In his formal letter to the ministry of home affairs, Mr Zimba emphasised the urgency of resolving key demands, including the permanent political solution (PPS) and the granting of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to 11 left-out Gorkha sub-tribes.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath remains steadfast in his commitment to the socio-economic and educational upliftment of the Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that positive steps will be taken for the inclusion of the Dhangar community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.
In the wake of a blistering attack by Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh against his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga, sources in Aizawl have revealed that the Mizo National Front (MNF) government’s offer to help bring peace in the violence-hit neighboring state was turned down by authorities in Imphal.
The inhuman act of a youth named Pravesh Shukla, who was caught on camera peeing on the face of a tribal labourer in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district, has left the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government with no choice but to get into damage control mode, more so because the Assembly elections are just five months away. Parvesh happens to be the representative of BJP MLA Kedarnath Shukla.
This would not only ensure an additional and special budget for this area but also meet the long pending demand of the people of this area, he added.
The Constitution Amendment bill, which was passed by Parliament on December 11, has to be ratified by at least 50 per cent of the state assemblies before it is brought into force.
The move comes after the indictment of security forces, by a one-member judicial commission set up to probe an alleged encounter in which 17 people, including six minors, were killed in Sarkeguda, in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, in June 2012.
She has been selected to join a private airline as a co-pilot.
The recent Central Government decision to grant Scheduled Tribe status to six large communities in Assam might create complex ripples in the region
