Scheduled Tribes

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the Modi government go big on its Digital push both in the school and higher education sectors

Refusing to lay down any yardstick for granting reservation in promotion to SC/STs in Government jobs, the Supreme Court on Friday said Centre and states cannot escape from providing quantifiable data to justify its provision to them. So what does the Government do now?

The issue of reservation to OBCs in panchayat polls has become a major flashpoint for different stakeholders in Odisha, where tribals have hit the streets protesting reduction in their quota

A fortnight into the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021 passed by the Jharkhand Assembly, a 32-year-old man has been lynched and his body burnt by a mob incensed at his act of allegedly cutting trees of religious importance to the Munda community for wood

The rituals of revering the deity will continue for 30 days as the Jangu Bai Jatara kickstarts on January 4 this year

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday (January 1) said he is looking at 2022 as a ‘year of hope’ given that the era of tribal militancy is over in the state and there could be a pragmatic decision on AFSPA effective in Assam

Appointment letters given for employment in sectors like hospitality, automobile and even photography at job fair held by the district police

Move comes despite the Nagaland Assembly passing a resolution demanding its withdrawal from the State and the Centre setting up a 5-member committee to look into the possibility of its removal

The Army has also instituted its own Court of Inquiry, headed by a Major General rank officer. The team visited the incident site on Tuesday

Accused charged under MP Freedom of Religion Act 2021. Incident comes a few weeks after a couple was arrested in State’s Barwani district for allegedly luring poor tribal women with money for converting into Christianity