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The latest move comes two weeks after Chief Minister Hemant Soren wrote to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma demanding ST status to the tea tribes, who are OBCs, in the northeastern State. The Indian Tribal reports

The group of Adivasi legislators cutting across party lines jumped from the third floor of the Secretariat onto the safety net to protest against any move to grant ST status to the Dhangar community, which has been agitating for it. The Indian Tribal reports

This is the second mega tribal-centric scheme launched by the Prime Minister from Jharkhand, after the Rs 24,000-crore PM-JANMAN which he unveiled from Birsa Munda’s birthplace. The Indian Tribal reports

This is yet another tribal outreach ahead of Assembly elections in Jharkhand. The Prime Minister has chosen Jharkhand, the birthplace of Adivasi icon Birsa Munda, to launch the mega scheme worth nearly Rs 80,000 crore. Birsa Munda is revered as Dharti Aaba, which means Father of the Land. [...]

The letter is seen as a counter attack by Hemant, in the line of fire of the Assam Chief Minister, who as the BJP’s co-incharge for Assembly elections in Jharkhand has been hitting out at him over a slew of issues, especially Bangladeshi infiltrators. The Indian Tribal reports

The Mission aims to improve the socio-economic conditions of as many as 5 crore of the total 10.45-crore tribals in 63,000 villages. The scheme was announced in the Union Budget 24-25 in July, this year. The Indian Tribal reports

Ahead of the Assembly elections in the State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi played the tribal card and hit out at the ruling coalition for corruption. The Indian Tribal brings you the key highlights of his address at the Parivartan Rally in Jamshedpur

The police used tear gas and stun grenades on students and women protesters demanding removal of the DGP and security advisor to the State government. Attempts were also made to storm the Governor and Chief Minister’s residences. The Indian Tribal reports

A day after CM Biren Singh led a delegation of MLAs to the Governor to demand that the control of Unified Command be given back to him in view of the fresh wave of violence through drone and rocket attacks, thousands of students took to the streets to [...]

Against the backdrop of the fresh wave of violence, N Biren Singh submitted a memorandum to the Governor with a list of demands which among others sought control of the Unified Command that oversees the security operations in the northeastern State. The Indian Tribal reports