Shift East Coast Railways headquarters to Vizag from Bhubaneswar: V Kishore Chandra DeoUnion Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has demanded relocation of two zonal headquarters of Railways to address developmental concerns of And...
Multi-faceted approach required to combat Naxalism: Kishore Chandra DeoKishore Chandra Deo today said fight against left wing extremism is different from war battles because those involved are the country's own...
Vedanta's Odisha project illegal, says V Kishore Chandra DeoTribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has said Vedanta Group's bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri hills of Odisha is illegal.
Chandra Deo confronts environment ministry for diluting rights of gram sabhas on forest landTribal affairs min Chandra Deo has trashed the circular issued by the environment min seeking to dilute the rights of tribals on forestland.
- Supreme Court's decision on Vedanta's Niyamgiri mining to hit government plans
This will make it difficult for the government to move ahead with its plans to limit the say of gram sabhas in diversion of forestland for ...
- Rein in forest department, cops: Kishore Chandra Deo
Seven years after the Forest Rights Act was enacted, the Centre has found flaws that prevent benefits from percolating to the forest dwelle...
Make mining work for tribal welfare, grant a hefty royalty to local communityKishore Chandra Deo has reportedly written to the governors of nine states asking them to cancel mining concessions granted in violation of...
Deo raises concern over mining in Visakhapatnam's tribal areasTaking a firm stand against mining in tribal areas of Visakhapatnam, Tribal Affairs Minister Chandra Deo seeks cancellation of all such lic...
- Kishore Chandra Deo accuses environment ministry panel of giving away forests in violation of laws
The environment ministry's Forest Advisory Committee is giving away forests to industry in blatant violation of the Forest Rights Act, trib...
- Not possible to give security all sarpanchs in Jammu and Kashmir: Centre
Union Panchayati Raj Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo today agreed with the state government's stand that it was not possible to provide secu...
- Acquiring forest land without giving benefits is illegal: Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo
Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo today alleged that the forest land acquired for mining and industries without giving benefits...
- Tribals have right to live near wildlife sanctuaries: Supreme Court
Supreme Court had issued a stern directive to nine states to notify core and buffer zones of tiger reserves and prohibit any tourism within...
- Special force needed to deal with Maoists, says V Chandra Deo
V Kishore Chandra Deo has suggested the need to set up a special dedicated force in each Naxal affected state to deal with the situation.
- Stop mining in Naxal-hit areas: V Kishore Chandra Deo
Government should consider a freeze on mining in Naxal-hit areas, tribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has said.
- Tribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra Deo writes to chief ministers suggesting actions for implementation of Foreign Rights Act
The minister’s letter comes a less than fortnight ahead of the fresh set of order and guidelines that are to be issued by the tribal affair...
- Rural Ministry to share 1 pc of its budget with panchayats
Panchayati Raj Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo today said the Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share 1 pc of its Rs 1 lakh crore bud...
- Forest Rights Act is an attempt to undo a historical wrong: Kishore Chandra Deo
Kishore Chandra Deo outlines the government's new strategy that focuses on prioritising addressing rights of tribals and forest dwellers as...