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- India
Odisha tribal woman sells nine-month-old daughter for just Rs 800, 4 held
Bhubaneswar: A tribal woman in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has allegedly sold her nine-month-old daughter to a child-less couple for mere Rs 800, police said on Tuesday. The mother was identified as Karami…
- India
Manipur tribal body oppose govt decision to destroy ‘illegal’ bunkers
Imphal: Demanding President’s rule in Manipur, the pro-Kuki Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) on Tuesday strongly opposed the state government and the Unified Security Command’s decision to destroy bunkers, which, according to…
- India
Train services hit in parts of Jharkhand due to bandh by tribal outfit
Jamshedpur: Railway services were affected in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday due to a shutdown called by a tribal outfit over a host of demands, including making Santali the main official language…
- India
Manipur: Kukis unhappy, may not attend meetings; Meiteis welcome move
Imphal: Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness, claiming they were not consulted before…
- India
LS Speaker hosts members of particularly vulnerable tribal group in Central Hall
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday hosted representatives of various particularly vulnerable tribal groups in the historic Central Hall of the old Parliament House, and said the modern world…
- India
Manipur violence: Members of Kuki community hold protest outside Shah’s residence
New Delhi: People from Manipur’s Kuki community held a protest outside Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence here on Wednesday against the ongoing violence in the northeastern state, police said. The protesters were…
- Andhra Pradesh
NHRC notice to Andhra govt over ‘lack of school’ in tribal village
New Delhi: The NHRC on Friday issued a notice to the Andhra Pradesh government over reports that despite requests, authorities have not been able to set up any school in Jajulabandha tribal…
- India
Rally in Mizoram to express solidarity with Manipur tribals hit by violence
Aizawl: Hundreds of people took part in a rally in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl on Saturday, expressing solidarity with the tribals of Manipur who have been affected by violence. The rally was organised…
- India
Manipur violence: Over 7,700 tribals took shelter in Mizoram
Aizawl: Tribals from the ethnic violence-hit Manipur continue to move into Mizoram with over 7,700 people having taken shelter in the states (Mizoram) eight districts, officials said on Tuesday. Officials in Aizawl…
- India
Even contaminated water is a luxury in tribal villages of Kandhamal
Kandhamal: ‘Come to learn, go to serve’ reads the front wall of Bikapanga Upper Primary School in Tumudibandha block of Kandhamal district. Only 32 children study here from Class 1 to 8,…
- India
Jharkhand: Tribal girl paraded with shaved head for refusing arranged marriage
Ranchi: A tribal girl was allegedly beaten and then paraded with her head shaved after she refused to follow a panchayat order to get married to a person arranged by her family…
- India
Manipur: 5 BJP MLAs among 10 tribal legislators demands separate state for tribals
Imphal: Amid the ethnic unrest in Manipur, 10 tribal MLAs of various parties, including that of the BJP in a significant development, on Friday, indirectly demanded a separate state for the Kuki…
- India
Prez pays tribute to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Act, which granted the colonial administration repressive…
- India
Tribals forced to do ‘dandavat parikrama’: NCST launches probe
New Delhi: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has launched an inquiry into allegations that some Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in West Bengal forced tribal women to perform “dandavat parikrama” (circumambulation…
- India
Tribal bodies call for Ranchi shutdown against burning of religious flag
Ranchi: Tribal bodies in Jharkhand have called a day-long shutdown in Ranchi on Saturday in protest against the burning of a religious flag by miscreants. The tribal bodies under the banner of…
