Orrisa tribals celebrate 'Osaha Baliyatra' for better cropSeptember 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Kondh tribals in Orissa's Koraput district are celebrating their annual nine-day long festival 'Osaha Baliyatra' for a good yield of crops in the upcoming season. The tribals are nature worshippers and believe that 'Dharani', the earth goddess is omnipotent and highest of all deities.
Orissa tribals stage massive rally against illicit liquor shopsSeptember 9th, 2009 LAXMIPUR - Armed with bows and arrows, tribals took out a massive rally on Tuesday in Laxmipur region of Orissa, against illicit liquor shops operating in the area. Dressed in red and wielding red flags, the members of the Maoist backed tribal outfit Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS), marched from Narayanpatna block till Laxmipur to wage a war against illicit liquor shops.
Orissa tribals adopt beekeeping businessSeptember 8th, 2009 KORAPUT - Tribals in Orissa's Kaoraput district take to apiculture to earn a living. A non- governmental organization called 'Sarvodaya Committee' initiated the honey collection in 1955, aided by Orissa Khadi and Village industry board.
Situation remains tense in KoraputSeptember 8th, 2009 KORAPUT - Orissa's tribal-dominated Koraput district remained tense on Tuesday, a day after a man was killed in a clash, which broke out between the two factions of the Maoist backed tribal outfit, Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS). The densely forested Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon regions have been witness to violent fights between the members of the two factions for past some days.
Four tribals die after eating mango kernel in OrissaSeptember 4th, 2009 KORATPUR - Four tribesmen died in Koraput district of Orissa after they were forced to eat a soup made of mango kernel recently. Preliminary medical reports said the soup was bacteria-infected and the tribals, who belong to Narayanpatna block, died of food poisoning.
Orissa tribesmen re-distribute land seized from non-tribalsAugust 2nd, 2009 BANDHUGAON - In an attempt to exercise their rights, tribals in Orissa are on a land acquiring spree, albeit peacefully. After creating unrest, instigated allegedly by the Maoists, earlier in Bandhugaon and Narayanpatna regions of the state, the tribals in Bandhugaon, have now decided to shed violence and adopt peaceful means to get lands from the non-tribals.
Tribals in Orissa resort to forcible reclaim of forest-land from companiesJuly 19th, 2009 KORAPUT - Several agitated tribals in Orissa's Koraput district have resorted to forcible eviction methods of private companies from the forest land, in the disguise of restoration of land to tribals, the so-called 'real' owners. The forest land, however, had been sold off by the non-tribals owners to private companies.
Maoists' backed tribals hold rally in OrissaJuly 5th, 2009 BANDHUGAON - Hundreds of tribals staged a rally in Bandhugaon in Orissa's Koraput district on Saturday asserting their right on land. The tribals, with the backing of the Maoists, accused the non-tribals of grabbing their land.
Security forces restore road connectivity to Narayanpatna in KoraputJune 28th, 2009 KORAPUT - Road connectivity to Narayanpatna in Koraput district of Orissa, which had been cut off by a tribal group Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS), was restored in an operation conducted jointly by the State and Central Forces on Saturday. The road connectivity had been cut-off partially since June 15 and fully from June 17, 2009.
Orissa Government to strengthen tribals land rightsJune 24th, 2009 BHUBANESHWAR J - The Orissa government has decided to bring amendments to Orissa Scheduled Tribe and Traditional Dwellers Act, 2006, to pave way for tribals to continue in the land occupied by them. The Government has so far identified about 20,000 tribals who are traditional forest dwellers but hold no land rights.
Siliguri tea garden tribal workers hold rallyJune 22nd, 2009 SILIGURI - Tribals employed in tea gardens as pluckers and factory workers in Doars Terai region, held a rally in Siliguri to highlight their problems. Organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Adivashi Bikash Parishad (ABAVP - All India Tribal Development Council) of the Doars Terai region, the rally appealed to the government to facilitate reopening of 14 tea gardens.
Orissa tribals occupy land in KoraputJune 18th, 2009 KORAPUT - A tribal outfit in Orissa intensified their protests against occupation of land by non-tribals here on Wednesday. Hundreds of activists of the Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) have forcibly occupied lands belonging to non-tribals across Narayanpatna block in Koraput district causing unrest in the region.cores of hutments across several villages of the block have been ransacked since the unrest broke on June 15.
Tribals run hydroelectric power plant in OrissaJune 13th, 2009 BODOMONJARI - Tribals in Orissa's Koraput district have set up a hydroelectric power station with the help of a self-help group-All India Backward Class Village Development organization here. "Initially the project was started under the guidance of the organisation but now villagers with their hard work know how to manage the electricity plant.
Two tribals die in West Bengal clashFebruary 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Two tribals were killed in a clash with activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Bengal, the police said Monday. The clash broke out between the CPI-M activists and Maoist-backed tribals over the death of CPI-M leader Nandalal Pal.
Orissa trader killed by MaoistsJanuary 4th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist rebels have killed a trader in Orissa's Koraput district as they suspected him to be a police informer, officials said Monday. Armed rebels shot dead Kali Varapa Kanta Rao at his grocery shop in Almonda village in Koraput Sunday evening, District Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar told IANS.
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