Chinese cartoon campaign warns village clans against hindering Communist Party

Chinese cartoon campaign warns village clans against hindering Communist Party

Beijing is urging family clans in rural areas not to stand in the way of Communist Party and government policies. In a cartoon circulating on government websites and social media since last week, a family elder demands that his nephew, a village official, block the construction of a telecommunications tower. A comic strip issued by … Read more

Tiger burning brighter in Sundarbans, but villagers are smiling | India News

Tiger burning brighter in Sundarbans, but villagers are smiling | India News

KOLKATA: From man-eater to a resource option, the tigers in Indian Sundarbans seem to have undergone an image makeover over the past one decade as the big cats now provide alternative livelihood to hundreds of people on the delta in West Bengal.The forest villages in Sundarbans — a delta formed by the confluence of Ganga, … Read more

One killed and three injured in gunfight in Manipur

One killed and three injured in gunfight in Manipur

One person was killed and three others injured in a gunfight between armed groups in ethnic strife-torn Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Sunday, police said.Gunmen attacked Koutruk village in Imphal West district from the hilltops, leading to retaliation by an armed group from the village. There was fierce gunfight which spread to the adjacent villages of … Read more