Topic: Adivasi
“Not Hindu. Sarna to be our religion”: Tribals from 5 states urge Union to recognize their religion
A large number of people from various tribal communities of Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, and West Bengal staged a demonstration on Thursday demanding recognition of their religion as ‘Sarna’ by the Union Government and ensuring their enumeration in the upcoming census under this category.
9 people arrested after 2 tribal men lynched by Bajrang Dal members
Police have arrested nine persons in connection with the murder of two tribal men Inwati Batti and Sampatlal Batti who were brutally assaulted by Hindutva group Bajrang Dal in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district.
Jharkhand: Tribal man beaten by cops, CM orders inquiry
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered an inquiry after pictures of a 42-year-old tribal man, who was allegedly beaten up severely by the Latehar district police for "dropping off Maoists" in the forest area, was shared on social media.
UP: Tribal boy dies of assault in custody, three policemen suspended
Three policemen were suspended in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday after a group of villagers protested against the death of a 17-year-old Tribal boy. Rahul, a resident of Indira Nagar village in Sampurnanagar, breathed his last four days after he was brutally beaten in police custody.
Jharkhand: Tribal man killed, Muslim man injured in 2 separate mobs attacks
A tribal man was beaten to death and a Muslim youth was seriously injured in two separate incidents of mobs attacks surfaced at two different locations in Jharkhand.
33% Muslims, 21% Dalits, 22% Adivasis, 15% OBCs faced discrimination in hospitals in India: Report
About 33% of Muslims, 21% of Dalits, 22 % of Adivasis, and 15% of OBCs in India have experienced discrimination on the basis of their religion and caste in hospitals, according to a survey by NGO Oxfam India.
