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Scheduled Caste

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

It is worth noting that it is not necessarily the tribal population, but rather the non-tribal population, who may be driving the use of NOTA to assert 'representation,' and choosing to press on the NOTA option rather than voting for a tribal or Dalits.

13 November 2023, 23:08 IST

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

13 November 2023, 23:08 IST

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

According to the Bills, the quota for STs will be doubled, from one to two per cent, while for SCs it will be raised from 16 per cent to 20 per cent.

09 November 2023, 11:02 IST

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

09 November 2023, 11:02 IST

Bombay HC refutes vigilance officer for invalidating 17-year-old's caste as 'Mahar'

"No sane man will accept or believe that merely because there is a photograph of Jesus Christ in the house would ipso facto mean that a person had converted himself into Christianity," the court said.

19 October 2023, 09:37 IST

Bombay HC refutes vigilance officer for invalidating 17-year-old's caste as 'Mahar'

Bombay HC refutes vigilance officer for invalidating 17-year-old's caste as 'Mahar'

Bombay HC refutes vigilance officer for invalidating 17-year-old's caste as 'Mahar'

19 October 2023, 09:37 IST

Address caste issues now, it cannot be left for tomorrow

The vision behind the demand for the national caste census is to serve as an acknowledgement of the extent of the problem and to provide an accurate roadmap for addressing this pressing issue.

18 October 2023, 07:05 IST

Address caste issues now, it cannot be left for tomorrow

Address caste issues now, it cannot be left for tomorrow

Address caste issues now, it cannot be left for tomorrow

18 October 2023, 07:05 IST

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale demands 5% reservation for SC, STs in Goa

The Union minister also said the foundation stone for the proposed Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan at Porvorim should be laid before December 6 this year.

10 October 2023, 11:18 IST

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale demands 5% reservation for SC, STs in Goa

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale demands 5% reservation for SC, STs in Goa

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale demands 5% reservation for SC, STs in Goa

10 October 2023, 11:18 IST

SC woman panchayat president prevented from assuming office, says TN Governor

The woman, P Indumathi (of Navakkaneri village panchayat, Tirupattur district), could not take the oath of office, despite two years after winning the civic body poll, as she belonged to the SC community.

29 September 2023, 14:55 IST

SC woman panchayat president prevented from assuming office, says TN Governor

SC woman panchayat president prevented from assuming office, says TN Governor

SC woman panchayat president prevented from assuming office, says TN Governor

29 September 2023, 14:55 IST

NHRC notice to Bihar govt, DGP over assault, stripping of woman in Patna village

Reportedly, she was subjected to 'torture and inhuman treatment' after purportedly failing to repay additional interest on a loan, amounting to Rs 1,500 which she had borrowed from a local strongman, the rights panel said in a statement.

27 September 2023, 01:58 IST

NHRC notice to Bihar govt, DGP over assault, stripping of woman in Patna village

NHRC notice to Bihar govt, DGP over assault, stripping of woman in Patna village

NHRC notice to Bihar govt, DGP over assault, stripping of woman in Patna village

27 September 2023, 01:58 IST

Govt committed to implement Sadashiva report, says minister Muniyappa

The internal reservation will be classified judiciously to ensure justice to all SC communities. We will fulfill the promise made in the manifesto, Muniyappa said.

25 September 2023, 00:39 IST

Govt committed to implement Sadashiva report, says minister Muniyappa

Govt committed to implement Sadashiva report, says minister Muniyappa

Govt committed to implement Sadashiva report, says minister Muniyappa

25 September 2023, 00:39 IST

Chhattisgarh: Satnami sect guru Baldas, his son quit Congress, join BJP ahead of Assembly polls

Notably, a majority of the Scheduled Caste population in Chhattisgarh follows the Satnami sect, founded by Baba Guru Ghasidas.

22 August 2023, 17:15 IST

Chhattisgarh: Satnami sect guru Baldas, his son quit Congress, join BJP ahead of Assembly polls

Chhattisgarh: Satnami sect guru Baldas, his son quit Congress, join BJP ahead of Assembly polls

Chhattisgarh: Satnami sect guru Baldas, his son quit Congress, join BJP ahead of Assembly polls

22 August 2023, 17:15 IST

Row over cremation of Dalit man: 13 booked in Gujarat

According to the FIR, upper caste groups denied a Dalit man access to a common cremation ground for his father's last rites.

04 August 2023, 16:31 IST

Row over cremation of Dalit man: 13 booked in Gujarat

Row over cremation of Dalit man: 13 booked in Gujarat

Row over cremation of Dalit man: 13 booked in Gujarat

04 August 2023, 16:31 IST