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Exclusion of any caste other than SC/ST from 2021 Census, a conscious poli
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court and said the exclusion of any caste other than Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe from the purview of the upcoming 2021 Census is a "conscious policy decision" taken by Central government.
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Elections in 5 states: BJP to consolidate Scheduled Caste votes, SC Morcha
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Ahead of assembly elections in five states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is working hard to ensure that the narrative of the party being seen as anti-reservation does not gain ground among Scheduled Caste (SC) voters.
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Punjab SC Commission issues instructions to refrain from using word 'Dalit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 21 (ANI): Taking notice of the word 'Dalit' being used for newly appointed Chief Minister Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi in social media pages and media, Tejinder Kaur, Chairperson Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission, on Tuesday issued instructions to not us
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SAD urges new Punjab CM to register criminal case against Sadhu Singh Dhar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday urged the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi to register a criminal case against former Social Welfare minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot to 'safeguard the future of Scheduled Castes students o
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BJP works for the poor, downtrodden, oppressed: JP Nadda
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda said the party is promoting the welfare of the backward classes and working towards making the dreams of social reformer BR Ambedkar come true.
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JP Nadda to inaugurate BJP's 2-day SC wings programme at Varanasi today
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): The national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste wings is planned to be held for two days starting from Saturday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi.
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Supreme Court says not inclined to reopen its decision on granting reserva
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Centre and some state governments on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to hear the issues relating to reservation in promotions of Scheduled Tribes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) contending that several appointments have been stalled.
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Rajkumar dismisses work done by Congress for scheduled castes as mere 'sho
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): After he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Uttarakhand Assembly polls, MLA Rajkumar slammed the Congress party over the work done for the welfare of the scheduled castes in the country.
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MP govt issues order to implement 27 pc OBC reservation in recruitment
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 2 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Government on Thursday issued an order regarding extending the benefit of enhanced reservation - from 14 per cent to 27 per cent - for Other Backward Classes in accordance with the amended Public Service (Reservation for
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Karnataka CM Bommai directs officials to expedite disposal of SC/ST atroci
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 30 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Monday directed officials to take steps for speedy disposal of cases of atrocity against Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) that are pending in courts.
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India of 2047 would be developed country, free of any social discriminatio
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 26 (ANI): With the efforts of the young generation, India of 2047 would be established as a developed country, free of any social discrimination, in accordance with the constitutional ideals of justice, equality, and fraternity, said President Ram Nath
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Scheduled Castes getting maximum benefit from PM Modi's policies, says Nad
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Stating that the Scheduled Castes are getting the maximum benefit from the policies started by the NDA government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done the work to take them
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