De-notified tribes demand special rights

The Rashtriya Banjara Kranti Dal, a party of the de-notified nomadic tribes, on Wednesday organised a rally here, demanding special constitutional rights for all nomadic tribes in the country.

‘Separate schedule'

CM fed by Banjara women

HYDERABAD: For middle-aged Kausalya, a poor Banjara woman, the New Year’s Day was like a dream. She had the rare privilege of celebrating the day with none other than Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. It’s not just spending time with the VVIP, but she had actually cooked food for the chief minister and even fed him by hand.

TDP MLA Suman Rathod’s - Court sets aside Andhra legislator's election - Update

Court sets aside Andhra legislator's election
Hyderabad (22/11): The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday set aside the election of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislator Suman Rathod on the ground that she falsely claimed to be a tribal.

The court ruled that she did not belong to the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and was ineligible to represent Khanapur constituency in Adilabad district. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA)

Andhra Pradesh CM reviews programs, achievements of National Academy of Construction

A detailed and comprehensive review of the tribal peoples' problem was taken up on the eve of the Fifth Five Year Plan period. The main objective of ITDA is socio-economic development of tribal communities through income generating schemes allied with Infrastructure Development programmes and protection of the tribal communities against exploitation.

Establish a Separate commission for ST in the AP State,

Right to Hoble Member- AP Banjara Kranti Dal - State Youth President (Mr Kunal Rathod)

Left to the Hoble Member- AP Banjara Kranti Dal - State General Secretary (Mr Suresh Sankhla)

Right to State Youth President (Mr Kunal) is - Executive Member (Mr RajKumar)

Andhra Pradesh Banjara Kranti Dal State Youth president of AP, Mr Kunal Rathod has given an representation to the Honble Member for National Commission for schedule Tribes, GOVT Of India, Ms K. Kamala Kumari to Establish a Separate commission for Schedule Tribes in the Andhra Pradesh State, as its is already implemented at the central level and also in other states.

Former minister B T Lalitha Naik read out her poems in Lambani

Leading Kannada activist and former minister B T Lalitha Naik came out wearing the traditional Lambani dress and read out her poems in Lambani.

AP Guv asks officials to plan all-round development of tribals

Hyderabad, Nov 16 (PTI) Government officials should focus on creation of livelihoods and skill development through an integrated action plan for all-round development of the tribals in the State, Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan said here today. The Governor was briefed by special chief secretary Tribal Welfare A K Tigidi and other senior officials on the implementation of various tribal welfare activities in the State at Raj Bhavan today, an official release said.