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Niyamgiri is the abode of the Dongria Kondh tribe, an endemic and unique tribal group whose population is less than 10,000.

More than 400 Dongaria Kondhs residing in 112 villages in and around the Niyamgiri Hills today held a congregation protesting against police action on innocent tribals in the name of fighting Maoists

Bhubaneswar: Soon after the Supreme Court constituted a 3-judge bench to hear the petition filed by the Odisha government seeking review of apex court’s decision to uphold restrictions on mining of bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills, the Congress has alleged the State and Central government are working hand in gloves to give away mining rights […]

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday recommended to the Chief Justice of the apex court formation of a three-judge bench to hear the petition filed by the Odisha government seeking review of the 2013 SC decision upholding the resolution passed by 12 gram sabhas not to allow mining of bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills