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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'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
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
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
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
Bhubaneswar: Kidnapped Malkangiri District Collector RV Krishna and a junior engineer were released by the Naxals on Tuesday after the Orissa government had caved in to Naxals' remaining six of the 14 demands. RV Krishna's uncle Mohan Rao said,"We are really happy at this development." Krishna and junior engineer Majhi were abducted from Chitrakonda area of Malkangiri district on February 16, 2011. While eight demands of Naxals had been settled...
09:56 PM, Feb 22, 2011
New Delhi: It's been over 24 hours since suspected Naxals abducted IAS officer RV Krishna in Orissa's Malkangiri district. He has not been released even after the state govt agreed to the Naxals' demand of suspending Operation Greenhunt. The State Police is now turning to NGOs and the public to negotiate with the Naxals. On Thursday, hundreds of tribals and other sections of society held peace processions across the state...
07:30 AM, Feb 18, 2011
New Delhi: Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday admitted in the Supreme Court that the prevailing situation of tribals being caught in a crossfire between Maoists, the police and anti-Maoist vigilante group Salwa Judum was a testimony to governance failure. "All these are the testimony of failure of governance in the state. It is honestly accepted," senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the state government, submitted before a Bench comprising Justices B...
07:25 PM, Jan 18, 2011
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