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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/jharkhand-tribal-orgs-term-may-24-janjati-sanskritik-samagam-anti-adivasi-call-for-boycott</loc>
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<image:caption>The appellants argue that the political and ideological influence of the RSS, Janjati Suraksha Manch, and the BJP has faced strong resistance in Jharkhand in recent years. As a result, these forces are now making a concerted effort to erase the independent identity of Adivasis.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-21T12:34:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jharkhand Tribal Orgs Term May 24 Janjati Sanskritik Samagam 'Anti-Adivasi', Call for Boycott</news:title>
<news:keywords>Janjati Sanskritik Samagam, Janjati Suraksha Manch, caste-based Varna system, tribal identity</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/society/rajasthan-high-court-grants-divorce-to-woman-criticizes-atta-satta-custom-involving-minors</loc>
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<image:caption>The court stated that ‘Atta Satta’ involving a minor is a system of gender coercion, child-rights violation, and familial extortion disguised as custom.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-21T11:11:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rajasthan High Court Grants Divorce to Woman, Criticizes 'Atta-Satta' Custom Involving Minors |  Full Report</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rajasthan High Court, 'Atta-Satta' Custom , gender coercion, child-rights violation</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/adivasi-chhatra-sangh-opposes-prof-saroj-sharmas-appointment-as-ranchi-university-vc-over-alleged-scst-harassment-and-drivers-suicide-case</loc>
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<image:caption>The Adivasi Chhatra Sangh questioned the appointment process, asking how a person facing such serious allegations could be made head of a prominent university in a tribal-dominated state like Jharkhand.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-20T14:20:41.991+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Adivasi Chhatra Sangh Opposes Prof. Saroj Sharma’s Appointment as Ranchi University VC Over Alleged SC/ST Harassment and Driver’s Suicide Case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Adivasi Chhatra Sangh, Ranchi University VC appointment, SC/ST Harassment , Driver’s Suicide Case, Prof. Saroj Sharma</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/india/patna-high-court-quashes-scst-atrocities-case-against-rajasthan-family-calls-it-malicious-counterblast-to-matrimonial-dispute</loc>
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<image:caption>The court noted the charge sheet was “cryptic and perfunctory” and the investigation mechanical.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-20T10:50:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Patna High Court Quashes SC/ST Atrocities Case Against Rajasthan Family, Calls It Malicious Counterblast to Matrimonial Dispute</news:title>
<news:keywords>SC/ST Atrocities Case, Patna High Court, Matrimonial Dispute</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/ncsc-notice-to-punjab-authorities-over-alleged-casteist-terms-in-official-list-for-census-operations</loc>
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<image:caption>The Valmiki /Balmiki community, part of Scheduled Castes and often linked to sanitation work, has strongly objected to the specific references, which they say stigmatize and cause resentment.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-20T00:49:14.765+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NCSC Notice to Punjab Authorities Over Alleged Casteist Terms in Official List for Census Operations</news:title>
<news:keywords>National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) , derogatory slurs, Scheduled Castes list, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/rajasthan-teachers-burn-effigy-of-education-minister-in-his-own-constituency-vow-to-intensify-agitation-over-summer-vacation-cut</loc>
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<image:caption>Demonstrators burnt an effigy and submitted a memorandum demanding the rollback of arbitrary deductions from summer vacations and action on other key demands.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The protestors pointed out that due to the minister’s inaction, promotions under the Third Pay Scale have been stalled for years, leaving thousands of senior teacher posts vacant in subjects like Mathematics, English, and Science.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The teachers highlighted the lack of a transfer policy even after two and a half years of the government’s term, and the issue of dual postings of thousands of teachers, which places a double burden on the treasury and injustice upon students.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-19T15:26:15.847+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rajasthan: Teachers Burn Effigy of Education Minister in His Own Constituency, Vow to Intensify Agitation Over Summer Vacation Cut</news:title>
<news:keywords>Education Minister Madan Dilawar, statewide movement , summer vacations, teachers' transfer policy</news:keywords>
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