On 24 August 1949, Jaipal Singh Munda, the driving force behind the Jharkhand movement, argued for political representation and self-governance for the tribal community in the Constituent Assembly.
BJP chose football buff & ex-teacher to fight against CM at JMM stronghold in Jharkhand. Hembrom had fought on AJSU ticket last election & lost poorly to Soren.
Project lays out 11 interventions for holistic development of 75 PVTGs in 18 states & UTs, comes ahead of polls in Telangana, Rajasthan, MP & Chhattisgarh which have vulnerable tribes.
BJP hopes to earn the goodwill of two communities by celebrating Alluri Sitarama Raju, a Kshatriya freedom fighter who became a symbol of bravery for tribals.
Tribals of Jeelugulova, a village in Andhra Pradesh, are demanding that they be relocated for them to get access to electricity, and their children an education.
In the villages of Udainagar and Punjapura in MP's Bagli district, several tribals have resolved to not get vaccinated. They fear fevers, infection and 'possible death'.
The Chhattisgarh govt will allow tribals to manage and exploit forest produce at a community level. The tribal affairs department will serve as the nodal agency.
These farmers aren’t getting their land rights, or any basic amenities. They’re even threatened by displacement due to an ambitious river-linking project.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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