Ramesh asks Naveen to free jailed tribals urgently

Ramesh asks Naveen to free jailed tribals urgently Bhubaneswar: With Naveen Patnaik supporting NCP leader PA Sangma as a presidential candidate for being a tribal, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday asked the Odisha Chief Minister to ensure justice to a large number of innocent tribals "unfairly" jailed in the state. "Clearly something must be done urgently to ensure justice to innocent and unfairly jailed adivasis or to those adivasis who are in jail on very flimsy ground,"...
01:17 AM, May 24, 2012

Odisha hostage crisis: Panda losing support base

Odisha hostage crisis: Panda losing support base Kandhamal: It seems likely that Naxal leader Sabyasachi Panda, who has kept the Italian national Paolo Bosusco hostage to force the government to agree to his demands, may just have committed a big blunder and in fact, put his own safety at risk. CNN-IBN has learnt that the local Dalit community, which was his main support base in Kandhamal up until now, is not supporting him on the hostage issue....
08:35 AM, Apr 09, 2012

Maharashtra: state to form battalion to fight Naxals

Maharashtra: state to form battalion to fight Naxals Gadchiroli: Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has said that the state will form a tribal battalion to counter the Naxal situation in Gadchiroli after 12 CRPF jawans were killed in an attack there on the March 27. But with Naxals allegedly brutally killing anyone they suspect to be a police informer, in front of their families, the question is how many tribals will agree to support the government's initiative? Gadchiroli,...
06:23 AM, Apr 01, 2012

Govt mulling study on living patterns of tribals

Govt mulling study on living patterns of tribals New Delhi: The government is planning to rope in health and nutrition experts to study living pattern of tribals, including Jarawas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in an effort to reduce their susceptibility to diseases. Observing that the immunity of tribals and forest dwellers in the country is an area of concern, Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo told PTI that "utmost importance" should be given to their health...
02:58 PM, Feb 12, 2012

Govt to keep watch on tour operators in Andamans

Govt to keep watch on tour operators in Andamans New Delhi: In the backdrop of fresh video of exploitation of Jarawa tribes in the Andamans, the government on Monday said it has decided to keep a close watch on tour operators many of whom are believed to be involved in such malpractices so that action can be taken against the guilty. Holding that the tour operators are also equally responsible for exploitation of Jarawa tribes, Tribal Affairs Minister V...
04:41 AM, Feb 07, 2012

Kerala's pill-popping tribals stop menstruating

Kerala's pill-popping tribals stop menstruating Marayoor (Kerala): It's been a while since tribal Adivasi women and girls in three villages of Kerala's Idukki district have menstruated. Reason? They have been popping contraceptive pills to avoid the inconvenience of those few days, say people from the area. As a result - the practice begins from the time girls start menstruating - many have stopped conceiving in the villages of Marayoor, Vattavada and Kanthaloor, say activists. Idukki...
01:40 PM, Jan 19, 2012

'Shocking' video of Andaman tribe sparks row

'Shocking' video of Andaman tribe sparks row New Delhi: A British newspaper, 'The Observer' has set off a storm, releasing a video which shows members of the protected Jarawa tribe partially naked, made to dance for tourists in the Andaman Islands. The Centre has ordered an enquiry but the local administration downplayed the issue saying it was taken at a time when laws for protecting the tribes were not so stringent. The report claims that the voice...
09:04 PM, Jan 11, 2012

Police say Jarawa video old, Govt orders probe

Police say Jarawa video old, Govt orders probe New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked for a status report on the Andaman tribals after a video of the Jarawa tribe allegedly being forced to dance surfaced. However, the Andaman police has downplayed the video, calling it an 'old one' and blamed the British journalist of forcing the Jarawas to dance for the tourists. Andaman DGP SB Deol said that the video that has been released by...
01:28 PM, Jan 11, 2012

MP: Increase in hunger deaths among infants

MP: Increase in hunger deaths among infants Shivpuri: The government in Madhya Pradesh is finding itself helpless against the tragedy of hunger deaths among tribal children. Hundreds of tons of foodgrain was allowed to rot in the state thanks to government apathy. That grain could have saved many children's lives. CNN-IBN met one such child in Shivpuri district, 4-year-old Deepu. For months now, he has been too weak, and too ill to respond to his parents. His...
07:13 AM, Nov 14, 2011

Tribal areas come alive in 80-year-old's debut

Tribal areas come alive in 80-year-old's debut It took more than three decades for Pakistan's Jamil Ahmad to get published. The first draft of his musings on life in the tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan was written in the 1970s -- and then forgotten. In 'The Wandering Falcon', published earlier this year in India and due out in the United States next month, Ahmad gives readers a rare insight into a highly traditional, honour-bound culture in...
12:58 PM, Sep 30, 2011

TN: Vachathi atrocities case verdict today

TN: Vachathi atrocities case verdict today Dharmapuri: A special court will pronounce on Thursday the much-awaited judgement in the 1992 Vachathi case relating to alleged brutal assault of tribal people and rape of several women by forest, police and revenue officials during a search for smuggled sandalwood. The court was slated to pronounce the judgement on September 26 in the case investigated by the CBI but adjourned it following the absence of three of the 215...
08:02 AM, Sep 29, 2011

The South Diary

Deep Blue |  Deepa Balakrishnan

'Grooming' them right After a hectic fortnight of politics and another hectic fortnight of Anna Hazare's fast-protest, Heggadadevanakote was heaven on earth. A little ...
01:09 PM, Sep 27, 2011

Posco: work halted, villagers claim police excess

Posco: work halted, villagers claim police excess Paradip: Work at the proposed Posco steel project site in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district could not be taken up on Saturday due to protest by locals who chased the police leading to a brief scuffle between them. Though opponents of Posco claimed that five women were injured, one of them seriously, at Mathasahi under Nuagaon panchayat after being beaten up by the police, the district administration dismissed the allegation. "No police...
12:58 PM, Jul 16, 2011

Six tribals killed by Maoists in Munger, Bihar

Six tribals killed by Maoists in Munger, Bihar Munger: In a pre-dawn strike, Maoists posing as CRFP personnel attacked a village in the district on Saturday, leaving six villagers dead. The heavily-armed rebels attacked Kareili village around 5 AM and shot dead the villagers including some tribals. While five villagers were killed on the spot, one succumbed to injuries in a hospital. Deputy General of Police Neelmani said the rebels posing as CRPF personnel came in two vehicles...
08:50 AM, Jul 02, 2011

Saleh return could spark war: Yemeni tribal chief

Saleh return could spark war: Yemeni tribal chief Sanaa: The head of Yemen's most powerful tribal confederation warned Tuesday in a letter to the Saudi king that Yemen could plunge into civil war if President Ali Abdullah Saleh is allowed to return home. Saleh is currently in Saudi Arabia, where he is receiving treatment for serious injuries from a blast early this month at his palace in the Yemeni capital that left him with severe burns and chunks...
03:34 AM, Jun 22, 2011
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