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Tripura BJP chief election withheld until further notice

June 28, 2025 10:40 am

BJP sources said the state president election was stalled due to the inconvenience of the party's North East coordinator Sambit Patra and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram, who were overseeing the party's state chief election.

Explained: Implementation of Forest Rights Act in Himachal Pradesh; row over letter from state's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests' office

April 19, 2025 2:46 pm

Environmentalists accused the Forest Department of undermining the intent of the Act; the Forest Department withdrew the letter following intervention of Revenue and Tribal Affairs Minister Jagat Singh Negi

Ministry asks Maharashtra to address forced eviction concerns of 33 families in Tadoba-Andhari Reserve

November 10, 2024 2:54 am

The MoTA pointed out to the Maharashtra government that the Forest Rights Act recognises the rights of Scheduled Tribes and forest-dwelling communities to occupy forest land, including tiger reserves.

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Shinnecock's first female leader in centuries returns a tribal nation to its roots

June 11, 2024 7:27 pm

Goree’s supporters are touting her election as a return to its matriarchal leadership roots and a departure from centuries of male leadership sometimes marked by internal division and antagonism with local, state and federal government officials.

In Chhattisgarh, tribal leaders ask, ‘How can this be about conversion?’

July 08, 2018 12:03 am

The president of the Sarv Adivasi Samaj, BPS Netam, also a retired IAS officer, says the government had failed to assuage the “constitutional needs of tribals.”