Stir over lease to Dharmana Prasada Rao's family takes a violent turn An Assistant Director of the Mines Department, V. Koteswara Raju, was assaulted by tribals on the Kannedhara Hills near Seethampeta as the agitation against the mining lease granted to R&B Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao's family took a violent turn on Friday. Angry tribals beat up the official and tore his dress holding him responsible for granting the mining lease...
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Tribal ministry rejects Sonia panel advice by Nitin Sethi
The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council has been snubbed once again by the government, this time by the tribal affairs ministry. The ministry rejected all recommendations made by the council to reform the implementation of the Forest Rights Act — the UPA's flagship programme and law to give land rights back to tribals and forest dwellers. The National Advisory Council had recommended strong measures for restoration of forest lands to...
More »New hope for tribal families in Warangal by Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao
Societies formed to give jobs in sandmining hitherto handled by non-tribals and contractors A small intervention from kind-hearted bureaucrats made a life-changing impact on scores of tribal families who eke out a primitive mode of life in these agency tracts of Warangal district. Vast stretches of dry beds of the Godavari are worth more than a gold mine and these had been exploited by non-tribals and wealthy contractors quarrying the sand. The...
More »Three tribals die after consuming vegetable high on pesticides
Three tribals, including a woman and two children, died after consuming vegetables suspected to contain excess pesticides near here, a health department official said today. Ranu Gotia (35), Tamanna (3) and Suraj (6), members of a joint family died yesterday after they complained of vomiting, District Chief Health and Medical Officer (CMHO) Dr D S Chauhan said. "Initially it appears that they had taken dinner on Saturday comprising vegetables containing...
More »Planning Commission to delink tribal welfare from security by Smita Gupta
The Planning Commission has decided to disown the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for Selected Tribal and Backward Districts that it authored and was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) — in a vastly amended form — in November last. Currently being implemented in 60 Left wing extremist (LWE)-affected districts, the plan was watered down by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) before it received the CCEA nod. Having...
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