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Himachal Pradesh: Avalanche hits apple orchards in Kinnaur
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Breaking of the thick ice sheets in the upper hills of Barang village in the tribal district of Kinnaur caused destruction in the apple gardens here in the wee hours of Friday.
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Rahul promises to bring land acquisition, Tribal bill in Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rourkela (Odisha) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday promised to apply the land acquisition bill and Tribal bill in Odisha, if voted to power.
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NDRF team reaches Palghar's Dahanu after tremors jolt the region
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dahanu (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): A team of 5 Battalion, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Pune on Saturday reached Palghar’s Dahanu area to raise awareness about earthquake and other disasters among tribals and other locals.
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Kerala Congress leader charged for raping tribal minor girl
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): A Congress leader from Kerala's Wayanad district, OM George, has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor tribal girl for one-and-half years.
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Odisha's "Jiban Sampark" to reach vulnerable tribes
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced “Jiban Sampark” project in partnership with UNICEF India to generate awareness about the development and welfare initiatives of state government among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Gro
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Village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj facing lack of basic amenities for survival
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Development is still a far cry for more than 700 villagers of tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. As claimed by villagers, the village is facing lacks of basic amenities for survival.
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Body paint may protect against insect bites: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): A new study suggests that being stripy may also work for people in remote tribal communities who paint their bodies in monochrome shades.
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First National Sports Meet for Tribals organised in Hyderabad
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): The first National Sports Meet 2019 for Tribals was organised by the Ministry of Tribal Welfare here on Wednesday.
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All ration cards digitised, 80% linked with Aadhaar: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Balangir (Odisha) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): All ration cards have been digitised and around 80 per cent of them have been linked with Aadhaar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.
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NHRC notice to Odisha government on minor giving birth at school
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notice to the Odisha government in a case that pertains to the delivery of a baby girl by a 14-year-old girl, student of Class 8, at the hostel of a state-run tribal residential school in Kandhamal district o
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C'garh govt returns farmers' land acquired by Tata Steel
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The Congress ruled Chhattisgarh government has issued orders for returning of 4400 acres of land that was earlier acquired for the Tata Steel project in the tribal-dominated area back to the farmers.
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Despite ban, this Odisha tribe continues to sacrifice animals, birds
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Balangir (Odisha) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Sulia, which is the biggest tribal festival marked by a mass sacrifice of animals and birds in Balangir district, was observed on Tuesday, despite a ban on the practice.
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