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NCSC Chairperson alleges TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh of being involved in
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Days after violence erupted in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Arun Haldar labelled serious allegations against TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh.
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Parliament passes Bills to amend SC, ST list in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Two Bills seeking to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were passed in Parliament on Thursday.
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Central govt favours sub-classification of reserved classes: SG Mehta to S
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Central Government on Wednesday submitted before the Supreme Court that it is in favour of doing sub-classifications among Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes.
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Lok Sabha takes up bills to include 'Valmiki' in list of SCs in J-K, expa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Castes Order, 1956 for including 'Valmiki' in the list of SCs in the union territory
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Must be 'mistake': JNU Vice Chancellor on UGC de-reservation draft guideli
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
She emphasised that there are enough Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates for reserved faculty positions in universities.
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"Rahul Gandhi's politics utterly based on lies:" Dharmendra Pradhan lashes
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks that the UGC's new draft was a conspiracy to end the reservation benefit extended to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC), Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lashed out at him, stating that
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"Conspiracy to end quotas," Rahul Gandhi on UGC new draft
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that UGC's new draft was a conspiracy to end the reservation benefit extended to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC), adding that the Congress "will never let this happen."
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Padma awards turned into 'People's award', represents all sections of soci
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Among the awardees, 40 individuals are from the Other Backward Classes category, 11 from Scheduled Castes, and 15 from Scheduled Tribes.
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Karnataka CM slams Central govt over internal reservation for SCs
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a statement issued here, the CM said, "The Central Government has formed a high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes. This seems to be nothing more than a ploy to mislead the Dalit community, as it is clear
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Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy affirms commitment to welfare of SC, ST, OBC c
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Highlighting his commitment to social inclusivity, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday emphasised his government's top priority given to the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (BC) communities.
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Government forms Committee of Secretaries to examine steps to safeguard in
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Committee comprises the Secretaries of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Personnel and Training, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the Department of Legal Affairs and the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. The first meeting of the Committee of Secretaries is fixed
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LGBTQ community not entitled to vertical reservations like SC, ST, OBC: Fo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice UU Lalit, on Thrusday said the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community is not entitled to claim "vertical' sort of constitutional reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other B
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