Never shy of hard work, a group of eight tribals, chosen and aided by the district horticulture department, are now reaping their fruits of labour having given a shot at pomegranate farming on their wasteland two years ago. Niroj Ranjan Misra listens in to their story

The 19-year-old tribal youth was allegedly assaulted, stripped, and left tied to an electric post for about an hour in heavy rain for allegedly obstructing their vehicle at Attappadi in Kerala’s Palakkad district. The Indian Tribal reports

Marginalised tribal women in a nondescript village in Chhattisgarh’s Baloda Bazar district are much enterprising in their endeavours, finds out Deepanwita Gita Niyogi as she takes a walk around

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

For its part, the Madhya Pradesh High Court slammed the police over the FIR registered against the MP Tribal Affairs Minister terming it “gross subterfuge” on the State’s part. It noted that the FIR in its present form was vulnerable to being quashed if challenged. The Indian Tribal [...]

Rejecting the State Tribal Affairs Minister’s plea for interim protection from arrest after the Jabalpur High Court bench ordered registration of an FIR against him for his disparaging remarks directed at the senior woman Army officer, the apex court directed him to apologise in the HC. The Indian [...]

The Jabalpur High Court bench said the FIR against the State Tribal Affairs Minister must be registered by Wednesday (May 14) evening failing which, it warned, it may initiate contempt proceedings against the Director General of Police. The Indian Tribal reports

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi gets to know how an eight-year-old initiative is helping over 100 students, mostly tribals, from villages within a radius of 15 km of the big cats’ habitat

Used to vegetable farming traditionally, several Adivasi couples in Keonjhar district hesitatingly took up strawberry farming on the insistence of ITDA. Niroj Ranjan Misra finds out whether it clicked or not

While nearly 40 Santali jatra troupes were alive more than two decades ago, only about 15 in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Balasore districts still fight on. Niroj Ranjan Misra delves deep into the concerning issue