LUCKNOW: Surma and Golbojhi became first tribal villages in the country, which are situated in any national park, to get benefit of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006.

Located in the core zone of the Dudhwa National Park and tiger reserve, near the Indo-Nepal border in Palia block of Lakhimpur Khiri district, the two villages are home to thousands of Tharu tribals since ages.

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MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has asked the Maharashtra government to provide a medical emergency fund of Rs 5,000 for mentally-challenged inmates of all shelter homes in the state.

Earlier this week, TOI reported how the medical bills of one of the victims in the Panvel shelter home rape case was paid by a police constable assigned to guard the girl.

A month ago, a high court-appointed comm

Two Right to Information activists in the city have launched an indefinite hunger strike here, marking the first formal support from Tamil Nadu for anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare.

BHUBANESWAR: Ganjam is Orissa's most populous district but Balangir records the highest growth.

The Census 2011, provisional results of which were declared today, has revealed that with a population of 35,20,151 Ganjam is State's most inhabited district, followed by Cuttack with 26,18,708.

Mayurbhanj and Balasore follow closely with Khurda ranked fifth with a population of 22,46,341.

More than five water projects aimed to quench the thirst of Mumbai and its rapidly growing metropolitan region are facing opposition from locals. Their demand is to first provide water to the locals and the tribal population and then go ahead with the project.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will soon employ mechanical sweepers for Delhi roads, a job that is being done manually at present. All roads measuring 60 feet and above will be cleaned using such sweepers.

Reacting to a report published in The Hindu, which told the story of illegal employment of children and their plight in the coal mines of Hazaribagh district, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Jharkhand Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar Singh seeking a report within four weeks on the issue.