Tag: Tribal

Jeypore: Local residents in large number turned up for the second ‘Rahagiri’ or ‘Patha Utsav’ held in the Jeypore town on Sunday. The event was organised by Jeypore sub division administration and inaugurated by Jeypore MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati and Koraput MP Jhina Hikaka. The event was unique as it showcased the traditional art and […]

Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited Adivasi Mela got off to a colourful start with several cultural programmes and other tribal art forms showcased on the opening day in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Around 180 stalls showcasing the lifestyle, culture and foods of tribals have come up at the fair. One can also get several indigenous tribal products here. […]

Bhubaneswar: Tribal way of life and artefacts have always been a rage among tourists as much as creative aficionados from all over the state and country. Be it their normal lifestyle, produce, food, utensils or way of dressing, one gets enamoured by all of it. But what has been a major draw this  Adivasi Mela-2018 […]

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of BJP on Friday lodged a complaint against BJD MP Tathagat Satpathy at Capital police station here for his controversial remarks against tribal people on his tweeter account. The saffron party alleged that Dhenkanal MP has insulted the tribal community by posting derogatory statements on social media. “He has insulted the […]

Mayurbhanj: With harvest festival Makar Sankranti just a day away, the tribals of Mayurbhanj are all geared up for their own version of the festival ‘Tusu’. City markets are crowded with people making last minute purchases for the festival while artisans are busy giving final touches to Tusu idols. Gaman Chandra Behera, an artisan said, […]

Puri: Standup comedian and Ollywood actor Tatwa Prakash Satapathy alias Papu Pom Pom landed in fresh trouble again after a police complaint was filed against him alleging that the actor has given controversial remark against Lord of tribal. According to sources, tribal leader Sisir Gamang has filed a police complaint at the Sea Beach police […]

Rayagada: The dongria kondhs today torched a CRPF camp opposing construction of a road connecting Niyamgiri to Kalyansingpur in the district. The CRPF jawans were deployed there to guard the construction of the road. However, the local residents alleged that government has undertaken the road construction in order to provide bauxite to Vedanta company from […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central fact-finding team which visited the tribal dominated Nagada village in Jajpur district on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the initiatives taken by the State government after death of 19 infants in the village due to malnutrition. After reaching the nondescript village on the hilltop, the five-member team interacted with the residents and enquired […]

Phulbani: A day before the Central team’s visit to Kandhamal district to investigate the deaths of five innocent people in unprovoked firing by SOG personnel on July 8, nearly 5, 000 people gathered in Baliguda in the tribal-dominated district and demanded a CBI probe into the matter. The protesters, mostly tribals and dalits belonging to […]

Bhubaneswar: Turning the heat on the BJD government over the killing of five innocent tribals at Krutamgada in Kandhamal district three days ago, the Opposition BJP on Tuesday constituted a three-member committee to probe the gruesome incident. BJP president Amit Shah has asked party vice president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and national secretaries Jyoti Dhurve and Ramvichar […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as a wave of outrage sweeps across the state over the killing of six innocent tribals, including a 15-month old baby, in alleged crossfire between security forces and Maoists at Krutamgada in Kandhamal district three days ago, Opposition BJP on Tuesday visited the spot to take stock of the situation. While a 10-member […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s ambitious model school project, launched earlier this month, seems to have hit its first hiccup with students in tribal dominated districts of the State apprehending that these schools would be out of bounds for them since it would be difficult to make the transition from Odia medium to English, the medium […]

Bhubaneswar: A local court in Keonjhar district of Odisha on Thursday awarded 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment to two persons for gang-raping a tribal woman in February last year. The Champua Additional District and Sessions Court Judge awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 to Biswanath Gop and Deven Munda. […]

Khowai (Tripura): Did grinding poverty force a poor tribal couple living in western Tripura’s Khowai district to sell their one-day-old son since the expenses for bringing him up were too much for them to bear? It depends on which way you look at it. Officials in Left-ruled Tripura maintain that the poor parents, who already […]

By Ashutosh Mishra London: Tribal Odisha continues to fascinate foreigners. Browsing through the newspapers here I came across a promotional travel write-up on India with a nice photograph of the Konark sun temple at the top. The piece titled “ Another India” sought to highlight the “ little-visited eastern tribal state of Odisha ( formerly […]