Six tribes announce withdrawal from ongoing Hornbill Festival; Amit Shah assures thorough probe; Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio says SIT will investigate matter; Army orders Court of Inquiry; situation tense as angry villagers set police vehicles on fire and demand action against the guilty

Continuing with the BJP’s new tribal outreach initiatives, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled a 10-feet Ashtdhatu (eight metals) statue of Tantya ‘Mama’ and announced a memorial, a park and a library dedicated to him

A two-day demonstration was held in the national capital to demand a 'Greater Tipraland'. Mrittika Jain reports.

Around 100 diplomats from over 20 foreign missions here witnessed India’s rich tribal heritage at the recently-held Aadi Mahotsav at Dilli Haat

Namda project will benefit 2,250 people of 30 Namda Clusters from 6 districts of Srinagar, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Budgam and Anantnag while RPL initiative targets to upskill 10,900 artisans and weavers of Jammu and Kashmir. A similar pilot project will be launched in Nagaland also next month

Average daily footfall of 10,000, even went up to 20,000 visitors. Last four days of the fest expected to attract more visitors

LG Manoj Sinha said it is aimed at making tribal children future-ready; also announced scholarships to 21,000 children of Gaddi, Sippi, Dard, Sheena communities, which were deprived of it for the last three decades

Those bagging the honours hailed from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Odisha

Gond Bhuiyan tribal women have risen up strongly against Mahua and Hadia, joining hands to shut shops and stop drinking. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

Home Minister said she was not a queen by birth but was given the title by the masses and when that happens it stays on forever