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Bharat Bandh: Bihar MP Pappu Yadav allegedly attacked
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Madhepura Member of Parliament and Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav on Thursday claimed that he was attacked in Muzaffarpur in the wake of 'Bharat Bandh', which was announced by several minority rights organisations, against amendments in the Sch
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Bharat Bandh: Security heightened in MP
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Security was heightened in various parts of Madhya Pradesh in view of Bharat Bandh announced by several minority rights organisations against amendments in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Thursday.
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Congress accuses NDA govt of not being pro Dalit
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Congress leader Kumari Selja on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government of not being pro Dalit.
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Will pass SC/ST act in Monsoon session: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): A day after the Union Cabinet approved the restoration of the original provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Bill, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the bill will be tabled during the ongoing monsoon sessi
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Union Cabinet approves bill to overturn SC order on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Ahead of a nationwide bandh called by the Dalit groups, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to table the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) bill during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament to restore the original provis
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LJP asks Congress, BSP to clarify stand on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan on Monday came down heavily on the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) asking them to clarify their stand on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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LJP warns agitation if SC/ST Act not restored
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 27 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday threatened the Centre that they would join the agitation led by the Dalit outfits if amendments are not made in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by August 9.
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Bihar to grant reservation in promotions to SCs/STs
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Bihar government has announced reservation in promotions to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes personnel in its services.
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Backward will lose their rights if reservation ends: Savitri Bai Phule
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Savitri Bai Phule on Sunday said that the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Castes (OBCs) will lose their rights in the country, the day reservation comes to an end.
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SC/ST Act judgement puts filter on immediate arrest, says SC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Centre that its ruling on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989, also known as (SC/ST) Act, is aimed at putting filter on immediate arrest.
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One crore students to get subsidised wheat, rice in hostels
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Central Government on Monday announced that they will provide 15 kg of wheat and rice per month to students in all hostels including at least two-third of students from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
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Bihar JDU, BJP leaders demand reservation for poor from upper castes
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] April 18 (ANI): Now, the demand to give reservation to poor from upper castes has come up from Bihar.
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