tribal
- Kashmir
Young tribal girl leads heritage preservation efforts in Kashmir
By Suhail Khan Bandipora: In today’s digital era, where old traditions are slowly fading with the advent of modern technologies, people who actively work towards preserving and revitalising ancient practices are rare…
- India
For 9 yrs govt did nothing: Cong post passage of Telangana tribal university bill
New Delhi: With Parliament passing a bill to establish a tribal university in Telangana, the Congress Wednesday alleged the government “did nothing for nine years” and “suddenly” Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his…
- India
Display of tribals at Keraleeyam event sparks controversy; Minister Reacts
Thiruvananthapuram: The display of tribals at the Keraleeyam festival has sparked a controversy with Kerala Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes K Radhakrishnan saying that putting them in a “showcase”…
- India
Manipur govt bans tribal outfit speaking about ‘possible war’, arms procurement
Imphal: Soon after the killing of a Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) by suspected militants, the Manipur government on Tuesday banned the World Kuki-Zo Intellectual Council (WKZIC), as an unlawful association/organisation under the…
- India
Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui becomes first tribal woman judge of Manipur HC
New Delhi: Judicial officer Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui has become the first tribal woman to be appointed as a judge in the Manipur High Court. Kabui is a Naga woman from Manipur. Her…
- India
Manipur’s tribal threatens indefinite shutdown protesting arrests by central agencies
Imphal: Manipur’s Kangpokpi-based tribal organisation, Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU), on Monday threatened to launch an indefinite shutdown in the district if the Centre failed to immediately release all those arrested by…
- Telangana
Cong slams PM Modi for promising to set up tribal varsity in Telangana
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he promised to set up a tribal university in Telangana, saying that it has taken…
- India
Bharatiya Adivasi Party gears up to challenge BJP, Congress in Rajasthan’s tribal belt
Jaipur: A new political outfit — formed by tribal leaders following a split in the Bharatiya Tribal Party — has thrown the gauntlet to the BJP and the Congress in Rajasthan’s tribal…
- India
Tribal student body holds 12-hour Tripura shutdown, 300 detained
Agartala: Around 300 protesters, including women, were detained in Dhalai and West Tripura districts as the influential Twipra Students Federation (TSF) held a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Monday demanding introduction of…
- India
Manipur: Tribals protest against killings, demanding reimposition of AFSPA
Imphal: Thousands of tribal women on Saturday organised massive demonstrations in different districts of Manipur specially in Kangpokpi district to protest the killing of three Village Defence Volunteers (VDV) belonging to Kuki…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: 35-yr-old tribal man killed as stray bullet hits him while hunting
Visakhapatnam: A 35-year-old tribal man died on the spot allegedly after a stray bullet from a country-made gun pierced him during a hunting expedition in a forest area in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri…
- India
As Parl discusses Manipur, both tribals & Meitei leaders lobbying in Delhi on demands
New Delhi: While the Lok Sabha debates on the Manipur issue, leaders of both tribals and Meitei community are lobbying in New Delhi and holding meetings with Home Ministry officials. A meeting…