detentions” of about two dozen persons from Rayagada district in Odisha in anticipation of the upcoming public […]


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25 persons have been arrested in last three weeks in the three districts – Such arrests are for mining bauxite of Vedanta Co., Adani Co. and HINDALCO
arun Posted On September 11, 2023


Provocative incidents are being instigated with the help of local police so that the protesting villagers could be arrested. By Ganatantrik Adhikar Surakha Sangathan Even though Adivasi people of these areas do not want development, the so called ‘Vikas’ is […]


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Extend solidarity to the agitating Adivasis of South Odisha
arun Posted On September 11, 2023


A call to the people of India for solidarity with agitating Adivasis to halt repression by Police and Company Sponsored Goons in South Odisha By People’s Union For Civil Liberties  “Save Our Sacred Lands and Mountains!! Stop Their Destruction in […]


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Transgender group to operate BeMC’s septage plant
arun Posted On July 24, 2023


Berhampur: Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) on Friday handed over the operation and maintenance (O&M) of its newly constructed second septage treatment plant (SeTP) to a transgender community. A memorandum of wnderstanding (MoU) was signed between the BeMC and Bahuchora transgender […]


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