Tribal

Madhya Pradesh Foodgrain Crackdown Faces "Selective Action" Allegations

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday September 15, 2020

The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a crackdown after the Prime Minister's Office sought a report on allegations that poor quality rice was sent to the state's tribal heartland via a compromised public distribution system amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Andhra Pradesh Villagers Carry Pregnant Woman On Cot To Nearest Hospital

India News | Reported By Uma Sudhir, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Friday September 11, 2020

In the absence of a road, a pregnant woman was carried on a cot for 10 kilometres from a remote village in Andhra Pradesh to a point from where an ambulance was to take her to the hospital. The ambulance never arrived, so the woman was taken in an autorickshaw.

Tribal Sisters Gang-Raped In Bengal; One Dies By Suicide, Other Fighting For Life: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 8, 2020

Two tribal sisters were allegedly gang-raped in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, following which one of them died by suicide while the other girl is fighting for life at a hospital, police said on Tuesday.

6 From Vulnerable Andaman Tribe Test COVID-19 Positive: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 8, 2020

Six members of a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Andaman and Nicobar Islands tested positive for COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

NEP 2020 Encourages Privatisation, Hurts Spirit Of Cooperative Federalism: Jharkhand Chief Minister

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Monday September 7, 2020

The Chief Minister of Jharkhand also claimed that NEP 2020 lacks clarity, and sought more details on its budgetary aspects. The policy does not mention clearly how students from tribal communities and marginalised sections would benefit from its provisions, he said during his address at the meet.

On Grains For Poor, Shivraj Chouhan Orders Probe, PM's Office Seeks Report

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday September 3, 2020

The Madhya Pradesh government has taken action over the poor quality grain supplied to the tribal heartland of Balaghat and Mandla during the lockdown under the Public Distribution System. Terming it a "serious" matter, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered an investigation by the state's Economic Offences Wing. With free grain scheme fo...

BJP Distributes Phones To Maharashtra Tribal Children For Online Classes

India News | ANI | Monday August 31, 2020

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit of Maharashtra on Sunday distributed smartphones to tribal children in Kambacha Pada of Mumbai as they were unable to attend online classrooms during the COVID-19 lockdown.

US To Execute Only Native American On Federal Death Row For Murder

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 26, 2020

The United States is set to execute Lezmond Mitchell, a convicted murderer and the only Native American on federal death row, on Wednesday, despite opposition from the Navajo Nation, which says the government is infringing tribal sovereignty.

Chhattisgarh: Ailing Woman, Child Carried 15 Km In Basket To Reach Hospital

India News | Wednesday August 26, 2020

In a telling incident about the state of roads in Chhattisgarh and the accessibility to healthcare in the state's remote tribal pockets, an ailing woman and her newborn baby were carried down a mountainous track in a makeshift palanquin - a wicker basket tied to a bamboo stick - for 6km to the nearest motorable road for an ambulance.

Woman, Friend Fined Rs 60,000 After She Was Gang-Raped In Bengal: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 24, 2020

A 32-year-old tribal woman and her boyfriend were allegedly captured, kept in confinement for a day, and then she was gang-raped in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said on Monday.

British-Origin Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Minor Boy In Odisha: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 21, 2020

A 68-year-old man of British origin has been arrested on the charge of sexually abusing a minor tribal boy who studies in a shelter home run by him in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, a senior police official said on Friday.

Matchstick Falls On Girl As Rape Accused Tries To Burn Her Mother: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 15, 2020

A 10-year-old tribal girl sustained burn injuries in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district when two men entered her house and tried to set her mother on fire demanding that the latter withdraw the rape case registered against one of them, police said on Saturday.

Case Against Tripura CPI(M) Leader For "Spreading Rumours" On Social Media

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

Tripura Police on Sunday registered a case against opposition CPI(M) leader and former MP Jitendra Choudhury for his social medial post on the statue of an indigenous woman breaking down into pieces at Khumulwng in West Tripura district.

2 Colleagues Of Rape-Accused CRPF Jawan Suspended In Chhattisgarh

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 2, 2020

Two days after a CRPF jawan was arrested for allegedly raping a tribal woman near his camp in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, two of his colleagues were placed under suspension on Saturday, an official said.

CRPF Soldier Arrested For Allegedly Raping Tribal Woman In Chhattisgarh: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

A 21-year-old tribal woman was allegedly raped by a CRPF jawan in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district, the police said on Thursday.