Heavy rain over five days has triggered severe flooding across Chhattisgarh, with Bastar district seeing its worst deluge in 15 years. India Today reports more than 800 people were evacuated to relief…
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday scrapped the 30-year age limit for admission to tribal hostels, fully cancelling the August 14 Government Resolution, officials said. Tribal Development Minister Ashok Uike made the announcement…
The Maharashtra government has launched a cash-incentive scheme in Gadchiroli, the state's worst-affected rural district for malaria, to encourage tribal communities to get tested and treated. A tribal family will receive Rs…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has offered to join tribal students protesting at a government hostel in Pune's Manjari area. Speaking at an interaction programme on Saturday, Gandhi told a student activist that…
Chhattisgarh's forest department has recommended a CBI investigation into a tiger poaching case, citing suspected interstate links and a wider wildlife-trafficking network. A letter dated July 27, seen by Hindustan Times, said…
Maharashtra has declared snakebite a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all hospitals, medical colleges and healthcare professionals to report every suspected or confirmed case and death. Health Minister Prakash Abitkar said…
Three girls aged 8 to 14 died and three were injured in a snakebite at a tribal residential school in Japtalai village, Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra on the night of August…
A photo feature by Pravin Talan and Rupali Talan documents the demanding work and training of India’s armed and security forces across Kashmir, Gadchiroli and Mumbai. The images show personnel operating in…
Maharashtra officials say 584 students in state-run and aided ashram schools died between 2024 and 2026, an average of 0.8 deaths a day. The toll included 384 deaths in government schools and…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered the permanent cancellation of the licence of the residential tribal school in Gadchiroli district where three girls died of snake bite. The administration is…
