Union Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has demanded relocation of two zonal headquarters of Railways to address developmental concerns of And...

I found it was time to have a new committee, both looking into past recommendations and integrating new challenges facing tribals.

V Kishore Chandra Deo said limiting the exercise (Gram Sabha) to 12 villages was not in accordance with Supreme Court's judgement.

Odisha will conduct gram sabhas in 12 villages of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts between July 18 and August 19 to decide fate of bauxite ...

Kishore Chandra Deo today said fight against left wing extremism is different from war battles because those involved are the country's own...

Tribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has said Vedanta Group's bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri hills of Odisha is illegal.

Seven years after the Forest Rights Act was enacted, the Centre has found flaws that prevent benefits from percolating to the forest dwelle...

Kishore Chandra Deo has reportedly written to the governors of nine states asking them to cancel mining concessions granted in violation of...

The environment ministry's Forest Advisory Committee is giving away forests to industry in blatant violation of the Forest Rights Act, trib...

Union Panchayati Raj Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo today agreed with the state government's stand that it was not possible to provide secu...

Aiming to learn from Indian process of power decentralisation, a Canadian government delegation will meet Union Panchayati Raj Affairs Mini...

The minister also appealed to Maoists to join the mainstream and participate in development activities being carried out by govt.

Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo today alleged that the forest land acquired for mining and industries without giving benefits...

Supreme Court had issued a stern directive to nine states to notify core and buffer zones of tiger reserves and prohibit any tourism within...

The minister’s letter comes a less than fortnight ahead of the fresh set of order and guidelines that are to be issued by the tribal affair...

Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore Chandra Deo termed mining as the "greatest threat" faced by the tribal community in last two decades.

Kishore Chandra Deo outlines the government's new strategy that focuses on prioritising addressing rights of tribals and forest dwellers as...