Members of Koraga community in Pavur being denied title deeds
The Hindu
Mangalore diocese refusing to part with ownership of land, say families
Around 250 families of Koraga community, the only Particularly Vulnerable Tribal (PVT) community living in Pavur village of Manjeswaram panchayat and Udyavaru and Kunjathur in Vorkady panchayat of Kasaragod district, are yet to receive title deeds.
This is despite the recent distribution of 589 title deeds by the State government in the district.
The tribespeople, many of whom have converted to Christianity, claim that in 1913, the Madras Presidency had granted 308 acres to Fr. Alexander Comisa to be handed over to the Koraga community and other deprived groups.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.