As per data provided by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durgadas Uikey, there are 20 slots available under National Overseas Scholarship in every selection year. The Indian Tribal reports

Into the third term of the Modi government while the budgetary allocations for the Ministry increased by a massive 190 percent since 2014, the funds under the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) saw a six-time increase during the same period. The Indian Tribal reports

The Union Home Minister, who was addressing BJP booth workers during his short stay in the State, also announced that if voted to power they will bring out a white paper to save tribal land. The Indian Tribal reports

The 73-year-old Paraja tribal agriculturist breathed her last at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, where she was admitted a couple of days ago. The Indian Tribal reports

Even as he kept adivasis centrestage of his address during a programme of the BJP, the Assam Chief Minister and party’s co-incharge for Jharkhand applauded former CM Champai Soren’s functioning at the helm and alleged CM Hemant Soren was interested only in power and not tribal welfare. The [...]

With the Assembly elections just a few months away, the decision to bring back the out-on-bail Hemant Soren at the helm of affairs in Jharkhand has been taken as part of a multi-pronged strategy. The Indian Tribal reports

As the JMM-led INDIA bloc and the BJP gear up for the next showdown in the Assembly polls slated later this year, both sides have started espousing the tribal cause with more vigour. For now, it’s advantage JMM if the results of ST seats in the last elections [...]

The Jharkhand High Court granted bail to Hemant in an alleged money laundering case linked to a land scam, two weeks after reserving its order on June 13 on his bail plea. The Indian Tribal reports

Champai Soren proposed the setting up of a tribal regiment, like the Jat, Punjab, Sikh and Madras Regiments during his meeting with the GOC-in-C of the Eastern Command, Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

Approval has been granted to provide pension under Swami Vivekananda Nishakt Swavalamban Protsahan Yojana to nine persons suffering from the deadly disease. The Indian Tribal reports