West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 Key Issues: Jobs distress, welfare politics and identity battles shape high-stakes TMC vs BJP contestWest Bengal Election 2026: West Bengal is voting in its 2026 Assembly elections. The political battle is intense, focusing on economic hard...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
100,000 tribal villages to develop 5-yr plan by Oct 2The central government is launching a tribal outreach program. It aims to empower 100,000 tribal villages. Villagers will create their own ...
27 Aug, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University plans academic expansion in ManipurRashtriya Raksha University aims to broaden its academic influence in Manipur, focusing on boosting enrollment among local youth. Director ...
22 Apr, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Third eye: Losing office and Bose’s ‘Aamar Gram’ initiativeNCPSP lost its national party status leading to its eviction from the Patna office. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose launched an outreac...
19 Jan, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
BJP's outreach suffers setback as party scores 'zero' in tribal seatsThe next phase of the assembly elections is in the key heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh where tribal voters p...
15 May, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
BJP pins hope on Bhagwat's visit to Chhattisgarh tribal areasBhagwat's visit comes within weeks of the RSS hosting its annual planning programme in the state, which was attended by BJP president JP Na...
14 Nov, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Congress' Gujarat poll campaign to start on September 5; first candidate list by September 15Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit the election-bound state ahead of the launch of the party's "Bharat Jodo Yatra", which is slated to begi...
24 Aug, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
BJP to launch massive public outreach targeting minorities, weaker sections to mark 8 years of Modi governmentIt will be followed by a public outreach programme over 10 days though the celebrations will continue for five days more. Each day of the e...
11 May, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
Centre to launch tribal outreach programmes across India from Nov 15The week-long celebrations will be marked by 37 similar programmes across 21 tribal-dominated states and union territories. Speaking to rep...
13 Nov, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
Government’s special focus on tribal villagesThe tribal affairs ministry has begun the spadework for the programme, which would be initiated in this fiscal itself. According to sources...
23 Aug, 2021, 08.10 AM IST
Centre seeks more funds to push Tribal MFP schemeThe scheme, which was introduced by Congress-led UPA as MNREGA for tribals in 2013-14, has remained a complete non-starter.
08 Apr, 2019, 08.15 AM IST
In poll season, forest items eligible for MSP doubledThe move comes close to the massive electoral losses the BJP suffered in the reserved tribal constituencies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh an...
27 Dec, 2018, 07.24 AM IST
Van Dhan scheme yet to take off, caught in norm changesAfter repeated reminders by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Niti Aayog, former secretary (tribal affairs) Leena Nair finalised the gu...
24 Jul, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
Amit Shah eats lunch at tribal party worker's house in Madhya PradeshShah, who was on a three-day visit of Madhya Pradesh since Friday, has earlier had meals at the residences of socially-oppressed party work...
20 Aug, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
Mumbai NGO signs deal with IDB to implement medicare programmeA Mumbai-based NGO signed an agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for implementing a medicare programme in India.
05 Apr, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
Information and Broadcasting ministry asked to include more tribal dialects in AIR programmesWith an aim to widen the reach of its schemes, the Tribal Ministry has sought inclusion of more tribal dialects in All India Radio broadcas...
12 Apr, 2015, 09.49 AM IST
- After dalits, it’s tribal cause for Rahul now
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting Niyamgiri on August 26, will drive home his party’s political point that interests...
25 Aug, 2010, 02.50 AM IST