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SC, ST, OBC members to meet PM during Ahmadabad visit: Cong leader Amit Ch
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Accusing the BJP of being against reservation, Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda said that members of the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) community will go to meet Prime Minister during his upcoming visit t
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Mallikarjun Kharge targets States for not giving quota to SCs/STs in promo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday expressed displeasure over the State governments for not giving reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs.
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SC reserves verdict on issue of 100% reservation in teacher's posts for Sc
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the issue of law as to whether 100 per cent reservation in the appointment of teachers could be made in favour of Scheduled Tribes in schools in scheduled areas.
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Mayawati welcomes Supreme Court decision to uphold constitutional validity
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): BSP chief Mayawati on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutional validity of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018, which ruled out any provision for anticipatory bail for a pers
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Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of SC/ST Act
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that ruled out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against Scheduled Cast
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SC verdict on pleas challenging amendments in SC/ST Act today
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday will pronounce verdict on pleas challenging the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (SCs/ STs) (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018, that rule out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities aga
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BJP should clear its stand on reservation to STs, SCs: Congress
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday asked the BJP to clear its stand on reservation for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes (STs and SCs) in government jobs and promotions.
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Rs 85,000 cr for welfare of SCs, OBCs in FY 20-21, says Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Saturday proposed a budget of Rs 85,000 crore in 2020-21 for the welfare of Scheduled Caste (SC) and other backward classes and Rs 53,700 crore for Scheduled Tribe (ST).
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WB Guv meets pol leaders over SC/ST, Lynching Bills
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met leaders of various political parties and discussed the West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 and 'The West Bengal State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Bill', 2019
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Two-member committee of SAD to visit MP tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India] Jan 20 (ANI): A two-member committee of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), comprising senior leaders Balwinder Singh Bhunder and Prem Singh Chandumajra, will visit Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday to help Sikhs who have been declared illegal occupants of the land in notified scheduled tr
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JNU dismisses discrimination report against teachers, students of SC and S
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], jan 19 (ANI): The Jawaharlal Nehru University A(JNU) administration on Saturday strongly refuted some media reports claiming that there is discrimination against students and teachers belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category in the varsity.
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J-K delegation meets Amit Shah over ST status for Pahari community, says r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 25 (ANI): An all-party delegation from Jammu and Kashmir, which met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday over their demand for Schedule Tribe-status for Pahari community, said they were hopeful as the response was positive.
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