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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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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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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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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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Karnataka govt raises subsidy to SC, ST under land ownership scheme, annou
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the state government has decided to raise the subsidy paid to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities under the Land Ownership Scheme from Rs 15 lakh at present to Rs 20 lakh.
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Rs 30,160 crore loans sanctioned under Stand-up India scheme in 6 years
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): More than Rs 30,160 crore loans have been sanctioned to over 1,33,995 accounts in the last six years under Stand-up India scheme that seeks to provide financial support to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and women entrepreneurs in setting up e
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LS passes Bill to omit 'Bhogta' community from list of Scheduled Castes
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022' has been passed in Lok Sabha on Friday.
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TRS MPs protest in Parliament demanding "categorization of scheduled caste
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Members of Parliament (MP), on Thursday, protested inside Parliament for "categorization of scheduled castes" (SC) after giving notice for adjournment in the Lok Sabha earlier during the day.
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TRS MP gives adjournment notice in LS for categorisation of scheduled cast
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP Nama Nageswara Rao on Thursday gave a notice for adjournment in Lok Sabha to discuss the "categorisation of scheduled castes", saying that the issue is hanging fire for the last many years.
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UP government proposal on Scheduled Caste list returned for review
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The government said on Wednesday that it had received a proposal from the Uttar Pradesh government for the inclusion of "Koli/Hindu Julaha community" in the Scheduled Castes list of Uttar Pradesh as a synonym of 'Kori' and had been returned to the state gov
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