A 51-year-old tribal will be the lone Rajya Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir. Nomination is seen as move to give representation to the community in legislative bodies.
The Indian Tribal reports

This Koya youth may have run off the track fields, but he is hitting the bull’s eye with his archery. Niroj Ranjan Misra looks on

Students in remote tribal areas in Jammu and Kashmir will soon be able to avail of modern educational facilities. The Indian Tribal reports

The official attendant of Kamala Pujari deposed before the Jeypore sub-collector even as the social worker in the eye of the storm for forcing the tribal septuagenarian to dance with her presented her case in writing without making a personal appearance. The Indian Tribal reports

Just 60 km from State capital Ranchi, three women have been killed by villagers who branded them as dayan (witches) after two teenagers suffered snake bites on two consecutive days. The Indian Tribal reports

Tribals deify the Karma tree during this puja as a symbol of the holy trinity. The rituals show how the festival also gives thanks to nature and looks to mutually strengthen and protect. Sudhir Kumar Mishra sits through the preparations for Karma Puja

ओडिशा के आदिवासी गांवों में महिलाएं अब आर्थिक मदद के लिए किसी का मुंह नहीं ताकतीं। वे व्यवस्थित तरीके से गरीबी और प्राकृतिक आपदाओं व साहूकारी से लड़ रही हैं, बता रहे हैं नीरोज रंजन मिश्रा

Odisha’s Paraja tribal community has called for action against a social worker after a video of her forcing a sick Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari to dance in the ICU of a government hospital in Cuttack went viral. The Indian Tribal reports

An ambitious 3-year project to skill and train 30,000 tribal sheep-farming families in Jammu & Kashmir, which has a sheep population of 25 lakh, is on the anvil. The Indian Tribal reports

Against the backdrop of continuing infant mortality reported among the tribal children in Attappadi and the ever-increasing demands for more advanced health facilities in the region, the Kerala Government has decided to set up an Intensive Care Unit exclusively for the marginalized children. The Indian Tribal reports