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MSME sector is crucial for India's progress: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who today launched a hub to provide professional support to entrepreneurs from the Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe community in Ludhiana, said the MSME sector is crucial for the country's progress.
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Fadnavis assures Dalits on SC-ST Prevention of Atrocities Act not being re
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct.12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured Dalits that the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will not be repealed or abolished despite a strong demand from a section of the Maratha community.
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Onam celebrated by all underlying secular fabric of the society: President
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 13 (ANI): On the eve of Onam, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said it is a festival celebrated by people of all religion, caste and community with equal joy, underlying the secular fabric of the society.
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Raman Singh rebuffs Ajit Jogi's claim of having 'full support�
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept. 9 (ANI): Rejecting Chhattisgarh Janata Congress founder Ajit Jogi's claim that he has got "full support" of the Scheduled Castes in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said by electing nine of the 10 MLAs and two Members of P
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Dalit girl denied right to quench her thirst in UP village
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 10 (ANI): In another case of caste discrimination, a 13-year-old Dalit girl in Gunnaur village of Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal District was allegedly denied drinking water at a temple.
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Congress criticises PM, Amit Shah for not acting against BJP MLA Raja Sing
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 5 (ANI): After the Hyderabad Police registered an FIR against BJP Hyderabad MLA T. Raja Singh for allegedly supporting the assault on Dalit men in Gujarat's Una town, Congress leader and Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes P.L. Punia on Friday cri
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Cabinet approves amendments in central list of OBC applicable to Andhra, T
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 3 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for making suitable amendments in the Central List of OBCs by way of inclusion/correction/deletion of castes/communities applicable to the state of Andhra Pradesh and the newly f
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Chhattisgarh Govt. rubbishes reports of rise in crime against Dalits
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur, July 25 (ANI): Rubbishing recent reports suggesting that crime against Dalits in the state was on the rise, the Chhattisgarh Government while quoting figures issued by the National Crime Records Bureau stated that offences against the Schedule Castes was 'under control'.
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Govt. has highest respect for every caste: Harsimrat on Dayashankar Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Accusing the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of attempting to gain political mileage over suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dayashankar Singh's derogatory slur on former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, Union Food and Processing Minister Harsimrat K
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Gujarat Dalit thrashing: Govt. takes 'prompt action' against acc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), July 18 (ANI): The Gujarat Government has said that it has taken 'prompt action' against people accused of atrocities against the Schedule Castes (SC) at Una in Gir Somnath district.
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Priestess in Kanpur defends temple cleaning post Dalit women charges(Updat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kanpur, July 15 (ANI): Refuting charges of caste discrimination, the priestess at Chaturbhuj Temple in Mangalpur village of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city have said that cleaning of the premises is a regular affair.
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Temple authorities `clean` premises with Gangajal after Dalit woman perfor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kanpur, July 15 (ANI): A new case of caste discrimination has come to light after a Dalit woman in a Kanpur village alleged that the authorities of a temple, where she had gone to offer prayers, cleansed the temple with 'Gangajal' after she left.
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