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United News of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Bengal CM greets the tribal people to mark Hul Diwas
Kolkata, June 30 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today greeted the tribal people on the occasion of the solemn "Hul Diwas." "To mark the Hul Diwas, I extend my heartiest greetings to my tribal brothers and sisters," the chief minister said in a message to the Aboriginal people of the tribal community. Banerjee said that the struggle of the Santhals under Sidho and Kanho against the oppression of the British remains inspirational even today. She said that her government has named a university established in the Junglemahal region in the western part of the state after the two tribal heroes, Sidho and Kanho. The institution is a state university in the tribal-dominated Purulia district. The Hul Diwas is observed every year on June 30 to mark the Santhal Rebellion of 1855, one of the first tribal uprisings against British colonial rule and the feudal-zamindari system. The movement was initiated by the Santhal tribe, primarily led by Sidho Murmu and Kanhu Murmu, with the support of thousands of tribal men and women. It is a day of cultural pride, remembrance, and resistance for the tribal communities of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, and Bihar. UNI PC GNK
United News of India
03-06-2025
- Climate
- United News of India
First group of stranded individuals airlifted from ravaged Chaten to safer place in Gangtok
Gangtok, June 3 (UNI) The first group of stranded individuals was airlifted on Tuesday morning from ravaged Chaten to Gangtok as the elite force of NDRF swung into action to bolster the search and rescue operation in the affected locations, which remained inaccessible by foot following a series of landslides triggered by torrents, official sources confirmed. " Two MI-17 V5 helicopters completed the evacuation mission, landing safely at Pakyong Greenfield. Airport with 34 evacuees on board," near this capital town of Sikkim. Among those rescued were injured army personnel currently undergoing medical treatment; their family members, and tourists stranded in the area. The Sikkim government has declared a " disaster" zone in the strategic north Sikkim, a border with China, after massive rains, accompanied by landslides, disrupted life and forced thousands of tourists to halt following closure of the main artery on Thursday. The majority of stranded tourists over 1600 were safely evacuated on Monday. UNI PC GNK
