Nearly three decades after Parliament enacted a law to empower gram sabhas in Adivasi areas, Jharkhand is slowly inching closer to finalising draft rules required to implement the Panchayats ...

In November 2020, Indigenous politics in India took a new turn as the Jharkhand government passed a resolution to recognise Sarna as a different religion for Adivasis. The recognition of Sarna dharma ...

Jagarnath Murmu, a 39-year-old Santhal man, works as a security guard in a gated society in the Kanke area of Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand. With the Diwali baksheesh he received from ...

In 2019, Kapil Toppo realised he’d grown tired of his job as an engineer with Flipkart. “In corporate jobs, all that people care about is your package and how much you earn,” said Toppo, who belongs ...

Hemant Soren was sworn in for the fourth time as chief minister of Jharkhand Thursday after having retained office with an enhanced majority in the legislative assembly. His is a remarkable political ...

RANCHI: In a significant ruling, the Jharkhand High Court observed that the term ‘Adivasi’ is not a caste and quashed an FIR lodged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against a government ...

In a report submitted to the Union Home Ministry, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has now asserted that “Bangladeshi infiltration” is taking place in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana ...