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Bhim Army protests outside Nair Hospital, alleges Payal Tadvi was murdere
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Ashok Kamble, president of the Maharashtra unit of Bhim Army on Wednesday protested outside BYL Nair Hospital alleging Dr Payal Tadvi's death was not due to suicide but she was "murdered". He also demanded action under 'Prevention of Atrocities Act
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SC defers hearing of pleas challenging amendments in SC/ST Act again
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to April 30 on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of amendment brought in SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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SC defers hearing of pleas challenging amendments in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court once again deferred the final hearing of a clutch of pleas challenging the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that rule out any provision for an anticipatory bail for a person accused of committing a crime against Schedu
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Supreme Court to hear pleas against amendments in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted for February 19 for final hearing of pleas challenging SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that rule out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs and review
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SC refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that rule out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.
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BJP MP son sent to jail in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Sudhir Yadav, son of BJP MP from Sagar, Lakshmi Narayan Yadav, was arrested under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sent to jail by the special bench of Sagar Court in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
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Chouhan's 2016 'mai ka lal' comment could cost seats in MP, says senior BJ
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed for his pro-caste comment on reservation if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) loses the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, said senior BJP leader Raghunandan Sharma as several exit polls predict
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Exclusive courts to deal with SC/ST atrocity cases in Haryana
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take up the matter on priority basis regarding the setting up of exclusive courts to deal with the cases registered under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tri
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Kalburagi: Teacher arrested for sexually abusing students
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalburagi (Karnataka) [India], Oct 06 (ANI): The Karnataka Police on Friday arrested 51-year-old Basavaraj, a physical education teacher in the Government Girls High School in Kalburagi, for sexually abusing and molesting female students.
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BJP leader to protest against Bihar govt
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 05 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader and Member of Parliament (MP) CP Thakur will protest on October 7 against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government over police action against the upper caste members protesting against the alleged misuse
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No arrest under SC/ST Act without probe in MP: Chouhan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sep 21 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that no one will be arrested without an investigation under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, in the state.
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SC/ST Act: Mayawati condemns protests staged by upper caste groups
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned a protest held by upper caste groups across various states in the country against the latest amendment approved by Parliament to retract a Supreme Court judgement over the Scheduled Caste/Schedu
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