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TN: NCSC summons Murasoli MD over Panchami land issue
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Saturday issued a notice to the Managing Director of Murasoli Trust, which owns the eponymous DMK mouthpiece, to appear before the commission for hearing on Panchami land issue.
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NCSC will take up case and primary inquiry: Vice-Chairman after visiting h
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Dr L Murugan, Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NSCS) visited the house of two minor sisters (victims in 2017 rape and suicide case) on Tuesday.
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Mayawati lauds SC for recalling verdict on dilution of SC/ST Act
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati on Wednesday lauded the apex court's recent judgement recalling its earlier order diluting the stringent provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preve
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SC recalls its verdict that diluted SC/ST Act
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday recalled its earlier order that diluted the stringent provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, while restoring automatic arrest in such cases.
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Jolt to Yogi as Allahabad HC stays inclusion of 17 OBC castes in SC list
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): In a setback to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led BJP government in the state, the Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the decision to include 17 Other Backward Castes (OBCs) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list.
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Punjab: Cabinet approves to raise SC Commission chairperson's age bar to 7
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Punjab government on Monday raised the age bar for the post of chairperson of Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes from 70 to 72 years in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh here.
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Andhra govt orders 50 per cent reservation for SC, ST in temple bodies
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The state government on Friday issued an order under which the trust board of any temple that comes under the purview of endowments department shall be filled with 50 per cent reservation to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and
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BJP MP seeks quota in private sector for SCs, STs, OBCs
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): BJP MP Heena Gavit on Monday demanded reservation for the people belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in private sector.
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Not considering a proportional increase in quota for OBCs, SCs, STs, says
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday said that it was not considering a proportional increase in the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) consequent upon 10 per cent reservation made for the Economically Weaker Se
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AIADMK announces candidates for RS, LS polls
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Saturday announced A Mohammad Jaan, a minister in late Jayalalithaa's cabinet and N Chandrasekharan, a local leader from Mettur who belongs to Scheduled Castes community, as its candidates
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Agra: BJP lawmaker's guards thrash toll plaza employees, MP claims attack
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 06 (ANI): Security personnel of BJP MP and Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes Ram Shankar Katheria allegedly thrashed toll plaza employees in Agra and fired in the air after an argument.
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I didn't raise objection, only put forward rules: T C Gehlot on adding OBC
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 03 (ANI): Clarifying a statement on Uttar Pradesh government's decision to include 17 OBC castes in the list of Scheduled Castes, Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said that he had not raised any objection but had only put forward the rules and
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