Sonia surprises many by dancing with tribals

Sonia surprises many by dancing with tribals New Delhi: Over four months after her surgery in the US for an undisclosed ailment, a cheerful Sonia Gandhi took everyone by surprise by joining a group of tribal women in their traditional dance in New Delhi on Friday. After addressing a national convention on empowerment of tribal women organised by Mahila Congress, Gandhi came down from the stage to mingle with the tribal women and soon joined them in...
05:35 PM, Dec 16, 2011

Rs 5 lakh each for TN women raped by cops

Rs 5 lakh each for TN women raped by cops Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced a solatium of Rs 5 lakh for each of the four tribal women, who were allegedly raped by policemen in Villupuram district, and suspended five uniformed men. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said she had ordered payment of Rs.500,000 each to the four tribal Irula women who complained of rape by policemen of Tirukoilur police station in the district....
04:53 PM, Nov 29, 2011

Tamil Nadu cops face sexual assault probe

Tamil Nadu cops face sexual assault probe Chennai: A judicial inquiry is being conducted into the sexual assault charges made by four tribal women against Tamil Nadu policemen in Villupuram district, an official said on Sunday. The Irula tribal women complained against policemen belonging to Tirukoilur police station in Villupuram district, around 150 km from here, said a police official. "The judicial magistrate of Tirukoilur is conducting an inquiry on the complaint," Villupuram Superintendent of Police N....
10:52 AM, Nov 28, 2011

Govt ready for talks; Naxals demand release of tribals

Govt ready for talks; Naxals demand release of tribals WB government sources say they are close to clinching a deal. ...
11:38 PM, Oct 21, 2009
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