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Budget '18 offers boost for SCs/STs
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament here on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the total earmarked allocation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in 279 programmes has been increased from Rs 34,334 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 52,719 cror
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Application filed against Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): An application has been filed against Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty in Mumbai's Bhoiwada court for allegedly using casteist slur against the Scheduled Castes.
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Security tightened at Salman Khan's residence
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 23 (ANI): To avoid any untoward incident, Mumba ipolice on Saturday tightened security around Bollywood star Salman Khan's residence in the wake of him allegedly maligning the Scheduled Castes during a television show.
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Salman, Shilpa booked for making derogatory remarks
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 23 (ANI): A complaint has been registered against Bollywood actor Salman Khan and actress Shilpa Shetty in Mumbai's Andheri Police station for allegedly using a derogatory word against the Scheduled Castes in TV shows.
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Complaint filed against Salman Khan, NCSC seeks reply
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has sought a reply from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the police commissioners of Delhi and Mumbai over complaints against Bollywood actor Salman Khan and actress Shilpa Shetty for allegedly
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Rajasthan Govt. approves 1% reservation for Gujjars
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] December 21 (ANI): The Rajasthan Government on Thursday approved one percent reservation for 'Gujjars' and four other backward castes.
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Andhra assembly passes bill for 5% reservation to Kapu community
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Saturday unanimously passed a Bill to provide 5 per cent reservation in education and employment sectors for the Kapu community in the state.
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Murder, rioting, robbery, dacoity decline in three years: NCRB
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 30 (ANI): Murder, rioting, robbery and dacoity cases have declined during last three years, says the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report.
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Nitish bats for reservation in private sector
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] Nov. 6 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday batted for reservation in the private sector.
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NCERT talent search exams: Centre approves reservation for OBC students
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 31 (ANI): Minister for Human Resource and Development Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday approved reservation for the Other Backward Castes(OBCs) students in NCERT conducted talent search examination.
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Atrocities on rise against SCs, Dalits under Modi rule: Tripura CM
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] Oct 30 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said atrocities have been increasing against SCs (scheduled castes), and Dalits under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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Kerala Govt. dept. prohibits using 'Dalit', 'Harijan' in official communic
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] October 17 (ANI): The Kerala Information and Public Relations Department's internal circular has directed to avoid usage of words 'Dalit' and 'Harijan' in its official communications.
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