Govt to launch beta version of AI-powered translator 'Adi Vaani' for tribal languagesDeveloped by IIT Delhi, BITS Pilani, IIIT Hyderabad and IIIT Nava Raipur, in collaboration with Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), the init...
30 Aug, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
26 Naxalites surrender before security forces in ChhattisgarhIn Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, 26 Naxalites, including three with bounties, surrendered to security forces, disillusioned by Maoist i...
07 Apr, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
AI set to give voice to endangered Aadi VaaniThe Centre is set to launch Aadi Vaani, an AI-driven app for translation and learning in tribal languages such as Bhili, Mundari, Santhali,...
12 Feb, 2025, 11.28 PM IST
MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh elections no longer bipolar contestsRashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) is a party with its base among Jats, the community which influences the outcome of 40 assembly seats while...
30 Oct, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
Chhattisgarh: Cops launch mega plantation drive in Naxal-hit Bastar 'to connect with nature, locals'The nine-day long plantation drive named 'Pothla Uraskana', which means 'plantation festival' in Gondi dialect, was rolled out on Sunday, a...
01 Aug, 2021, 10.08 PM IST
24 Naxals, including 12 women, surrender in ChhattisgarhThe official said the cadres expressed disappointment with the "hollow" Maoist ideology. They were also impressed by the district police's ...
27 Jan, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
Have 'waited long' for Congress, will 'consult' GGP, BSP for MP polls: Akhilesh Yadav"We have waited too long for the Congress. How much longer should we wait? We will now consult the Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP), with whi...
06 Oct, 2018, 05.17 PM IST
Hindi mother tongue of 44% in India, Bangla second most-spokenThe percentage of Indian population with Hindi as their mother tongue has risen to 43.63% from 41.03% in 2001, Bengali remains second while...
27 Jun, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
Salvaging old notes at remote bank branchesVetti lives in a mud house, but owns a television. He is one of the three tractor owners in the village, which actually belongs to his son.
20 Nov, 2016, 12.07 AM IST
ADB to give $31 million for water resource management in KarnatakaThe ADB said farming this additional land could increase farm incomes by about 50 per cent and benefit about 1.5 million people.
07 May, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Lack of knowledge about terrain, lingo cripples operations against NaxalsNo familiarity with local Gondi dialect is another major problem, particularly in gathering intelligence in Bastar, that's bigger than Kera...
16 Apr, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
CRPF seeks tribals' support in construction of a National Highway in ChhattisgarhThe CRPF is seeking tribals' support in construction of a National Highway in Chhattisgarh's worst insurgency-hit Sukma district.
27 Feb, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Hold meeting of states on undertrial prisoners: Supreme Court to Centre"After the meeting, a report be filed within two weeks thereafter. It shall contain the status of undertrial prisoners as on March 31, 2014...
29 Aug, 2014, 05.08 PM IST
Bastar's tribal way to preserve environmentFor tribals residing around Boma hill in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in Bastar, it's sin to climb or step up on this hill and doing s...
04 Jun, 2014, 09.51 PM IST
Plight of jailed tribal undertrials 'serious': Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has termed as "serious" the plight of tribal undertrials, lodged in various central jails in eight Naxal-affected states.
07 Jul, 2013, 10.57 AM IST
- FM channel Chicholi Radio Vanya in tribal Gondi language
Chicholi Radio Vanya, an FM channel in tribal Gondi language, was launched by the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Department.
10 May, 2012, 11.17 PM IST
- Maoist militia members surrender in Visakhapatnam district
More than 75 militia members from Korukonda Area Committee of Maoists today surrendered before the Visakhapatnam rural police today.
31 Mar, 2012, 02.57 PM IST