Tag Archive: tribal population

Jharkhand tribes hold fashion show during annual Sohrai festival

Karandih Village (Jharkhand), Nov.15 (ANI): Tribals in Karandih Village in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur district recently celebrated the annual ‘Sohrai’ festival with much fanfare. It included a fashion show that attracted much attention, especially of the tribal youths here.

This tribal festival is quite popular in Jharkhand as well as Orissa and is mainly related to the [...]

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Manmohan Singh to open Chief Ministers’ conference on tribal development

New Delhi, Nov 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will address the Conference of the Chief Ministers, State Ministers (Tribal Development and Social Welfare Department) and State Ministers (Forests) here today.

The conference is being organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to review the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and [...]

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Manmohan Singh to open Chief Ministers’ conference on tribal development

New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will address the Conference of the Chief Ministers, State Ministers (Tribal Development and Social Welfare Department) and State Ministers (Forests) here on Wednesday.

The conference is being organised by [...]

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Anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh to be long-drawn: police chief

Raipur, Oct 31 (IANS) The battle against Maoist militants will be long drawn in Chhattisgarh but the police will ensure no civilians suffer as casualties, the state’s police chief said Saturday.

‘Anti-Maoist operations will be long drawn in the state and police will ensure no civilian casualty during the entire operation,’ Vishwa Ranjan, the director general [...]

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Bhuria urges Orissa CM to implement Forest Rights Act expeditiously

New Delhi, Sept 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Kanti Lal Bhuria has urged Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to expedite the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 in the State.

In [...]

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Chindwada tribals celebrate Bhujaliya festival

Chindwara (MP), Aug. 12 (ANI): A festival showcasing the tribal art and culture called, Bhujaliya, was organised in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh.

The festival is celebrated for three days in the culminating days of monsoons.

A procession highlighting tribal art and culture is taken out during the festival.

Artisans [...]

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