Page 3 - Tribal Rights

Tribal development ministry formed under Vajpayee govt: PM Modi slams Cong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday targeted the Congress, saying previous governments did not think about the all round development of tribal areas in the country. The tribal development ministry was formed when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the prime minister, Modi said at Jambughoda in Gujarat's Panchmahal district after launching various development projects. "No such ministry existed before the BJP came to power. Money was spent for tribal development work after the ministry was formed, Modi said. "It was our government which decided that November 15 will be celebrated as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas' (tribal pride day) to honour Birsa Munda," he added.

Jharkhand cops arrest ex-BJP leader Seema Patra for torturing tribal help

Jharkhand police on Wednesday arrested suspended BJP leader Seema Patra, wife of a retired IAS officer, on allegations of torturing her 29-year-old tribal help Sunita, police sources said. Acting on a tip-off from a government employee, the Ranchi Police had rescued the woman from Patra's residence last week and recorded the domestic help' statement on Tuesday before a magistrate, sources said. Patra had allegedly kept the woman captive in her residence in Ranchi's posh Ashok Nagar area for several years. Patra was suspended by BJP after a video of the woman, Sunita, narrating her ordeal, went viral on social media with demands for Patra's arrest. Governor Ramesh Bais too on Tuesday asked DGP Neeraj Sinha as to why no action has been taken against suspended BJP leader. Members of various tribal outfits visited Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) where the woman is undergoing treatment and met her on Tuesday.

Funeral service for activist Stan Swamy held at Mumbai church

Swamy died in a private hospital while waiting for medical bail in the Elgar Parishad case

Stan Swamy given straw and sipper by jail authorities: His lawyer

Swamy, who is suffering from various health ailments including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 by the NIA.

83-year-old Stan Swamy's wait for straw and sipper gets extended

The NIA arrested Swamy from his residence in Ranchi on October 8

Indian prisons in dire straits: 7 in 10 undertrials, 1 in 3 Dalit or tribal

Seven in 10 of the 478,600 people in prison in Indian jails are under trial, according to the 2019 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on prisons

RSS-affiliate demands ordinance to prevent tribal evictions

It blames central government for not putting facts before Supreme Court and not speaking up after the order. Tribal groups to launch country-wide protests

Rule change gives miners route to bypass auction

Changes in tribal rights and green rules 'save' 130 mines from being auctioned

Ministry changes stance on tribals' forest rights

Re-interprets regulations to ease mining and industry's use of forests

Centre's tribal welfare scheme to be launched in Maharashtra June 25

Provisions for various laws meant for safeguarding tribals' interests are not implemented stringently, Kher said

Maharashtra government takes back control of forest trade

Move comes even as an RSS-affiliated organisation opposed such regulations