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Ban Sanatan Sanstha if needed: Ramdas Athawale
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Monday said that "if needed" Hindu right-wing group Sanatan Sanstha should be "completely banned."
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BJP to celebrate 'social justice week' from Aug 1- 9 every year
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): In an attempt to reach out to the backward classes, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would celebrate Social Justice Week from August 1 to 9 each year.
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Remove A.K. Goel as NGT chief: Athawale
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 28[ANI]: The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said former Supreme Court judge Justice A.K. Goel had given a wrong judgment on the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and hence, his appoin
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Centre committed to protecting SC/STs rights: Union Minister
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANi): The central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to protecting the rights of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Scheduled Castes (SC), Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot said on Monday.
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SC/ST Act ruling will thwart justice to suppressed: Thawar Chand Gehlot
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot on Sunday said the Centre has decided to file a review petition against Supreme Court's decision on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1
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Centre to file review petition in SC against SC/ST Act ruling
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 30 (ANI): The Centre will file a review petition in the Supreme Court over its recent ruling on Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Act, said Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot on Friday.
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Ambedkar Jayanti to be celebrated as 'Social Justice Day'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The birth anniversary of India's Dalit social reformer Dr BR Ambedkar will be celebrated as 'Social Justice Day', BJP national spokesperson Anil Baluni announced on Friday.
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Over 4 lakh beggars in India, WB tops chart
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Social Justice Thawar Chand Gehlot on Wednesday said West Bengal has the highest number of beggars and vagrants in India.
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74 percent blasphemy cases reported from Punjab Province in Pak: report
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 12 (ANI): Nearly 74 percent of blasphemy-related cases have been reported in the Punjab Province in Pakistan, according to a report by the country's Center for Social Justice (CSJ) on Monday.
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Union Minister alleges failure of law and order in Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala [Tripura], Jan 17 (ANI): Poll-bound Tripura's law and order has failed completely, alleged Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla on Tuesday.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea challenging Haj guidelines
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on the PIL challenging the Haj policy that allegedly barred people with disability from undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage.
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Maharashtra bandh: Athawale urges protestors to maintain peace
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday appealed people of Maharashtra to maintain peace and law and order in the state.
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