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A View From Atop Sukwan Buru 'Mountain'

The Mountain Of ‘Youthfulness’

Once a strategic outpost of Munda warriors during their fight against foreign invaders, zamindars and moneylenders, a 500-feet hillock in Khunti district in Jharkhand now attracts tribals in droves during winter every year for a very popular belief associated with it. Sudhir Kumar Mishra gives out the details


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Drive against illegal poppy cultivation continues in Manipur

At least 50 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in a village in Ukhrul district have been destroyed as part of a drive against the menace. Four huts, which were found on the poppy fields in Mullam Kuki village, were also burnt down, and an investigation has been initiated to identify the culprits involved in the illegal plantation, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on X. “Our dedicated forces, comprising Ukhrul district police, 6th Manipur Rifles, Army, and the Forest Department, successfully carried out an operation to destroy the illegal poppy cultivation in Mullam Kuki village hill range under the Litan Police Station (limits). A total of 50 acres of poppy plantations were destroyed, and four illicit huts were set ablaze," Singh posted. An FIR has been registered, and the investigation is progressing, he said.

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States and Union Territories in India have Scheduled Tribes

Emphasising the importance of technology in our lives in modern era, President Droupadi Murmu said it is not right that our tribal community be deprived of the benefits of modern development. The occasion also saw the launch of Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes. THE INDIAN TRIBAL reports 

The Festival of Flowers is celebrated by Oraon tribals, mostly in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, on the third day of the Chaitra month. It will be celebrated tomorrow (April 11). Sarhul heralds the beginning of the New Year. The Indian Tribal brings you a pictorial presentation about the vibrant, lively and colourful festival, wherein nature is worshipped
International Day of The World’s Indigenous Peoples
Janjatiya Mahotsav in Jharkhand
On Ground Zero at International Border​
The Story of Sarhul – Festival of Flowers