It's one of the oldest tribes facing a threat for their survival. The death of eight members of the primitive Onge tribe after drinking liquid from a can in the Andamans earlier this week has shocked ...

In response, the local government sent the liquid for chemical analysis, and the state's top administrator visited the Onge reserve. "He further directed all the concerned authorities to enforce ...

Shanti Teresa Lakra stayed put even after the 2004 tsunami; helped save a child who weighed 900 gm at birth. She was recently shortlisted for a global award. In the five years that she spent living ...

For more than 150 years they have been fighting what seems like an irreversible decline. The Onge tribe of the Andaman Islands, which numbered 670 at the end of the 19th century, has gradually ...

HUT BAY, India — Nine days after giant waves struck Little Andaman island, a child was born in a soccer stadium and the Onge tribe of hunters and gatherers took a step away from extinction. The rain ...

Deep inside India’s remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands, members of the ancient Onge tribal community are stepping into a completely new world — joining the police as homeguards. Once known for hunting ...

HUT BAY, India—When the water in the creek suddenly ran out to sea on the morning of Dec. 26, the aboriginal Onge tribe knew the evil spirits were up to no good. They scattered pig and turtle skulls ...