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Announcing the new scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it is aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities in the country. The Indian Tribal reports

The Union Home Minister, who was addressing BJP booth workers during his short stay in the State, also announced that if voted to power they will bring out a white paper to save tribal land. The Indian Tribal reports

The 73-year-old Paraja tribal agriculturist breathed her last at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, where she was admitted a couple of days ago. The Indian Tribal reports

Even as he kept adivasis centrestage of his address during a programme of the BJP, the Assam Chief Minister and party’s co-incharge for Jharkhand applauded former CM Champai Soren’s functioning at the helm and alleged CM Hemant Soren was interested only in power and not tribal welfare. The [...]

The senior CPI(M) Politburo member has written to the Union Tribal Affairs Minister calling for local recruitment instead of the existing centralised process. The Indian Tribal reports

Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders and suspended internet services as tension prevails in tribal-dominated Ganda Twisa subdivision of Dhalai district where several shops were torched and houses damaged. The Indian Tribal reports

B. Nagendra has been arrested in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. The Indian Tribal reports

The rebellious MLAs have been given a chance in the new Government to keep the pack together ahead of Assembly polls. And Hemant dropping his brother Basant is being viewed as a move to blunt BJP’s dynastic politics attack. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

After winning the floor test, Hemant, who is at the helm for the third term, is expected to expand and undertake a reshuffle in his Cabinet. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

The move is aimed at implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in tribal areas in the right earnest. A special emphasis has also been placed on vocational education. The Indian Tribal reports