Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, launched a one-time financial assistance scheme, distributing Rs 5,000 each to over 6 lakh tea garden workers. This initiative is part of broader efforts ...

Several thousand tea estate workers, many of them Catholics, in India’s northeastern state of Assam staged a mass protest on Oct. 13 to demand constitutional status as tribal people, higher wages, and ...

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren accuses Assam and Centre leaders of marginalising Adivasis, focusing on resource extraction over community welfare.

The Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam on Friday opposed the state ministers’ report that recommends granting Scheduled Tribe status to six communities. The committee said that ...

Assam artist Sajan Nayak promotes tea tribe and Assamese culture through music and dance, gaining national recognition.

Church leaders in India’s northeastern state of Assam have joined a tribal students' group to oppose the provincial government’s move to accord tribal status to six dominant ethnic groups. The All ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the 'Eti Koli Duti Paat' scheme, disbursing Rs 5,000 each to 6 lakh tea ...

GUWAHATI: The Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) has rejected the recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to six communities ...

Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 13 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday distributed appointment letters to 296 candidates belonging to the Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities, ...

According to the latest India Today–CVoter Mood of the Nation (MOTN) survey conducted in January 2026, a plurality of respondents in Assam support granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ...

The Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA), an umbrella body of 26 tribal organisations, on Friday rejected the recommendation of the Group of Ministers (GoM) for inclusion of ...

GUWAHATI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Indian police shot at hundreds of tribesmen and women in the northeastern state of Assam on Tuesday, killing eight people, the state's chief minister said, after violence ...