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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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Prakash Ambedkar urges Yashwant Sinha to withdraw from Presidential race
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 16 (ANI): Days ahead of the Presidential polls, Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi national president Prakash Ambedkar on Saturday urged Opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha to withdraw from the race and said that many "Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe members" fr
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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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UP BJP leader shot by unidentified assailants in Mainpuri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste Yuva Morcha district president Gautam Kathariya was shot by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district on Saturday, police said.
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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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NHRC issues notice to MP Govt on reports of attack on Dalit groom for ridi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a group of people attacked a groom belonging to a Scheduled Caste family while he was riding a horse during his own wedding procession in Rajgarh district of
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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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Siddaramaiah accuses BJP govt in Karnataka of betraying Dalits, STs
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 21 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday accused the BJP government in the state of betraying Dalits and scheduled tribes, by diverting the funds of Rs 7,885 crore meant for scheduled caste su
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K'taka CM presents Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar awards
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday presented Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar awards and highlighted the subsidies for the scheduled castes and tribes in the state.
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