Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is in some serious trouble, one that not just threatens his continuance in office but also the dispensation he helms as the BJP is sensing an opportunity to strike

Addressing the ‘Van Samiti Sammelan’ , where bonus was distributed to collectors of forest produce such as Tendu leaves, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday termed as ‘historic’ the Shivraj Singh Chouhan Government’s move to convert over 800 forest villages into revenue villages

Over 1 lakh people from across Madhya Pradesh are expected to participate

In poll year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the tribal community of Gujarat by unveiling a slew of developmental projects in the tribal belt, highlighting his Government’s work for them vis a vis the Congress, promising more development and eulogising icon Birsa Munda, Mayuri Dave reports

Among others, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Gujarat, his second in the last few months, is seen as an attempt to woo the State’s tribal community, reports Mayuri Dave

In line with its focus on the tribal community, the BJP on Friday listed out a number of government welfare measures for the empowerment of Scheduled Tribes in the last eight years, which, it said, was much more than what rival parties did during their nearly six-decade-long rule

The Centre has started the process of collecting data on the representation of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees at all levels of government

The Jharkhand High Court grants bail to an “innocent” tribal saying this case has not only shaken the conscience of this Court, but also shaken the faith in the investigating agency, reports Sudhir Kumar Mishra

The latest reiteration of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs comes as a major setback to the Hatti community which was promised an ST status by the political leadership

Parliament has passed a bill to include Bhogta and certain other communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand. Government denies any political motive