Tribal Forest Act

A Tamil Nadu minister is likely to offer an apology to the tribal boy he got to remove his shoes during his visit to a temple on Thursday. Forest Minister Dindigul Srinivasan has been facing waves of condemnation for his discriminatory act.

Telangana forest officer C Anitha, allegedly attacked by a local TRS leader when she went to plant trees at a depleted forest area, has been charged under the SC/ ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) after a tribal woman alleged that she and her staff abused her and others while they were working in their fields that day.

Responding to a notice over his "new law to shoot tribals" remark, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has told the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) that he made the comments in "free flow of a political speech", according to officials.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said his government, if needed, would file a review petition to defend the tribals after their claim as forest dwellers were rejected under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 by the Supreme Court.

Next month, the Congress, which has been reduced to a mere 44 seats in the Lok Sabha, will launch a six-month agitation to fight for the rights of tribals and forest dwellers in a campaign that it hopes will break its political free-fall.

A charred body, possibly of a tribal activist, was discovered late Wednesday night after a massive stir by tribals here turned violent earlier in the day.Police said Thursday that the body, which was charred beyond recognition, was found in Balli village, about 45 km from Panaji, inside the store of a co-operative society, hours after the daylong a...

A Tamil Nadu minister is likely to offer an apology to the tribal boy he got to remove his shoes during his visit to a temple on Thursday. Forest Minister Dindigul Srinivasan has been facing waves of condemnation for his discriminatory act.

Telangana forest officer C Anitha, allegedly attacked by a local TRS leader when she went to plant trees at a depleted forest area, has been charged under the SC/ ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) after a tribal woman alleged that she and her staff abused her and others while they were working in their fields that day.

Responding to a notice over his "new law to shoot tribals" remark, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has told the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) that he made the comments in "free flow of a political speech", according to officials.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said his government, if needed, would file a review petition to defend the tribals after their claim as forest dwellers were rejected under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 by the Supreme Court.

Next month, the Congress, which has been reduced to a mere 44 seats in the Lok Sabha, will launch a six-month agitation to fight for the rights of tribals and forest dwellers in a campaign that it hopes will break its political free-fall.

A charred body, possibly of a tribal activist, was discovered late Wednesday night after a massive stir by tribals here turned violent earlier in the day.Police said Thursday that the body, which was charred beyond recognition, was found in Balli village, about 45 km from Panaji, inside the store of a co-operative society, hours after the daylong a...