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Paswan meets PM Modi over review petition against SC-ST Act dilution
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): An envoy of Dalit ministers and MPs headed by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their concerns on the Supreme Court's judgement diluting provisions of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) a
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Delegates to urge pres to review changes in SC/ST Act
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): A delegation of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Commission is due to meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday to request for a review petition to be filed in Supreme Court regarding the changes it made to the Prevention of Atrocities (SC/ST Act) Act 198
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Delhi: Congress stages protest at Mahatma Gandhi statue
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar. 23 (ANI): Congress party leaders, led by president Rahul Gandhi, on Friday staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the Parliament, demanding the Government to file a petition against the Supreme Court ruling on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (
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SC ruling on SC/ST Act: BJP ally LJP demands review petition
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Thursday demanded that the Centre should file a review petition against the recent Supreme Court order that diluted the provisions for immediate arrest under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocit
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SC issues directives to check misuse of SC/ST Act
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): With a view to prevent the misuse of provisions of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (SC/ST Act), the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that there is no absolute bar for granting anticipatory bail in a matter under the
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Salman, Shilpa casteist remarks: Court seeks reply from NSCS
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on the application filed against Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty for allegedly using casteist slur against the scheduled caste.
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Budget '18 offers boost for SCs/STs
Updated : 8 years, 4 months 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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FICCI initiates promotion of entrepreneurship among weaker sections of soc
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): In a bid to initiate agenda on affirmative action, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries signed an MoU with the Center for the Study of Caste and Capitalism (CSCC) and its digital arm 'Inclusivity.in' to promote SC-ST entrepreneurs'
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Man commits suicide in court as soon as pronounced guilty of rape
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Katni (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Sept 23 (ANI): A man committed suicide on Saturday after a court here pronounced him guilty of raping a minor girl.
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Onus of SC, ST welfare does not lie only with Centre, but with state gover
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Training guns on the Congress Party, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that the onus of providing welfare to Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes lies with both state governments and the Centre.
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FPS allotment should benefit SC/ST also: Paswan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday suggested that fair price shops (FPS) should also be allotted to people belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST).
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Eyeing MCD, Kejriwal promises SC-ST Commission in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Post the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) debacle in Rajouri Garden bye-poll, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday tried to woo people of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to recover political capital in upcoming Municipal Corporat
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