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The High Court set aside the State government's August 18 notification and granted service continuity and all consequential benefits to selected candidates while allowing the criminal investigation into alleged examination irregularities to continue. The Indian Tribal reports

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has alleged that thousands of acres of tribal land were transferred to missionary institutions in violation of the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act and which led to demographic changes. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

A lower court in Dumka had earlier awarded the death sentence to two Maoists—Sukhlal alias Praveer Murmu and Sanatan Baskey alias Tala Da—for murdering the former SP. The Indian Tribal reports

The apex court’s recent ruling on Saranda reshapes the balance between conservation, mining, and tribal livelihoods in one of India’s richest forest landscapes. Animesh Bisoee unpacks what the order means for ecology, industry, and local communities

In what could queer the pitch for the JMM chief and create fresh ripples in the State’s political waters, the Jharkhand High Court set aside the interim relief granted to him almost a year ago and ordered for the continuance of the trial pending against him. The Indian [...]

In a scathing remark against the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Affairs Minister, the Supreme Court said “the entire nation is ashamed of you, it is up to you how you redeem yourself". The apex court ordered constitution of SIT by 10 am on Tuesday. The Indian Tribal reports

The issue of burial of a pastor, a converted Christian whose body is lying in a mortuary in Chhattisgarh since January 7, has split even the Supreme Court. Possible tension between tribal Hindus and Christians said to be the underlining reason. The Indian Tribal reports

The apex court was hearing a writ petition seeking a direction to the States, departments and PSUs for immediate cessation of reservation benefits being extended to the ‘creamy layer’ within the SCs and STs. The Indian Tribal reports

Ahead of Assembly elections in the State, the HC order has come as a shot in the arm for the BJP which has been citing the ‘alarming’ decline in tribal population in the Santhal Pargana region and targeting the JMM-led Government for “inaction”. Sudhir Kumar Mishra

The Jharkhand High Court granted bail to Hemant in an alleged money laundering case linked to a land scam, two weeks after reserving its order on June 13 on his bail plea. The Indian Tribal reports