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Maharashtra forms nine-member committee for Dhangar issueThe Maharashtra government has formed a committee to study the methodology used to include other castes in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. The committee, led by IRS officer Sudhakar Shinde, will..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NDA government committed to implementing SC categorisation, says Telangana BJP chief Kishan ReddyTelangana BJP chief Kishan Reddy has stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to set up a committee for empowering 'Madigas' is not for the upcoming assembly polls, but reflects the NDA..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Modi 'hoodwinking' people with promise of panel on SC sub-quota: BRS leader Rama RaoRuling BRS Working President and Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "hoodwinking" people with his promise of constituting a committee for empowering..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Assembly polls: Ahead of PM Modi's Telangana meet, buzz over SC sub-categorisationPrime Minister Modi is expected to announce the sub-categorization of scheduled castes (SC) in a public meeting in Hyderabad. This move is aimed at gaining the support of the Madigas, who make up 60%..IndiaTimes - Published | |
State cabinet decides to set up high powered committee for Dhangar schemesThe Maharashtra government has formed a high power committee (HPC) to oversee the implementation of schemes for the Dhangar community, in order to prevent protests from escalating. The committee, led..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'34% earn Rs 6,000 monthly': Bihar caste survey gives light on financial status of SCs, STs, other backward castesA thorough analysis of the caste survey, which was presented to the state assembly on Tuesday, revealed that more than thirty percent of Bihari families were living in poverty and were barely able to..DNA - Published | |
Congress committed to protect tribalsโ Jal, Jungle and Jameen, says Kharge in ChhattisgarhCongress national president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of not wanting power to go to the hands of poor people. He mentioned that the BJP discriminates..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Caste census necessary to know exact number of people from OBC, SC and ST communities: PriyankaPriyanka Gandhi Vadra, the general secretary of Congress, has reiterated her call for a caste census in India. She believes that such a census is essential to accurately determine the number of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Nine assembly seats where BJP yet to taste victory since formation of ChhattisgarhBJP has governed Chhattisgarh for 15 years but it has never been able to register a win in a cluster of nine constituencies ever since the state was formed in 2000. Hoping to buck the trend, the party..IndiaTimes - Published | |
MP polls: Rebel BJP minister Narayan Tripathi forms own party; fields 25 candidatesMP BJP minister Narayan Tripathi has rebelled against his party and announced the launch of his own party 'Vindhya Janata Party' (VJP). Tripathi also released a first list of 25 candidates from his new..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Priyanka Gandhi promises 18% quota for SC, 12% for ST in TelanganaCongress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has announced that if the party comes to power in Telangana, Scheduled Castes will receive 18% reservation and Scheduled Tribes will receive 12% reservation..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Exercise extreme caution': BCCC advisory on portraying of SCs, STs communities to entertainment channelsThe channels, while depicting the stories of members of the SC and ST communities, must ensure that "nuance and humanness" of the stories are communicated "sensitively" and that violence displayed does..DNA - Published | |
'Revealed economic situation of everyone': Nitish Kumar on Bihar caste census dataAccording to the data, Scheduled Castes make up 19.65 per cent and the Scheduled Tribes 1.68 per cent of the population of the state.DNA - Published | 'Why he cannot find a day to visit Manipur': Congress leader Jairam Ramesh takes a dig at PM ModiManipur has been witnessing violence since May 3, following the protests by the Kuki and Meitei communities against the High Court's order asking the state government to consider the inclusion of the..DNA - Published |
Government must ensure early implementation of women's reservation bill, says MayawatiBSP national president Mayawati expressed her support for the passage of the women's reservation bill in the parliament but emphasized the need for its immediate implementation. Mayawati had also urged..IndiaTimes - Published | Exercise was to create poll issue without implementing it: Congress after passage of women's reservation billIn a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said: "The Congress Party moved amendments to the women's reservation bill last night in the Rajya Sabha. These amendments would have ensured:..IndiaTimes - Published |
Mayawati says BSP will support women's reservation billThe Bahujan Samaj Party leader said her party wanted women from the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes.DNA - Published | Fake cases under SC, ST Act abuse of the process of law, clogging system: Karnataka HCFalse cases filed under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, are clogging the criminal justice system and consuming precious time in various courts of law, the Karnataka high court said..IndiaTimes - Published |
MP man 'bans' entry of Dalits in temple built on his land; arrestedVishwakarma was booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and arrested.DNA - Published | Congress focus on nursing leaders from 4 communities to strengthen partyThe Congress is laying added emphasis on building and carving out leaders from among the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and the minority communities to..IndiaTimes - Published |
Manipur violence: Internet ban extended till June 25Violence gripped Manipur on May 3 after clashes erupted during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe (ST)..IndiaTimes - Published | SC comes down hard on challenges to PMLA by accused seeking reliefDealing with a batch of petitions by the accused in the purported Rs 2,000 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam case, an approach similar to what started in the year 2018 was noticed by a vacation bench of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Foul language not enough to impose SC/ST Act case: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday held that using foul or abusive language against a member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes would not be sufficient in itself to slap a case against a person under..IndiaTimes - Published | Govt: Manipur violence due to crackdown on illegal migrantsThe Centre and Manipur government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the genesis of ethnic violence in the state was the crackdown on illegal Myanmar migrants' illicit poppy cultivation and drug..IndiaTimes - Published |
Karnataka quota rejig irks SC groups; BS Yediyurappa home attackedAn agitation by members of the Banjara and Bhovi communities against the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes announced by the state government last week turned violent Monday as they targeted..IndiaTimes - Published | Hathras case: Life term for key accused, 3 let offMore than two years after it made headlines across the country, a special SC/ST court in UP's Hathras district on Thursday convicted the main accused but acquitted three others of all charges in the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Remarks on CM: YSRTP chief Sharmila detained again, shifted to HyderabadSpeaking to reporters here, she said her party would move the high court again for permission to resume her stalled padayatra and questioned the BRS government if women in the state had the democratic..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Foes in Kerala but friends here...': PM Modi's dig at Left-Congress alliance in TripuraPM Modi was addressing a public rally in Radhakishorepur and he said that the governments, which ruled Tripura for years, made the life of people, including the poor, Scheduled Tribes (STs), women and..IndiaTimes - Published |
Govt committed to judge social diversity: RijijuThe government remains committed to social diversity in appointment of judges in the higher judiciary and has been requesting the chief justices of high courts that due consideration be given to..IndiaTimes - Published | HC: Merely naming caste not an offence under SC/ST ActMerely taking the name of the caste of the victim would not make it an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is with an intention..IndiaTimes - Published |
