Tag: Tribals

‘3-pronged strategy to assist tribals’

Union Minister Sudarshan Bhagat on what the government has done for the uplift of tribals and the government’s roadmap to bring them into the national mainstream.

February 23, 2019

Amit Shah slams Congress-JD(S) govt over report of enslavement of Dalit, tribals in Hassan

Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Saturday expressed shock over a news report which said that 52 people from the Dalit and tribal communities had been kept enslaved in Karnataka’s Hassan.

December 22, 2018

10 chopped palms suspected to be of tribals killed in 2006 police firing, found in Odisha

At least 13 tribals were killed during police firing in Odisha's Kalinga Nagar in January 2006.

November 19, 2018

Issues in Meghalaya

There was a time when India’s North-East as we understand today did not exist. From Khyber Pass on the Durand Line in the west, right up to the Three Pagodas Pass on the Burmese border with Siam (now Thailand), it was one huge landmass of a country. The promulgation of the Government of India Act …

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September 14, 2018

Eclipse of languages

I am always sorry when any language is lost because languages are the pedigree of nations. ~ Dr Samuel Johnson Things have deteriorated considerably since his time and linguists estimate that by the end of the 21st century , over half of the world’s languages will have been lost. Many of them will be lost …

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July 9, 2018

‘Naxals are the biggest enemies of tribals, poor’

Launching a stinging attack on Maoist insurgents, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that Naxals were the biggest enemies of tribal, poor and people of backward areas. “Naxals are the biggest enemies of tribal, poor and the people of backward areas. Top Maoist leaders are amassing crores of rupees and sending their children to …

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May 12, 2018

Amit Shah accuses Siddaramaiah govt of ignoring Dalits, tribals

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah accused the ruling Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka of ignoring the concerns of Dalit and tribal communities. He also accused the Congress government of insulting Veer Madakari Nayaka while celebrating Tipu Jayanti. “When Siddaramaiah government celebrates Tipu jayanti and remember Haider Ali, they insult Veer Madakari Nayaka,” he said. …

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March 27, 2018

Red fort capitulates

The result of the Assembly elections in Tripura has shocked the CPI-M as much it has surprised the BJP. While anti-incumbency was expected to take its toll, nobody expected such a landslide for the BJP-IPFT combine, or such an abject crumbling of the Left citadel. The Left finds no reason for losing an election so …

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March 15, 2018

Tribals lament exploitation by middleman in sal business

Tribals stitching plates and other items of Sal leaves lament the exploitation by middlemen in the absence of a government policy to market their produce. Middlemen purchase khali plates and cups made of sal leaves at a low price and market it to earn huge profit while the tribals , particularly women, struggle to sustain …

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March 7, 2018

Injustice to displaced tribals come to the fore

The historical injustice meted out to the displaced people, particularly tribals some of whom were displaced twice for dams and industrial projects, came to the fore at a public hearing on problems of displaced communities in undivided Koraput district on Tuesday. Eminent social activists like Prafulla Samantray, Prof Manoranjan Mahanty and others said they were …

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February 28, 2018

Tribals protest against violation of Forest Rights Act

Tribals and Forest dwellers under the banner of Campaign for Survival and Dignity(CSD) marched in a protest rally here today denouncing the state government for violating the Forest Rights Act. The tribals raised slogans upholding the supremacy of the gram sabha, scrapping of the CAMPA Fund Act, MSP for minor forest produce etc. Gopinath Majhi, …

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February 21, 2018

JK govt announces series of steps for upliftment of tribals

The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced special ration cards, setting up of tribal research institutes and Eklavya Mode Residential Schools (EMRS) among various other initiatives in diverse sectors for inclusive development of the state’s tribal population. Speaking in the state assembly yesterday, Tribal Affairs Minister Choudhary Zulfkar Ali said multiple steps have been taken …

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January 23, 2018

Gujarat minister hooted out of tribals’ meet over job quota

Just a fortnight after swearing-in, Gujarat’s Tribal Development Minister had to face the ire of tribals over the issue of non-tribals usurping jobs reserved for tribals. Stones were hurled at tribal development minister Ganpat Vasava when he went to join a tribal ‘mahasammelan’ at Rajpipla town in tribal-dominated Narmada district in eastern Gujarat. Nearly three …

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January 16, 2018

Gujarat polls: Mayawati pledges support to Patidars, other backwards on quota

With political parties and leaders rallies cancelling rallies in Gujarat due to cyclone Ockhi and inclement weather conditions. However, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo kept her date with her supporters and braved the rough weather to address a rally in Rajkot on Tuesday. BJP President Amit Shah and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had cancelled …

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December 6, 2017

Unutilised forest wealth generates huge revenue for Rajasthan’s tribals

Farming has rarely been a viable proposition in Rajasthan’s dry and hilly Udaipur region. A new way has now been found to provide sustainable sustenance for the area’s tribals by enabling them to sell — for a staggering Rs 189 crore ($29 million) in the last two years — minor forest produce (MFP) that is …

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November 20, 2017

Tiger for a neighbour

Don’t worry if you haven’t spotted a tiger yet, it has already seen you,” said Naren Mallik, a safari expert and a naturalist, to a group of wildlife enthusiasts, as he prepared his open jeepsy before entering the tiger’s territory. The Kanha National Park, which is spread over 1,945 sq km, in Madhya Pradesh, was …

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November 9, 2017

Alliance or co-existence? India’s tribals and Maoists

Title: An Unfinished Revolution – A Hostage Crisis, Adivasi Resistance and the Naxal Movement Author: Kishalay Bhattacharjee Publisher: Pan Macmillan India Pages: 240 Price: Rs 399 Maoist rebels were described as India’s biggest security challenge (before radical Islamist terror supplanted them), having violently taken control of large stretches of the tribal-dominated heartland. The ultra-left insurgents, …

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November 8, 2017