Tribals

Rayagada: Hundreds of irate tribals laid siege to Kashipur police station in Rayagada district of Odisha while protesting against the arrest of a local man. Sources said that a contractor firm was attempting to acquire the Sijamali Mines…

Bhubaneswar: In a major decision, Odisha government has decided to withdraw over 48,000 cases involving trivial offences against people belonging to Scheduled Tribes in the state. According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), CM Naveen…

Papua New Guinea: In a tragic incident, at least 53 people have been killed in an ongoing tribal violence in northern highlands of Papua New Guinea. This comes after long standing rifts between tribal groups in the region, said reports in…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has withdrawn its decision to amend Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property (OSATIP) (By Scheduled Tribes) Regulation, 1956 (Odisha Regulation 2 of 1956) that allowed the tribals to transfer land…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has reportedly decided to set up as many as 100 tribal language labs in high schools for tribal students across the State. The tribal language labs will help the tribal youth to be aware of the tribal…

Gunupur: Odisha Lalit Kala Academy, Odia Language Literature and Culture department Government of Odisha with support of Rayagada District Administration has organised a workshop for Tribal Art Culture based on Saura Mural Painting (Idtal).…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced Rs 50 thousand for the needy ST-SC students to peruse degree courses. He made the announcement in the Tribes Advisory Council Meeting. The Government of Odisha has been…

Bhubaneswar: A workshop to promote the preservation of tribal languages organised by the Anthropology Department of Utkal University and the School of Tribal Studies and Indigenous Research (STIR) today. The event, titled “Tribal…

In a recent invention, two tribal men from Gujarat have designed a watch that works in 'anti-clockwise' direction. They claim that the watch functions keeping harmony with nature. The Gujarat tribal men invented and named the device as…

By: Himanshu Guru Gajapati: The Government of Odisha has taken up many projects for the development of tribal people. Mainly, projects on education and development have made them self-sufficient. In this context the newly launched oil…