Bhubaneswar: Sacred groves belonging to the Munda tribe are intact in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), wildlife authorities ...

Bhubaneswar: Sacred groves belonging to the Munda tribe are intact in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), wildlife authorities ...

Members of Munda tribe, who were relocated from Jamunagarh village in the core of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), on Monday took to the streets here alleging they were being deprived of their community ...

BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has directed the state government to intervene into the alleged violation of Munda tribe members’ legal rights over their sacred groves and burial ...

“Moreover, our sacred groves (Jayars) and burial grounds (Sasan Pilis) are being destroyed using earthmovers and some construction activities are underway to create a bigger tiger enclosure ...

Besides, JCB machines are allegedly being used to destroy their sacred groves (Jayars) and burial grounds (Sasan Pilis) for creation of a bigger tiger enclosure, they claimed. Member of Maa Mati ...