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Civil Society Groups Hold Rally To Demand Postponement Of Manipur Census
Hundreds of participants carrying placards and banners joined the procession, raising slogans against the Census exercise and urging the authorities to defer it until normalcy is restored in the state.
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Protesters Ask Arunachal Chief Minister To Step Aside Amid Corruption Probe
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has dismissed the corruption charges against him after the Supreme Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the matter.
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Meitei Groups Seek Action After Attack On BSF Soldier's House Kills 2 Children
The Meitei civil society organisations demanded that all Kuki insurgent groups be disarmed before any peace negotiations are started, and called the current dialogue process ineffective.
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Navy's Motorcycle Expedition To Ladakh Flagged Off From National War Memorial In Delhi
The Navy is conducting 'Julley Ladakh' (Hello Ladakh) to increase awareness about the service and to engage with the youth and civil society there, it said.
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"Civil Society New Frontier Of War": National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
Underlining the importance of internal security, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday pointed out that the new frontiers of war is the civil society that can be manipulated to hurt the interests of a nation.
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Nagaland Civil Society Meet Calls For Unity Among Groups As Talks Stumble
A crucial meeting between the Nagaland government and civil society groups on the Naga peace talks on Thursday passed a resolution to urge upon the Naga armed groups including the NSCN (IM) and the NNPG to honour and respect the "Covenant of Reconciliation" and maintain the sanctity of non-violence for a "shared Naga future" as members of "one Naga...
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Civil Society Organisations Launch Campaign On Election Issues
Several civil society organisations on Saturday joined hands to launch a nationwide campaign titled 'Desh Mera, Vote Mera, Mudda Mera' (my country, my vote, my issue) to bring people's issues back into electoral focus and highlight failures of the BJP-led NDA government.
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"Why Fear Bombs": Indian Woman To Family Before She Was Killed In Kabul
Thirty-five-year-old social activist Shipra Sharma called her mother on January 14 to inform that she had "safely arrived" in Kabul, Afghanistan, soon after landing in the strife-torn country.
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Key Charges Against Arrested Activists Missing From Cops' Report To Court
A day after the Maharashtra Police arrested five prominent activists for suspected links to Maoists, officers on Wednesday filed a document in a Pune court asking for their custody. The document - a remand report - gave 16 reasons why the rights activists should be in police custody, but had none of the dramatic claims made by the public prosecutor...
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Woman, Locked In Dark Room By Family For 20 Years, Rescued
Her world came crashing down when she figured that the Mumbai man she had married already had a wife. Heartbroken, she came back home in north Goa but her family could not cope with her "abnormal behaviour" and locked her up in a room.
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China Begins Trial Of Rights Lawyer For 'Subversion Of State Power'
China began the trial of rights lawyer Xie Yang for "subversion of state power" and "disrupting court order" on Monday, a city court said on social media, a case that has drawn international concern amid claims Xie was tortured in jail.
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Manish Sisodia Launches 'Citizen's Handbook' To Improve Policy Making
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday launched a 'Citizens' Handbook', stressing on the need for a collaborative, "in sync" effort by research organisations and the government.
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Chaos At Uttarakhand Civil Society Meeting On Temple Attack
A meeting by prominent members of civil society in Dehradun following the mob attack on BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay, ended in a stalemate on Tuesday, with opposing factions unable to agree on whether caste discrimination was practiced at the temple of Pokhri village.
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Nobel Prize a Tribute to 'Courage' of Tunisian People: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama congratulated Tunisian civil society groups who helped secure a democratic transition on their Nobel Peace Prize win Friday, calling it a tribute to the nation's courage.
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UN Human Rights Experts Say China Must End Crackdown on Lawyers
U.N. human rights investigators demanded an end to a Chinese crackdown on lawyers on Thursday after more than 100 people were detained, intimidated or went missing over the past week.
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Civil Society Groups Hold Rally To Demand Postponement Of Manipur Census
Hundreds of participants carrying placards and banners joined the procession, raising slogans against the Census exercise and urging the authorities to defer it until normalcy is restored in the state.
-
Protesters Ask Arunachal Chief Minister To Step Aside Amid Corruption Probe
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has dismissed the corruption charges against him after the Supreme Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the matter.
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Meitei Groups Seek Action After Attack On BSF Soldier's House Kills 2 Children
The Meitei civil society organisations demanded that all Kuki insurgent groups be disarmed before any peace negotiations are started, and called the current dialogue process ineffective.
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Navy's Motorcycle Expedition To Ladakh Flagged Off From National War Memorial In Delhi
The Navy is conducting 'Julley Ladakh' (Hello Ladakh) to increase awareness about the service and to engage with the youth and civil society there, it said.
-
"Civil Society New Frontier Of War": National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
Underlining the importance of internal security, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday pointed out that the new frontiers of war is the civil society that can be manipulated to hurt the interests of a nation.
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Nagaland Civil Society Meet Calls For Unity Among Groups As Talks Stumble
A crucial meeting between the Nagaland government and civil society groups on the Naga peace talks on Thursday passed a resolution to urge upon the Naga armed groups including the NSCN (IM) and the NNPG to honour and respect the "Covenant of Reconciliation" and maintain the sanctity of non-violence for a "shared Naga future" as members of "one Naga...
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Civil Society Organisations Launch Campaign On Election Issues
Several civil society organisations on Saturday joined hands to launch a nationwide campaign titled 'Desh Mera, Vote Mera, Mudda Mera' (my country, my vote, my issue) to bring people's issues back into electoral focus and highlight failures of the BJP-led NDA government.
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"Why Fear Bombs": Indian Woman To Family Before She Was Killed In Kabul
Thirty-five-year-old social activist Shipra Sharma called her mother on January 14 to inform that she had "safely arrived" in Kabul, Afghanistan, soon after landing in the strife-torn country.
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Key Charges Against Arrested Activists Missing From Cops' Report To Court
A day after the Maharashtra Police arrested five prominent activists for suspected links to Maoists, officers on Wednesday filed a document in a Pune court asking for their custody. The document - a remand report - gave 16 reasons why the rights activists should be in police custody, but had none of the dramatic claims made by the public prosecutor...
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Woman, Locked In Dark Room By Family For 20 Years, Rescued
Her world came crashing down when she figured that the Mumbai man she had married already had a wife. Heartbroken, she came back home in north Goa but her family could not cope with her "abnormal behaviour" and locked her up in a room.
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China Begins Trial Of Rights Lawyer For 'Subversion Of State Power'
China began the trial of rights lawyer Xie Yang for "subversion of state power" and "disrupting court order" on Monday, a city court said on social media, a case that has drawn international concern amid claims Xie was tortured in jail.
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Manish Sisodia Launches 'Citizen's Handbook' To Improve Policy Making
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday launched a 'Citizens' Handbook', stressing on the need for a collaborative, "in sync" effort by research organisations and the government.
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Chaos At Uttarakhand Civil Society Meeting On Temple Attack
A meeting by prominent members of civil society in Dehradun following the mob attack on BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay, ended in a stalemate on Tuesday, with opposing factions unable to agree on whether caste discrimination was practiced at the temple of Pokhri village.
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Nobel Prize a Tribute to 'Courage' of Tunisian People: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama congratulated Tunisian civil society groups who helped secure a democratic transition on their Nobel Peace Prize win Friday, calling it a tribute to the nation's courage.
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UN Human Rights Experts Say China Must End Crackdown on Lawyers
U.N. human rights investigators demanded an end to a Chinese crackdown on lawyers on Thursday after more than 100 people were detained, intimidated or went missing over the past week.
