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Tribal Jirga decide to block AF-Pak highway against merger of FATA with KP
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
All tribes Loya Jirga decided to block the Afghanistan-Pakistan highway at Jamrud Bypass to register their protest against the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) without the consent of all tribes and people.
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Pashtun tribes continue to face the ire of Pakistani forces: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Writing for the Afghan Diaspora Network, columnist Hamid Pakteen argued that those losing their lives include poor tribals from both sides who have been living through uncertainty for more than a century now.
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Nadda to address outreach program focussing on SC/ST in Karnataka's Ballar
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With an aim to increase its vote share among the Scheduled Castes and Tribes communities ahead of the 2023 state Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda will be addressing a huge rally in Ballari on Sunday
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Chhattisgarh: Congress to announce its candidate for Bhanupratappur by-pol
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhanupratappur, an assembly constituency reserved for the scheduled tribes in Chhattisgarh, will go for by-elections on December 5 as the seat fell vacant for the death of Congress MLA and deputy speaker Manoj Mandavi.
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Chhattisgarh Govt decides to convene special Assembly session on ST quota
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Discussions are likely to be held during the special session on the situation that emerged after the HC decision in September that resulted in the reduction of scheduled tribes (ST) quota from 32 percent to 20 percent in jobs and admissions to educational institutions of the State.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma releases BJP's Sankalp Patra for Deori autono
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
During a programme held at Assam State BJP head office at Basistha in Guwahati, the Assam Chief Minister released the party's 'Sankalp Patra' with several promises for the all-around development of Deori tribes.
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National Commission for Schedule Tribes gives nod to include Pahari commun
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
National Commission for Schedule Tribes has also given the go-ahead to include the Padri Tribe, Koli and Gada Brahmin communities in the list of STs.
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Pakistan: Two people killed, 7 injured in armed attack in Quetta
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Two people were killed in Quetta city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan after armed men attacked the victims and opened fire in front of a sessions court on Thursday.
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IIT Jammu honours acclaimed tribal researcher Dr Javed Rahi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu has conferred an award on eminent tribal researcher Dr. Javed Rahi for his outstanding services in the promotion and development of the language, literature, and culture of the Gujjar Bakarwal tribes
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Karnataka Governor gives assent to ordinance increasing SC, ST reservation
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 24 (ANI): Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance increasing the reservation for the Scheduled Castes from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and the Scheduled Tribes from 3 per cent to 7 per cent in the state.
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JKLF (Saghir) holds protest over October 22, 1947 tribal attack in J&K
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kotli [PoK], October 9 (ANI): Demonstrations by the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (Saghir Group) are underway in Kotli and other areas of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to lodge nationalist parties' protest against the attack on united J&K by tribesmen from erstwhile NWFP (Kpk) a
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Karnataka Cabinet approves to hike SC/ST quota, to issue government order
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Karnataka Cabinet on Saturday unanimously agreed to hike reservation for the Scheduled Castes from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and for Scheduled Tribes from 3 per cent to 7 per cent in the State and the State government will issue a gazet
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