Even their deaths due to starvation failed to force successive Governments to effectively come to the rescue of this primitive tribe group. In a two-part series, S. Shrobana takes a closer look at the community, scattered in Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore PART-1

His monthly radio programme will not be aired for next three months, as the Prime Minister said, there is a possibility that the code of conduct might be in place in March. The Indian Tribal reports

The apex court has made two very basic queries from the Government while hearing a PIL that has pleaded for striking down the “unconstitutional” law. The Indian Tribal reports

Over 10 lakh people visited the vibrant socio-cultural event depicting the State’s tribal life and it generated revenue worth over Rs 5 crore. The Mela also included a 3-day multilingual drama festival. The Indian Tribal reports

Twenty four hours now, Jharkhand remains without a Chief Minister following the resignation and arrest of Hemant Soren, who got remanded to just a day’s judicial custody even as the Raj Bhawan too is yet to invite Champai Soren to prove his majority and form the government. The [...]

Under the scheme a primary collector (tribal) will be able to sell the Minor Forest Produce at Minimum Support Price collected at the procurement centres by Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Odisha Ltd (TDCCOL). The Indian Tribal reports

While radical Meitei grouping Arambai Tenggol summoned all its leaders in an obvious show of strength and demanded delisting of Kukis from the ST list and revoking SoO agreement between the Centre and Kuki militant groups, the apex body of Kukis, for its part, has urged the MHA [...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 15 interacted with the beneficiaries of PM-JANMAN and asserted that his Government was committed to ensure the welfare schemes reach the most backward Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG). The Indian Tribal reports

Thousands of Adivasi farmers in Odisha are now getting engaged in farming Alsi that has high nutritional, medicinal and commercial values. Experts say, its farming and marketing ought to be promoted by the Government as it does for millet under its Millet Mission, writes Niroj Ranjan Misra

Some social outfits and villagers themselves on their own have started taking initiatives to preserve this age-old traditional game that often pits the married men against unmarried youth, writes Sudhir Kumar Mishra