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Despite ban, this Odisha tribe continues to sacrifice animals, birds
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Balangir (Odisha) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Sulia, which is the biggest tribal festival marked by a mass sacrifice of animals and birds in Balangir district, was observed on Tuesday, despite a ban on the practice.
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Cabinet approves ST status to 6 Assam communities
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities of Assam namely Tai Ahom, Koch Rajbongshi, Chutia, Tea Tribes, Moran and Matak.
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Gehlot approves amendments in Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan), [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal for amendments made in Rules-12 and Rule-17 of the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010.
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BJP MP son sent to jail in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Sudhir Yadav, son of BJP MP from Sagar, Lakshmi Narayan Yadav, was arrested under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sent to jail by the special bench of Sagar Court in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
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Ministries told to fill up SC, ST, OBC vacancies through Special Recruitme
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Department of Personnel and Training has (DoPT) issued instructions to all ministries and departments to constitute an in-house committee to identify backlog reserved vacancies, study of the root cause of backlog reserved vacancies, initiate measures to r
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Chouhan's 2016 'mai ka lal' comment could cost seats in MP, says senior BJ
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed for his pro-caste comment on reservation if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) loses the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, said senior BJP leader Raghunandan Sharma as several exit polls predict
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Exclusive courts to deal with SC/ST atrocity cases in Haryana
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take up the matter on priority basis regarding the setting up of exclusive courts to deal with the cases registered under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tri
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NCST chairman says Lord Hanuman was a tribal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Nov 30 (ANI): Days after a legal notice was served to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for claiming that Lord Hanuman was a Dalit, the Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NSCT), Nand Kumar Sai on Friday said that Lord Hanuman belo
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US tourist killed in Andaman violated norms: Source
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI) The American tourist, who was allegedly killed by the Sentinelese tribe, violated all norms by entering the North Sentinel Island of Andaman, said a source in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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BJP releases second list for upcoming MP assembly elections
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the second list of 17 candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. The list includes two women, four Scheduled Tribe (ST) and one Scheduled Caste candidate.
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Kuki tribe remembers bravehearts of Anglo-Kuki war
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] November 02 (ANI): To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of Anglo-Kuki war of 1917-19, the Kuki tribes of Manipur recently observed the centennial with the unveiling of a Monolith in Manipur's Churanchandpur district.
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Asaram Bapu's parole plea rejected
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): The Jodhpur District Parole Committee on Thursday rejected the plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu for a 20-day parole.
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