Tribal Community

A protest by tribal organisations against an auto-rickshaw driver's alleged attempt to rape and murder a tribal woman in Jainoor town of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District turned violent on Wednesday, leading to communal tension.

Mangala Muduli from the Bonda tribe in Odisha has secured 348 marks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

As the world observes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Adivasi communities in Hasdeo, Singrauli, Talabira, Gare Pelma, Chhindwara, and elsewhere are resisting the takeover of their jal, jangal, and zameen.

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to hold talks with the tribal leaders of the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur, as part of the efforts to resolve the ethnic crisis, officials said.

The Rajasthan tribal community has demanded the creation of a new state called 'Bhil Pradesh', a demand which the state government has already rejected.

The death of a 25-year-old tribal man from the Pardhi community in police custody in Madhya Pradesh's Guna has triggered massive protests and outrage.

The move will help students from the tribal community to receive quality education in their mother tongue.

The Rajasthan assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproar over cases registered against the Congress leaders during the recent Kota protest and the controversial statements of a minister regarding tribal communities made last month.

Hemant Soren emphasized the inclusive mission of the INDIA bloc stating that it is the voice of the poor, deprived, oppressed, tribal, Dalit, backwards, and minority communities and this voice will continue to resonate strongly in the Parliament.

The Congress will remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent cap on caste-based reservation and increase quota benefits for people from Dalit, backward and tribal communities, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today.

Union minister and BJP candidate from Guna Lok Sabha constituency Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday called tribals the custodians of "jal, jungle and jameen" and had lunch with a family from the community in Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday address a conference of tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district and inaugurate and lay foundation stones of Rs 7,550 crore development projects for the state, officials said.

In a sharp response to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju called him a "spolied child" and said if Hemant Soren hails from a tribal community, this does not give him a licence to loot public money.

Manipur lawmakers on Thursday condemned a statement by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum - an organisation of Kuki-Zo tribes - that claims the group stands ready to establish a "self-governed separate administration" in areas dominated by them.

Chhattisgarh voters have given the ruling Congress a thumbs-up when it comes to the condition of tribal communities and its handling of the Maoist situation, according to the NDTV-CSDS Lokniti prepoll survey.

A protest by tribal organisations against an auto-rickshaw driver's alleged attempt to rape and murder a tribal woman in Jainoor town of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District turned violent on Wednesday, leading to communal tension.

Mangala Muduli from the Bonda tribe in Odisha has secured 348 marks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

As the world observes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Adivasi communities in Hasdeo, Singrauli, Talabira, Gare Pelma, Chhindwara, and elsewhere are resisting the takeover of their jal, jangal, and zameen.

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to hold talks with the tribal leaders of the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur, as part of the efforts to resolve the ethnic crisis, officials said.

The Rajasthan tribal community has demanded the creation of a new state called 'Bhil Pradesh', a demand which the state government has already rejected.

The death of a 25-year-old tribal man from the Pardhi community in police custody in Madhya Pradesh's Guna has triggered massive protests and outrage.

The move will help students from the tribal community to receive quality education in their mother tongue.

The Rajasthan assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproar over cases registered against the Congress leaders during the recent Kota protest and the controversial statements of a minister regarding tribal communities made last month.

Hemant Soren emphasized the inclusive mission of the INDIA bloc stating that it is the voice of the poor, deprived, oppressed, tribal, Dalit, backwards, and minority communities and this voice will continue to resonate strongly in the Parliament.

The Congress will remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent cap on caste-based reservation and increase quota benefits for people from Dalit, backward and tribal communities, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today.

Union minister and BJP candidate from Guna Lok Sabha constituency Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday called tribals the custodians of "jal, jungle and jameen" and had lunch with a family from the community in Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday address a conference of tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district and inaugurate and lay foundation stones of Rs 7,550 crore development projects for the state, officials said.

In a sharp response to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju called him a "spolied child" and said if Hemant Soren hails from a tribal community, this does not give him a licence to loot public money.

Manipur lawmakers on Thursday condemned a statement by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum - an organisation of Kuki-Zo tribes - that claims the group stands ready to establish a "self-governed separate administration" in areas dominated by them.

Chhattisgarh voters have given the ruling Congress a thumbs-up when it comes to the condition of tribal communities and its handling of the Maoist situation, according to the NDTV-CSDS Lokniti prepoll survey.