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Haryana government asks officials not to use 'Harijan', 'Girijan' in offic
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
he Haryana government has called for strict compliance with the Central government's instructions and asked its officials, who were using terms "Harijan" and "Girijan" in all official correspondence, to discontinue it.
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"Gandhi was killed by Godse once, this govt is killing him again": Siddara
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister said that MGNREGA, introduced during the tenure of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was rooted in the directive principles of the Constitution and aimed at securing the right to work, education and dignity for the poor, small farmers and rural labourers.
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Telangana Assembly adopts resolution on MGNREGS, opposes proposed changes
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Friday, the resolution recalled that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched in 2005 by the UPA government led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide employment to the rural poor and ensure financial security for impoverished families.
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Himachal CM Sukhu launches official website of State Scheduled Castes Comm
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister said that balanced and inclusive development of the state is possible only when all sections of society benefit. With this objective, he said, the state government was implementing various schemes and policies to support marginalised communities.
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Revanth Reddy appeals to Sitharaman for FRBM exemption for Telangana's Rs
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
During a meeting at the Finance Minister's chamber in Parliament, Reddy sought the Centre's support for large-scale investments aimed at providing quality education to students from Backwards Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minority communities, who together form a majorit
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YSRCP MP Maddila Gurumoorthy demands urgent action in Tirupati sexual hara
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
YSRCP MP from Tirupati Maddila Gurumoorthy wrote letters to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and National Human Rights Commission seeking immediate intervention in a shocking sexual harassment and blackma
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Tripura Governor pays floral tribute to BR Ambedkar on his death anniversa
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu attended a program organised by the Scheduled Castes (SC) Welfare Department of the Government of Tripura at Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala to mark the 70th death anniversary of BR Ambedkar.
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"Will establish system to protect Baba Saheb statues from miscreants": UP
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CM Yogi announced a series of measures to protect Ambedkar statues and strengthen welfare initiatives for marginalised communities.
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"Dedicated his life to service of Sanatan tradition": UP CM Yogi Adityanat
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Panchanan Puri Peeth to pay tribute to the late Mahant Ramdas on Wednesday. A cheque of Rs 4 lakh 12 thousand was given to his wife, Devi, as the first instalment under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.
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Reserved-quota students now outnumber General category in higher education
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Research by a team from IIM Udaipur has found that students from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) outnumber General Category students' enrolment into higher education, a press release by academic research platform CasteFiles said.
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"Now castes and Swamijis have taken over," says Congress leader Veerappa M
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid a lingering tussle in Karnataka for the post of Chief Minister, Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Friday expressed concern over the delay in resolving the issue and said the party leadership should step in immediately.
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BJP's Sanjay Jaiswal accuses Tejashwi Yadav of being "anti-reservation"
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Tejashwi Yadav is anti-reservation. He is anti-backward classes. This is why, as long as Lalu Yadav was in power, neither the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, nor the Extremely Backward Classes received reservations in the Panchayati Raj system. When Nitish Kumar came to power, ev
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