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'

Against the backdrop of continuing infant mortality reported among the tribal children in Attappadi and the ever-increasing demands for more advanced health facilities in the region, the Kerala Government has decided to set up an Intensive Care Unit exclusively for the marginalized children. The Indian Tribal reports

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s noble gesture of transcending borders to install statues of tribal leaders hailing from other Northeastern States in Guwahati is winning him appreciation. The Indian Tribal reports

The Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated the first-ever exercise for formulation of the statutory Tribal Development Plan and also finalized the modalities for the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana to be implemented in the 134 tribal villages of the Union Territory this year. The Indian Tribal reports

President Droupadi Murmu has said that IAS officers should work with passion to ensure that 25 years from now when India celebrates 100 years of independence it should be more prosperous, strong and happy. The Indian Tribal reports

After three decades of sustained struggle, tribals have compelled the Jharkhand government to come to terms with and the Army to “retreat” as Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ultimately refused to grant further extension to the Netarhat Field Firing Range, Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports