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Plea seeks direction to utilize funds allocated under Scheduled Caste Sub-
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition seeking directions from the Delhi Government to spend the entire amount allocated for Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) under the Budget Outlays for the financial year 2021-22 and future financial
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Kerala minister R Bindu reaches out to Dalit student protesting against ca
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 7 (ANI): Kerala Higher Education and Social Justice Minister R Bindu on Saturday reached out to the Dalit PhD student of Mahatma Gandhi University, who is sitting on a hunger strike against the alleged casteism faced by her, and assured to loo
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RPI leader Ramdas Athawale lends support to Sameer Wankhede, his family
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 31 (ANI): Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment and the Republican Party of India (Athawale) president Ramdas Athawale on Sunday came out in support of Sameer Wankhede dismissing Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's allegations against NCB zona
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Will probe if formal complaint received: Maharashtra Min over fake caste c
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 31 (ANI): The Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde while reacting to the allegations that NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede faked his caste certificate for the job, said on Sunday that if the department receives a formal complaint, it will
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Tripura govt to compensate affected families in Panisagar violence: Union
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], October 28 (ANI): Following alleged violence in Tripura's Panisagar, Union Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhoumik on Thursday said that affected families will get compensation from the state government while adding that t
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Drug addicts should be sent to rehabilitation centres, not jail: Ramdas At
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 28 (ANI): Indirectly referring to Aryan Khan, who has been in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail since October 8 in connection with the drugs on cruise case, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said people
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Union Minister Athawale advises Shah Rukh Khan to send Aryan to rehabilita
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 25 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday advised Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan to send son Aryan Khan, who is arrested in a drugs-on-cruise case, to a rehabilitation centre .
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Five including deputy director nailed in alleged post-matric scholarship s
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 11 (ANI): Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Raj Kumar Verka, on Monday, said that the alleged scholarship scam was being investigated in a very fair and transparent manner and following the preliminary reports, five officials a
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NHRC advisory to Centre, states for protection of rights of persons engage
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued an advisory to the Centre, States and UTs for protecting the rights of persons engaged in manual scavenging or hazardous cleaning.
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Specially-abled people are integral part of human resource: Union Minister
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar on Thursday stated that Specially-abled people are an integral part of human resources and said that to provide the PwDs maximum accessibility is the utmost priority of the Centre government.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to celebrate 'Sign Language Day
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): On the occasion of Sign Language Day today, the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), an autonomous body within the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Punjab SC Commission issues instructions to refrain from using word 'Dalit
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 21 (ANI): Taking notice of the word 'Dalit' being used for newly appointed Chief Minister Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi in social media pages and media, Tejinder Kaur, Chairperson Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission, on Tuesday issued instructions to not us
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