Of nine states headed for polls this year, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland have over 85% tribal population, while two, Chhattisgarh and Tripura, have more than 30%.
Incidents of communal clashes between tribal groups have been escalating in Chhattisgarh, where 400 church-goers were driven out of homes in 3 months. BJP fanned flames, activists say.
Forest dept Sunday issued notices to 40 families of the Chhattisgarh-origin Guthikoya tribe to vacate forest land in Kothagudem division. It's a regular practice, says official.
The killing of Srinivas Rao by tribals, have left them living in fear. Some have boycotted duty. Officers’ associations demand arms & CRPF presence in vulnerable areas to get back.
As many as 400 women in Jharkhand's three districts have become self-sufficient, feeding their children proper meals and buying them new clothes. How did it happen?
At Mangarh Dham near Rajasthan-Gujarat border Tuesday, PM Modi paid tributes to tribal people killed by British in 1913. BJP hopes event will bolster its chances in three states.
Led by Federation of Khasi-Jaintia and Garo People, hundreds of youths started their rally from Motphran. Videos show protesters attacking bystanders & motorists.
The signing of peace agreement by Centre, Assam and rebel outfits was done in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Over 1,182 armed cadres surrendered following the pact.
In his speech, the prime minister hailed several tribal leaders who participated in India's freedom struggle, even as the BJP persists in its efforts to woo tribal voters.
If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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