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Gujjars, Bakerwals thank PM Modi for delimitation panel recommendation for
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Gujjars and Bakerwals from Jammu and Kashmir's tribal community visited New Delhi on Tuesday to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for recommendations of the Delimitation Commission that proposed reserving nine Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir for
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Delimitation: ST seats should be distributed equally among Jammu, Kashmir,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 21 (ANI): Reacting to the recommendation made by the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that seats reserved for Scheduled Caste should be distributed equally between Jammu and Kashmir.
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Delimitation Commission proposes nine seats for STs, seven for SCs in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): The Delimitation Commssion set up to redraw assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir has proposed six additional assembly seats for the Jammu region and one for the Kashmir Valley as also nine seats for Scheduled Tribes and seven seats for Scheduled Castes in
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Tribals converting to another religion must not be given reservation: VHP'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Central Working President Alok Kumar on Saturday stated that those from the scheduled tribes embracing another religion should not be given the reservation benefits after converting.
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National helpline against atrocities on SCs, STs to be launched today
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is scheduled to launch a National Helpline Against Atrocities (NHAA) on Monday to prevent atrocities on members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
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No caste-based Census other than SCs, STs since Independence: MoS Nityana
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday said that it has not enumerated caste wise population other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the census since independence.
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Sameer Wankhede's father files police complaint against Nawab Malik under
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 9 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede's father Dhyandev K Wankhede on Monday filed a police complaint against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act f
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Supreme Court reserves judgement on grant of reservation in promotion to S
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgement on the issue of the grant of reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs.
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TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu urges PM Modi for ST status to Valmikis, Boyas
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inclusion of Valmiki and Boya communities of the state in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list t
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Centre delegates power to Ladakh LG under Forest Rights Act
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
NNew Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The President of India has empowered the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the State Government under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 wi
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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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Centre relaxes TDS provisions for ST community
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): The Centre has relaxed the provisions of Income-Tax Act, 1961 Act in relation to the payment of interest regarding TDS by Scheduled Bank to a member of Scheduled Tribe (ST) community on Friday.
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