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BJP SC Morcha to launch 'Sampark Abhiyan' on PM Modi's birthday, cover 75,
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) SC Morcha will run "Sampark Abhiyan" in 75,000 Scheduled Castes (SC) settlements across the country starting from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on September 17 to Constitution Day on November 26.
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50 Dalit families driven out in Jharkhand's Palamu, National Commission fo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 4 (ANI): A team of the National Commission for Schedule Castes on Saturday, taking suo moto cognisance, visited the Pandu area of Jharkhand's Palamu where nearly 50 Dalit families were allegedly driven out forcefully by the Muslim community.
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Yogi Government to assess OBC representation in government jobs in the las
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow [Uttar Pradesh], August 18 (ANI): The Yogi government is going to assess the OBC representation in the state government jobs over the last 10 years. Under this, the employees will be counted according to the 79 sub-castes of OBC, who are in the services of the state government.
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BJP writes to SC Commission for action against teacher accused of killing
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Jalore (Rajasthan) [India], August 14 (ANI): National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tarun Chugh on Sunday wrote a letter to National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman Vijay Sapanla asking for strict action against a teacher accused of killing a Dalit student of a privat
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Tamil Nadu: Court sentences 27 to life imprisonment over killing of 3 Dali
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Sivagangai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 5 (ANI): The Special Court for Exclusive Trial under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Act) here on Friday sentenced 27 people to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of three Dalits in the Kachanatham village in Tamil Na
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Don't avoid beef on biryani festivals: Tamil Nadu SC/ST Commission
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tirupathur (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 1 (ANI): Amid the row over the ban on beef biryani at Ambur Biryani Festival, the Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Monday said there is should not be any restrictions and discrimination towards beef biryani d
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Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu represents 'evil philosophy' of Indi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Congress leader Ajoy Kumar on Wednesday alleged that NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu represents a "very evil philosophy of India".
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'Chaddi' row: Siddaramaiah asks why post of RSS chief never occupied by Da
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hubli/Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): As the 'Chaddi' row between the BJP and Congress escalates, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and asked why the post of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief has never been occupied by
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Sindh province has highest suicide rates in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh province is a nightmare for Scheduled Castes with the highest suicide rates in the country.
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Bommai instructs officials to spend Scheduled Castes Sub Plan grants only
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday instructed the officials of State Development Council to spend the grants made for the welfare of SC/ST communities only for these sections.
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BJP chief asks Scheduled Caste leaders to focus on community outreach
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Tuesday chaired a meeting with leaders from Scheduled Caste (SC) and asked them to reach out to members of the community.
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Tamil Nadu SC/ST commission seeks Tirupattur Collector's response on birya
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thirupathur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has sought an explanation from the District Collector of Thirupathur for disallowing beef and pork from biryani in the Ambur Biryani festival organised by the dist
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