Tribal Women

The Rajasthan Education department has suspended a female teacher Maneka Damor for asking tribal women not to apply sindoor and wear a Mangalsutra, officials said here.

A couple and their two sons have been booked for allegedly cheating 105 tribal women of Manor in Palghar district of Rs 1.72 crore, a police official said on Friday.

Four persons were arrested for allegedly torturing a 27-year-old Chenchu tribal woman for a week in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana after she did not turn up for work in an agricultural land, police said on Saturday.

The Election Commission (EC) in Karnataka has decided to establish 1,832 special polling booths to encourage different sections such as tribals, women, and persons with disabilities to participate and vote in the Lok Sabha elections.

Observing that it is "very disturbed" at the happenings in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of allegations of sexual assault on women "at gunpoint" and transfer of tribal land there and directed

The Trinamool Congress on Friday termed the washing of Ambedkar statue with 'ganga jal' by BJP in the Assembly premises as an insult to tribal, OBC and women MLAs of the TMC.

The CBI on Monday filed a charge sheet against six people and a juvenile in connection with two tribal women being paraded naked in Manipur's Kangpokpi district in May this year.

A video purportedly showing a man being burnt in Manipur has gone viral, attracting condemnation from a tribal organisation on Monday.

A fierce competition among parties to offer freebies and guarantees, a scramble for tribal, OBC, women votes and a touch of Hindutva - all have combined to make the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls a high-stakes battle

Women voters outnumber men in 29 of Madhya Pradesh's 230 Assembly seats, and 25 are either reserved for tribal communities or have large tribal populations, the Election Commission said as it released the final list of voters for next month's polls.

A tribal women's forum Thursday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar against the ethnic violence in Manipur, demanding a separate administration for the Kuki-Zo community.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his anguish over the "unspeakable torture" of women in violence-hit Manipur and urged her to take steps to ensure peace in the northeastern state.

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show with actions how to bring stability and peace in ethnic violence-hit Manipur a day after a video of two tribal women being paraded naked by a mob sparked outrage.

The incident, which comes against the backdrop of ongoing ethnic clashes in the region, also drew condemnation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress strongly criticised the centre after a 2-month-old video surfaced online showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.

The Rajasthan Education department has suspended a female teacher Maneka Damor for asking tribal women not to apply sindoor and wear a Mangalsutra, officials said here.

A couple and their two sons have been booked for allegedly cheating 105 tribal women of Manor in Palghar district of Rs 1.72 crore, a police official said on Friday.

Four persons were arrested for allegedly torturing a 27-year-old Chenchu tribal woman for a week in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana after she did not turn up for work in an agricultural land, police said on Saturday.

The Election Commission (EC) in Karnataka has decided to establish 1,832 special polling booths to encourage different sections such as tribals, women, and persons with disabilities to participate and vote in the Lok Sabha elections.

Observing that it is "very disturbed" at the happenings in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of allegations of sexual assault on women "at gunpoint" and transfer of tribal land there and directed

The Trinamool Congress on Friday termed the washing of Ambedkar statue with 'ganga jal' by BJP in the Assembly premises as an insult to tribal, OBC and women MLAs of the TMC.

The CBI on Monday filed a charge sheet against six people and a juvenile in connection with two tribal women being paraded naked in Manipur's Kangpokpi district in May this year.

A video purportedly showing a man being burnt in Manipur has gone viral, attracting condemnation from a tribal organisation on Monday.

A fierce competition among parties to offer freebies and guarantees, a scramble for tribal, OBC, women votes and a touch of Hindutva - all have combined to make the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls a high-stakes battle

Women voters outnumber men in 29 of Madhya Pradesh's 230 Assembly seats, and 25 are either reserved for tribal communities or have large tribal populations, the Election Commission said as it released the final list of voters for next month's polls.

A tribal women's forum Thursday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar against the ethnic violence in Manipur, demanding a separate administration for the Kuki-Zo community.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his anguish over the "unspeakable torture" of women in violence-hit Manipur and urged her to take steps to ensure peace in the northeastern state.

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show with actions how to bring stability and peace in ethnic violence-hit Manipur a day after a video of two tribal women being paraded naked by a mob sparked outrage.

The incident, which comes against the backdrop of ongoing ethnic clashes in the region, also drew condemnation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress strongly criticised the centre after a 2-month-old video surfaced online showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.