Scheduled Tribes

The Centre’s recent decisions to include new communities in the Scheduled Tribes list have reignited calls for meeting long-pending demands of others, including the powerful Kurmis who blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding ST status. The Indian Tribal reports

The Hattis of Himachal Pradesh besides some other communities in four other States will be accorded Scheduled Tribe status. With Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh later this year, the acceptance of the over 50-year-old demand of the Hattis assumes significance. The Indian Tribal reports

Jammu and Kashmir Tribal Affairs Department Secretary Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary inaugurated the 100-bedded hostel in Jammu. The Indian Tribal reports

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

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

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

The Tribal Affairs Ministry’s updated status on implementation of the FRA offers up a state-wise break-up of the work done in this regard. Mrittika Jain sifts through data and rounds up the top performers, the laggards and a list of 'not applicables'