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AAP demands Parliament's intervention on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Tuesday demanded Parliament's intervention on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ((Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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NDA govt has actually strengthened SC/ST Bill: Shah
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 03 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has actually strengthened the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) 1989 Act through an amendment
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SC refuses to stay ST/SC Act order
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay its order on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Act.
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SC to hear SC/ST Act review petition at 2:00 pm: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha has affirmed that the Supreme Court will take up the central government's review petition on Schedule Castes and the Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for hearing at 2:00 pm on Tuesday.
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SC to hear Centre's plea on SC/ST amendment Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India will on Tuesday hear the central government's review petition on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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CM Naidu urges PM to take necessary steps for protection of SC/ST people
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take all necessary steps for the protection of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes people.
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Board exams conducted smoothly amid Bharat Bandh violence
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Amid the ongoing nationwide shutdown called by several Dalit organisations to protest against the alleged dilution of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act by the Supreme Court, the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday affirmed that Clas
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Select schools in Hapur, Ghaziabad to remain closed tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): In the wake of protests that erupted in the country over a proposal to dilute the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, schools in Hapur and Ghaziabad will remain shut on Tuesday.
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Bharat Bandh: Bus carrying AIIMS staff attacked
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): A bus carrying doctors and nurses from All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) was attacked on Delhi-Ghaziabad highway (NH-24) by protestors agitating against the alleged dilution of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act b
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Bharat Bandh Protest: Agra schools to remain shut tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): School to remain shut in Uttar Pradesh's Agra city tomorrow (April 3) in lieu of protest against the alleged dilution of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Supreme Court.
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Bharat Bandh: One killed in Rajasthan, internet services suspended
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): The Rajasthan police on Monday said that one person has been killed in firing in Rajasthan's Alwar city due to the ongoing Bharat Bandh.
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Bharat Bandh: Rajnath advices states to maintain law and order, assures Ce
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): After violent protests erupted during a nationwide bandh called by Dalit outfits against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said his ministry was closely monitoring the situation and wa
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