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SC/ST Act: Mayawati condemns protests staged by upper caste groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned a protest held by upper caste groups across various states in the country against the latest amendment approved by Parliament to retract a Supreme Court judgement over the Scheduled Caste/Schedu
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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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PIL seeks ban on caste, tribe based social groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 02 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking ban on registered or unregistered social organisations constituted in the name of caste and tribe. The petition, filed on August 31, will be listed for hearing soon.
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Bihar govt announces aid for SC/ST civil services aspirants
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] August 14 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced financial aid for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Dalits and Other Backward Class (OBCs) community students who crack Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) and Union Public Service Comm
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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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Amit Shah's barb at Rahul Gandhi over SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 9 (ANI): Accusing the Congress of double standard, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Thursday criticised Congress President Rahul Gandhi for participating in a protest over Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribe Atrocities Bill whereas the party has been "patron
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SC/ST bill passed in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 06 (ANI): The Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018 has been passed in Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Tangkhul regional film 'Pheichon' released in New Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Tangkhul-Naga, one of the major Naga tribe in Manipur, is fast improving its skill in the movie industry. To promote the Tangkhul movie industry, Pheichon Productions was in the capital to promote their movie 'Pheichon'.
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Supreme Court examines verdict on SC/ST quota in govt jobs
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 03 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday examined its earlier verdict of providing reservations to Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (SCs/STs) in government job promotions.
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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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