Scheduled Tribes

Incidents of violence perpetuated by militants are being reported following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s departure from the troubled northeastern State, The Indian Tribal reports

When evening draws in, they flock to this site to sink in the discourses and discussions on holy Bhagawata, the literary magnum opus penned by Atibadi Jagannath Das, one among Panchasakha, five saint-litterateurs of medieval Odisha, finds out Niroj Ranjan Misra

Imphal/Guwahati

On the concluding day of his Manipur visit on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had appealed to all concerned to surrender their weapons to the security forces and administration. He had warned that a search-and-combing operation would be carried out in [...]

Into his second day of Manipur visit, Amit Shah on Wednesday (May 31) visited two more violence-affected areas and met a number of stakeholders, The Indian Tribal reports

The Union Home Minister had back-to-back meetings with different stakeholders in his hectic first day on his mission to bring in lasting peace to the strife-torn State. He also visited Churachandpur, one of the worst violence-hit areas, The Indian Tribal reports

Nature and Hindu mythology have a cardinal influence on the folk heritage of Assam’s tribal communities. No wonder then that the north-eastern State is a folk connoisseur’s paradise, writes Proyashi Barua

The event was named Mahul Phul to celebrate its deep-rooted association with tribal life, culture and tradition, report Bananee Rout & Srijita Chakrabarti

The Home Minister’s visit also assumes importance as Chief Minister Biren Singh is facing a tough time from within the BJP’s own quarters, The Indian Tribal reports

As she presided over a conference of women self-help groups in Jharkhand on Thursday (May 25), Droupadi Murmu cited her own example to take pride in being both a woman and a tribal, Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

The tribal dominated villages of Khunti, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda’s parliamentary constituency, besides Gumla in Jharkhand have emerged as the biggest beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana. President Droupadi Murmu will be visiting Khunti on May 26, reports SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA