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Koppula Nagaraju, an Adivasi operating a sand reach in Cherla mandal, lodged a complaint against MD Nawab, a follower of MLA Dr Tellam Venkat Rao, alleging attack, threats to life, and extortion demands. He sought police protection and action against the accused.

Thousands of Adivasis marched through Bhadrachalam demanding the removal of Lambadis from the Scheduled Tribes list, citing loss of reservation benefits for indigenous communities like Gond, Koya and Kolam. Leaders from Adivasi JAC and Tudum Debba addressed the rally, urging immediate action from state and central governments.

In Kothagudem’s Cherla mandal, an adivasi woman delivered a baby on the roadside after walking six kilometres in a doli due to poor ambulance access. Both mother and child are safe, doctors said, after being shifted to Satyanarayanapuram government hospital

OBC, Adivasi, and Banjara groups in Maharashtra’s Jalna district are protesting the Maratha quota GR, opposing the move to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas. They argue this will erode existing SC, ST, and OBC reservation rights and benefits

Paloncha police registered a zero FIR after a minor adivasi girl was found unconscious near Peddammagudi. The case was booked under BNS and POCSO sections before being transferred to Chintoor police in AP

A 17-year-old Adivasi girl was allegedly gang-raped by auto drivers near the Chhattisgarh–Telangana border. Found unconscious in Paloncha, she was rescued by locals and handed over to child welfare authorities. Police are awaiting her full statement before registering a case.

Party to appoint tribal district heads, support land-rights fights and decentralise decision-making amid digitalisation challenges

Speaking on the occasion, Rao advised the aboriginal tribes to encourage their children to fare well in education in order to achieve growth of their communities.

Speaking at a campaign rally at Bastar village Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, he also accused the BJP and RSS of attacking the religion, ideology and history of the tribal communities in the country, and reiterated the promise of conducting a caste census.

"The union government was privatising the forest cover of the country, infringing on the rights of tribals over the Scheduled areas and weakening their statutory benefits, says Telangana Adivasi Girijana Sangham"

Hyderabad is gearing up for a cultural fiesta as it hosts ‘Cadalfest Samburam,’ an event dedicated to “Celebrating Adivasi and Dalit Arts and Literature Festival.”

Kothagudem: An incident of forest officials thrashing Adivasi women of Bendalapadu and Yerrabodu habitations in Chandrugonda mandal in the district came to light late. In a complaint lodged with Chandrugonda police station on Saturday Adivasis complained that the local forest range officer and beat officers have beaten them up with belts and lathis for cultivating […]

Hundreds of tribals belonging to different parts of the district gathered in front of the Collectorate and staged a sit-in seeking the government to extend Girijana Bandhu scheme to ethnic tribes.

"Those who want to join the BJP can leave but we will never bow our heads to the saffron party," she said.