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Tribal refugees return home to Mizoram from Tripura

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 15:28

All the over 250 Reang tribals, including women and children, who had fled to Tripura from nearby western Mizoram earlier this week, have since returned home, officials in the Tripura capital said.

Nagaland killings: Five of nine dead identified as Karbi tribals

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 09:17

The police here on Monday said they have identified five of the nine people who were shot dead and their bodies left to decompose in Dimapur in Nagaland.

Centre closely watching Nagaland situation

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 21:03

Centre is closely monitoring the situation in Nagaland following clashes between NSCN(IM) militants and local Sumi tribals, throwing ongoing peace talks in tatters.

Six tribals arrested for attacking police in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 12:15

At least six tribals were arrested for allegedly attacking a police team when they raided an unauthorised cock-fight venue at Sialimal in Malkangiri district.

Don`t write us off: Congress begins work on 2014 manifesto

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 23:13

Putting up a brave face after the "unexpected scale of defeat" in the assembly polls, Congress on Friday said it should not be "written off" in the Lok Sabha polls as Rahul Gandhi reached out to the deprived sections in a big way in the party`s manifesto making exercise.

Tribals protest setting of firing range; stall awareness meet

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 19:34

Tension prevailed in a hamlet of Andhra Pradesh`s Nalgonda district when a group of tribals including women held angry protests against the visit of an expert team and obstructed them from holding an awareness meet on setting of Rachakonda Field Firing Range.

Tribals protest alleged gang rape, murder of woman in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 23:51

Demanding a CBI probe into the alleged gang rape and murder of a tribal woman, tribal members of political parties on Sunday demonstrated outside the residence of the Malkangiri collector here.

Shiv Sena to construct ashram school, hospital for tribals

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 16:38

Uddhav Thackeray has assured tribals of Thane district to help them by providing ashram school and hospital in the region.

Did police thrash tribals in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli?

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 12:36

The Communist Party of India (CPI) and Bharip Bahujan Mahasangha have demanded a stern action against cops for allegedly thrashing tribals in Tadaguda village in Etapalli taluka of the district.

Govt to take measures to protect interest of tribals: Jharkhand CM

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 21:37

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said his government would take measures to protect the interest of the tribal community, who were deprived of benefits of forest and mineral resources in their own land.

Congress uses tribals as vote bank: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 22:03

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged here on Sunday that Congress has always used tribals as a mere "votebank" and is responsible for their backwardness.

NHRC asks Maharashtra to file report on sexist practice among tribals

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 19:23

Taking a serious note of the complaint by a local NGO against a "sexist" practice which banishes tribal women from villages during menses, National Human Rights Commission has sought reply from Maharashtra government on the issue.