For nearly two centuries, Adivasis brought to Assam’s tea plantations have lived with a borrowed label, denied Scheduled Tribe status, land rights and political representation.
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Md Asghar Khan is a Senior Correspondent from Jharkhand writing about politics, human rights, tribal issues, women issues, and the environment. He is available at asghar@outlookindia.com
The government is presenting it as a long-overdue initiative in the direction of tribal self-governance.
Years after Reshu Mahli’s death, hospitals still force families to arrange donors despite court directives
The BJP has released a video titled 'Missing,' followed by 'Tejashwi Laapta' poster advertisement blitz
Frustrated by years of inaction, tribal Gram Sabhas invoke central law to assert self-rule.
A viral video showing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulling the hijab of a Muslim woman doctor has reignited questions about his health, conduct, and political future. Beyond the immediate outrage, the incident has sharpened a larger debate about the future of the Janata Dal (United), the durability of its Lav-Kush–EBC social base, and the emerging power struggle with the BJP in a post-Nitish Bihar.
Jharkhand’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has triggered widespread anxiety among both Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and voters, with BLOs facing intense pressure, shifting guidelines and unrealistic deadlines, voters whose names do not appear in the 2003 electoral roll remain confused and fearful of deletion.
Bihar’s election results have exposed deep fractures within the RJD–Congress alliance, with both parties openly questioning the utility of staying together.
Jharkhand’s SIR-based ancestral mapping has created widespread unease as many voters who appear in the 2024 roll cannot find their names in the 2003 list—now a key benchmark for verification. With 12 lakh names flagged for deletion as “dead, shifted, or duplicate,” fears of wrongful removal are rising. Confused BLOs, unclear guidelines, and echoes of Bihar’s troubled SIR process have intensified public anxiety.
Jharkhand’s political landscape is in flux, driven by rumours that Hemant Soren is exploring alternatives to the Congress amid alliance tensions, legal pressures, and shifting electoral arithmetic. Speculation ranges from a Congress-minus government to a third-front formula—yet any move toward the BJP risks deep political and social backlash for JMM.
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