SC dismisses petition demanding exclusion of Sundargarh from purview of municipal Act
Activists say judgement is a setback for tribal communities who are being denied special status and land rights granted by the Constitution
No mining by PSUs for trade in Scheduled Areas: tribal affairs minister
'Forest department is worst enemy of Forest Rights Act'
Land Bill gets new name and many amendments
States get freedom to decide whether land under multi-crop is to be acquired
Palberi adds another no to mining in Niyamgiri
Attending Member of Parliament asks Odisha government to include 112 villages
Jharkhand-based coalition calls for mass protests against decision to open coal sector
The Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha is also irked due to Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s decision to support the Centre’s move
Odisha miners to pay royalty for tribal welfare
State CM approves formulation of new mining regulation; funds to be used for local infrastructure in Scheduled Areas
'Mainland tribal people also need autonomous councils'
Autonomous councils in the Northeast are the reason why people there did not lose access to land and forests, says Virginius Xaxa, head of …