Death toll of PNG Highland tribal violence reaches 23
Sydney, July 10 (IANS) The death toll of a tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea’s Hela Province (PNG) has increased to 23, media reported on …
PNG PM slams tribal violence after 16 killed
Sydney, July 10 (IANS) Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister has offered condolences after 16 women and children died in a tribal killing in the …
Pregnancy of tribal girls in Bhubaneswar hostels rocks Odisha Assembly
Bhubaneswar, July 2 (IANS) The Odisha Assembly on Wednesday witnessed unruly scenes as Congress members created an uproar over the pregnancy of tribal girls in …
Himachal CM seeks tribal status for Hatti community
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here and sought granting of …
Arjun Munda: Tribal face of BJP in Jharkhand (Profile)
Ranchi, May 30 (IANS) Arjun Munda, the second-time Lok Sabha MP from Khunti in Jharkhand, on Thursday took oath as a Union Minister in Prime …
BJP gains in north, tribal Bengal to lead in 18 seats; Trinamool in 23 (5th Lead)
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The BJP made stunning inroads in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal, with the trends of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday showing a …
Bengal LS polls: Tribal belt, Midnapore ready for phase 6
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) An exciting battle is on the cards to capture West Bengal’s tribal heartland as well as the seats in Junglemahal, once …
Modi, Mamata in war of words in Bengal’s tribal belt
Bankura/ Purulia, May 9 (IANS) A verbal battle ensued between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday as the …
Modi woos tribals in Bengal’s tribal heartland
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wooed the tribal communities in Bengal and unleashed a multi-pronged attack on state …
Notice to Tripura Congress chief for hitting tribal youth
Agartala, April 20 (IANS) Police will soon serve a notice on the Tripura Pradesh Congress chief for slapping a supporter of the ruling BJP’s junior …
Himachal voters ask for tribal status action plan
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) Over 2.50 lakh voters of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday asked the two national parties — the BJP and …
11 Maharashtra tribal youths to climb Mt. Everest
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) A group of 11 tribal students including four girls from Adivasi Ashram Schools in Maharashtra will embark on an expedition to …
First Kerala tribal woman cracks Civil Services exam
Wayanad (Kerala), April 6 (IANS) Sreedhanya Suresh, 25, has become the first woman from Kerala’s tribal community to crack the Civil Services examination. In her …
15 polling stations in Mizoram for tribal refugees
Agartala/Aizawl, March 22 (IANS) The Election Commission will set up 15 special polling stations at Kanhmun village along the Mizoram-Tripura border to help tribal refugees …
Before LS polls, spotlight on Tripura’s tribal parties
Agartala, March 15 (IANS) Weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the spotlight has focused on Tripura’s tribal-based parties since the indigenous people have always …
This warrior struggles for tribal women to get a fair deal (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) The fair sex is not getting a fair deal in tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh – but Rattan Manjari will have …
Rahul backs Dalit-tribal shutdown over forest rights, reservation
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi extended support to Dalit and tribal groups observing a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday demanding the Modi …
From tribal hamlets to world markets: The amazing journey of Araku coffee (Business Feature)
Araku (Andhra Pradesh), March 4 (IANS) From tribal hamlets to Paris, Araku coffee has come a long way and is set to lure the taste …
Defying poverty, Tripura tribal artist gets Padma Shri for promoting rare musical instrument
Agartala, Feb 28 (IANS) Poverty has not stopped nonagenarian Thanga Darlong — all of 91 years — from playing the rosem, a flute-like tribal musical …
Chhattisgarh may seek review of SC’s tribal eviction order
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said his government, if needed, would file a review petition to defend the …
Mizoram’s tribal refugees seek to know electoral status
Agartala/Aizawl, Feb 23 (IANS) The first-time voters from among the 35,000 tribal immigrants from Mizoram, sheltered in Tripura for the past 21 years, do not …
Will defend Forest Rights Act: Tribal Affairs Ministry
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Tribal Affairs Ministry on Friday said that it will defend the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act in …
Raj Thackeray marries off 500 tribal couples in mass wedding in Maharashtra
Palghar (Maharashtra), Feb 9 (IANS) A fortnight after his son Amit’s marriage with fashion designer Mitali, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray arranged a mass …
CCEA approves distribution of DTH sets in tribal, Maoist-affected areas
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday gave its proposal to Prasar Bharti’s “Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development” …
Modi, Naveen muzzling tribal rights: Rahul
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) Stepping up his attack on the Modi government at the Centre and the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, Congress president Rahul …
Amit Shah hails BJP’s performance in Assam tribal council elections
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Monday congratulated Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and party workers for their role in the …
Women tribal writers, trans poets to feature in Sahitya Akademi fest
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A six-day Festival of Letters will see the first-time participation of 43 female tribal writers and 15 transgender poets. Organised …
Veteran Tripura tribal leader dead
Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) Veteran Tripura tribal leader Nagendra Jamatia died here after prolonged illness, sources said on Monday. Jamatia, 71, a former Agriculture and …
Food, relief supplies extended for tribal refugees in Tripura
Agartala, Jan 15 (IANS) Foodgrain and other relief supplies for the Reang tribals sheltered in Tripura for over 21 years, have been extended for another …
Tripura shutdown cripples life in Tripura tribal areas
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) A 12-hour shutdown, called by six tribal parties in the tribal areas of Tripura to protest police firing earlier this week …
Tribal parties call for shutdown in Tripura on Saturday
Agartala, Jan 11 (IANS) Six tribal parties have called for a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Saturday to protest police firing earlier this week injuring …
Tripura orders magisterial probe into police firing on tribal youths
Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) The BJP-led Tripura government on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the police firing on Tuesday injuring six tribal youths, agitating …
Bill soon to give tribal status to six Assam communities: Rajnath
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that a bill will be introduced in Parliament soon to give Scheduled Tribe …
Citizenship Bill protest: 6 tribal youths hurt in police firing in Tripura, normal life hit in Mizoram
Agartala/Aizawl, Jan 8 (IANS) Six tribal youths agitating against the Citizenship Amendment Bill were injured in police firing in Tripura as normal life was crippled …
Citizenship Bill: 6 tribal youths injured in police firing in Tripura
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) Six tribal youths, agitating against the NDA government’s controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, were injured in police firing in Tripura on …
Tribal man brutally killed for suspected witchcraft in Tripura
Agartala, Dec 31 (IANS) Suspected of practising black magic and witchcraft, an elderly tribal man was hacked to death in the northeastern state of Tripura, …
Bengal’s special development plans for vulnerable tribal groups
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to take up a special intervention plan to fill up critical gaps in reaching the …
Tripura’s IPFT to press for separate tribal state, NRC
Agartala, Dec 4 (IANS) Ruling BJP ally, IPFT, will restart its agitation from Wednesday to press for its decade-old demand for a separate state for …
Despite uncertain future, tribal refugees vote in Mizoram polls
Agartala/Aizawl, Nov 28 (IANS) Amid prolonged uncertainty over return to their homes, Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura for 21 years, on Wednesday voted in …
Tribal migrants sheltered in Tripura to vote in Mizoram
Aizawl/Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) The Election Commission would set up polling stations at Kanhmun, a village along the Mizoram-Tripura border, to facilitate voting by the …
Cabinet appproves central tribal university in AP
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) THe Union cabinet on Thursday approved setting up of ‘Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh’. It will be established in …