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In West Bengal’s Kumargram constituency, BJP’s Manoj Kumar Oraon won against TMC’s Rajeev Tirkey by 52,877 votes. Oraon got 1,43,044 votes while Tikey got 90,167 votes.Kumargram (ST) is a Scheduled Tribe-reserved constituency in Alipurduar district of West Bengal, situated in the northernmost part of the state. In 2026, the candidates include Rajeev Tirkey of the…
KOLKATA: Union minister Amit Shah appealed to Bengal’s tribal communities Saturday to “take revenge” through their votes for what he called insults to President Droupadi Murmu during her visit to the state last month, stepping up BJP’s outreach in tribal belts while promising a “son of soil” as CM if his party forms govt. “Murmu…
Project Crucial For Parts Of MP & UP: Officials BHOPAL: Hundreds of tribal farmers, mostly women, lay on mock funeral pyres in MP’s Chhatarpur district on Thursday during a protest against the proposed Ken-Betwa river linking project, signalling their resolve to oppose it till their last breath.In viral images, women, many holding small children, lay…
NEW DELHI: Slamming the governing BJP for scheduling a discussion on Left-wing extremism (LWE) in Lok Sabha, the opposition on Monday asked why the Modi govt was not discussing in Parliament issues such as the West Asia war, “extremism” in the name of Hindutva, growing unemployment and rising atrocities against Dalits and weaker sections. Many…
RAIPUR: A 48-year-old tribal woman was allegedly killed in a brutal superstition-linked attack in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district after being accused of practising witchcraft, with police arresting her husband, two women and another man–all tribals in the case.The incident took place in Gatti Mahua village in Sanna region. Police identified the victim as Goidi Bai, 48,…
AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only The Chhattisgarh high court has set aside a Family Court order that rejected a mutual-consent divorce petition solely because the husband is a member of a Scheduled Tribe, holding that the exclusion in Section 2(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is protective in nature and cannot be…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha on Wednesday launched the campaign for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).He led a major roadshow at Khumulwng, the ADC headquarters, which witnessed enthusiastic participation from tribal communities. Under the banner “Empowering Janajati, Empowering Tripura”, the event drew large crowds. Oil Fears, Market Slide…
GUWAHATI: Violent tribal protests against illegal non-tribal settlement in a constitutionally protected hill region of Assam left two people dead Tuesday – as Sixth Schedule protections and land rights ignited a volatile fault line. Assam DGP Harmeet Singh, IGP (law and order) Akhilesh Kumar Singh and 48 police personnel were wounded after crowds armed with…
Jamshedpur: Day two of Samvad 2025 unfolded with renewed energy as tribal communities, knowledge-keepers, youth leaders, and artists came together to deepen conversations on identity, heritage, and the future of tribal communities. Building on the spirit of the inaugural day, the following day celebrated intergenerational wisdom, vibrant cultural expressions, and the evolving practices that continue…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, hailed how tribal communities made significant contributions to India’s independence movement, then took a jab at Congress saying the opposition party failed to acknowledge their role and neglected their welfare during their six-decade rule post-independence.“For six decades, the Congress governments left tribal communities to fend for themselves….
