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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment has asked the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to make sincere efforts to improve its spending so that people get the benefits of schemes

As many as 15 accused, aged between 19 and 25 years, who molested a young tribal girl in full public view while on way to participate in tribal festival ‘Bhagoriya’, have been arrested

Three tribal men who molested a young tribal girl in full public view while on way to participate in ‘Bhagoriya’, a tribal festival, have been arrested. The shameful incident occurred in the Wallpur area of tribal-dominated Alirajpur district, around 400 km away from Bhopal. Efforts are on to [...]

Meet the outstanding tribal women who were awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2020 and 2021 by President Ram Nath Kovind on International Women’s Day on Tuesday

President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 29 outstanding individuals, including many tribals, for 2020 and 2021 on International Women's Day on Tuesday (March 8). Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the awardees on the eve of the event

The Government is all set to roll out a comprehensive national programme for dealing with Sickle Cell Disease, which is becoming a major health problem in India with every passing year

Bike ambulance service for primitive tribes and clubs named after tribal freedom fighter duo Sidho-Kanho for youth are a couple of key initiatives announced by Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon, who tabled a Rs 1,01,101 lakh crore budget in the State Assembly on Thursday, reports Sudhir Kumar Mishra

State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon tabled the Jharkhand Economic Survey (report) 2021-22 in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday. Sudhir Kumar Mishra outlines some key highlights

There is absolutely no basis for Bihar Government’s 2016 notification for issuance of Scheduled Tribe Caste certificate to Lohar community, the Supreme Court has observed and quashed the notification

A pilot project of 10,000 smart cards will be rolled out in March followed by steps for coverage of nearly one lakh migratory families. Aadhar linkage is also being enabled for benefits of various schemes