By Sarada Lahangir
Rayagada (Orissa), June 8 (ANI): Having lived for ages an isolated life, the primitive tribals of Dongria Kondhs from Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa's Rayagada district are gradually joining the general lifestyle, courtesy an exclusive agency formed by the State government for their cause.

By Chandramohan     
New Delhi (Syndicate Features): Rajasthan’s reputation as one of the more peaceful states of the country has been shattered by a double whammy that came in quick succession in the month of May in the form of a serial terrorist attack in Jaipur and the Gujjar agitation both of which taking a heavy toll of lives. The Gujjar community’s agitation for the inclusion of their community in the scheduled tribe list has affected the daily life in large parts of Rajasthan and caused unrest in many areas in northern India, including Delhi.

By J N Raina     
New Delhi (Syndicate Features): It is a good augury that the new civilian government in Pakistan is seeking a “grand reconciliation” with India, for the resolution of various long-standing issues, including Kashmir. Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s grand assertion can be linked to ‘changing’ mood of people in our neighbouring country. It is gauged from the fact that for the first time, February elections in Pakistan were free from rancour against India. Pre-poll and post-poll rallies were not marked by anti-India rhetoric.

By M Rama Rao     
New Delhi (Syndicate Features): A strange political circus is on in Pakistan. It is witnessing the equivalent of Sangh Parivar Rath Yatra spectacle in the ‘caravan’ of the ousted supreme court chief justice, Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhary, that is taking him to different parts of the country as part of the crusade for the freedom judiciary and rule of law.