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MP cabinet approves state public service promotion rules after 9 years, 2
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Provisions include 20 percent reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 16 percent for Scheduled Castes (SC). SC and ST public servants will also have the opportunity for promotion based on merit. With the promotion of employees and officers, around two lakh posts will be vacant in governmen
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"Complete derailment": Manickam Tagore criticises Bihar govt over living s
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"LoP Rahul Gandhi has raised a very genuine issue. It is the issue of the (students from) backward classes, extremely backward classes, scheduled caste, and scheduled tribe and their hostel. The double-engine government of Modi and Nitish Kumar has completely derailed. We can see the hostel
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Indian parliamentary committee for SC-ST welfare convenes two-days meeting
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
18 members of the Indian parliament (including 12 from Lok Sabha and 6 from Rajya Sabha) of the parliamentary committee on the welfare of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes along with their family members and officers of the parliamentary committee and other officials came here to atten
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Mayawati demands return to ballot paper voting, alleges EVM manipulation a
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday alleged that EVMs are being manipulated to prevent BSP candidates from winning elections and reiterated her demand for a return to ballot paper-based voting.
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Rahul Gandhi calls 'Not Found Suitable' label new form of 'Manuvaad', slam
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Raising serious concerns over the systemic discrimination against Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in educational institutions, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday labelled the practise of "Not Fou
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Caste-census may be raised in Karnataka Cabinet meeting tomorrow, says Sta
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Recently, the Karnataka government launched a comprehensive caste census targeting Scheduled Castes (SCs) to gather empirical data on sub-caste demographics.
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Karnataka government begins statewide caste census for Scheduled Castes (S
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Karnataka government on Monday launched a comprehensive caste census targeting Scheduled Castes (SCs) to gather empirical data on sub-caste demographics. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, addressing a press conference, said the exercise aims to ensure equitable distribution of reservation
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"Committed to internal reservations among Scheduled Castes": Karnataka CM
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday spoke about the census of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and stated that a one-man committee has been constituted. The committee will give a report and recommendations, based on which the Cabinet will decide.
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Karnataka government to conduct census of Scheduled Castes (SC) from May 5
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the state will conduct a census of Scheduled Castes (SCs) from May 5 to 17, and will collect detailed population data of all SC sub-castes in the state.
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BJP conducting caste census out of fear of PDA unity: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that the BJP is conducting a caste census out of fear of a united PDA- Picchda (backwards), Dalit (scheduled caste) and Alphshankyak (minorities).
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Chief Minister MK Stalin confident DMK government will be formed for 7th t
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, addressing the State Assembly, expressed confidence in the DMK forming the government for the seventh time, citing the party's achievements and schemes.
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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Infosys co-founder; terms complaint as 'a
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and others under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and termed the complaint "an abuse of the process of law" and granted liberty to initiate
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