Opposition parties in Tripura on Thursday (October 17, 2024) demanded a high-level investigation into the custodial death of a tribal man. The parties are alleging that police personnel are responsible and called for action against them. Badal Tripura was allegedly tortured in police custody at the Manu Bazar police station in south Tripura on October … Read more
Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), a tribal body representing the Kuki people of Manipur, on Wednesday, accused the state government of spreading misinformation about Kuki-Zo communities and urged the Centre to intervene and address the “bias and injustice” against them. In a statement, the KIM also rejected the claims made by the Manipur Security Adviser that … Read more
The event comes at a time when the BJP is also expanding its tribal outreach across India through various programmes. Photo Credits: Facebook/Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram As part of its ongoing annual meet, the Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, the tribal wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Saturday organised an event at Samalkha … Read more
File photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, said that instead of enacting a new legislation to prevent killings in connection with inter-caste marriages, it would be better to speed up legal processes and bring culprits to book under the … Read more
A 27-year-old mother of three was tortured through the first week of June in two different instances — first by publicly rubbing chilli powder on her face and private parts on June 5, then by burning her private parts on June 9. The horrific incident in Bramaramba Chenchu Colony, Molachinthalapally village of Nagarkurnool came to light almost … Read more
Priyanka Jarkiholi is the lone Congress nominee to have won in the Kittur Karnataka region as she defeated incumbent MP Annasaheb Jolle in Chikkodi constituency. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU Congress nominee and Minister Satish Jarkiholi’s daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi has won from Chikkodi, defeating incumbent MP and BJP leader Annasaheb Jolle. Priyanka Jarkiholi from Chikkodi … Read more
Rangi and other aggrieved tribespeople at Bhoothivazhi hamlet at Agali, Attappady. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Seven families of the Bhoothivazhi tribal hamlet at Agali in Attappady have embarked on a legal fight against a building contractor who allegedly swindled them out of ₹13.62 lakh given by the government for housing. Tribespeople Rangi, Reshi, Kalamani, … Read more
Visitors experience the adivasi lifestyle at Giri Grama Darshini at Pedalabudu near Araku, 130 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Taking a stroll through a manicured garden overlooking verdant fields and rolling hills, gazing at clear skies, watching the village women rhythmically pound paddy in a mortar, listening to the hum of the … Read more
Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 28 promised that if it forms the government in Mizoram it would pass a new Bill in the very first session of the new Assembly guaranteeing the protection of the land, the forests and the rights of the tribal people of the State. In … Read more
Saura paintings are seen on the wall of a saura tribal house at Regingtal village in Rayagada district of south Odisha. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT It was a painting exhibition of a different kind featuring a group of artists who were anything but conventional. These weren’t individuals who had already established themselves in the art world, earning … Read more