Scheduled Caste
- India
TN Dalit leader seeks quota for SC, ST and women in cooperative societies
Chennai: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader and Member of Parliament, Thol Thirumavalan has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin to ensure reservations for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe communities, and women in…
- India
Mumbai: Protest held against NCB official for ‘insulting’ Babasaheb Ambedkar
Mumbai: A large group of people comprising mostly of members of the Scheduled Caste communities on Saturday protested in Andheri in Mumbai against Narcotics Control Bureau Deputy Director General Gyaneshwar Singh accusing…
- India
Siddaramaiah says BJP govt’s decision on quota misleading
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the BJP government in Karnataka is misleading the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes with its decision to increase reservation for them. Siddaramaiah was…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cabinet okays hike in SC/ST quota, to issue govt order
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Saturday accorded its formal approval to increase the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) quota in the State. The State government would issue an order with which quota…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to hike SC/ST quota through Constitutional amendment
Bengaluru: In a major decision ahead of the Assembly polls a few months away, the BJP government in Karnataka on Friday decided to increase the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) quota in…
- India
Panel to examine giving SC status to religious converts who were ‘historically’ SCs
New Delhi: The Centre has appointed a commission headed by former CJI K G Balakrishnan to examine the matter of giving Scheduled Caste status to new people who claim to historically have…
- Business
Sitharaman to review performance of credit schemes for SCs by public sector banks
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting of public sector banks on Tuesday, where the focus would be on status and performance of their credit and other…
- India
WB: Bill to help SC-ST people appeal against refusal of caste certificates passed
Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a bill which seeks to provide the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities of the state with opportunities to appeal against cancellation,…
- News
Jharkhand raises reservations for SC, ST, others to 77 pc
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has given its nod to a proposal for granting 77 per cent reservation in state government jobs for the members of the SC, ST, backward classes, OBC and…
- Telangana
Telangana: SC families protest to be included in Dalit Bandhu scheme
Hyderabad: Numerous families belonging to the Schedule Caste category staged a protest during the ‘Prajavani’ performance inside the Karimnagar Collectorate auditorium on Monday. The SC families who were protesting demanded their inclusion…
- India
Reservation benefit issue: SC grants three-week to Centre to place on record current stand
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks to the Centre to clarify its stand on the pleas including those raising issue of Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation benefits to Dalits…
- Telangana
Telangana: Tired of harassment by land grabbers, man attempts suicide
Hyderabad: Fed up with harassment from land grabbers, a 30-year-old young man tried to end his life by consuming pesticides in Karimnagar. Before consuming the pesticide, Gali Arun Kumar, who belongs to…
- India
Punjab govt’s non-payment of scholarship results in 2L SC students dropping out
New Delhi: Around two lakh students from the Scheduled Caste category dropped out of college due to non-payment of dues under a scholarship scheme worth around Rs 2,000 crore by the Punjab…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 60-day free coaching classes for SC/ST/BC students
Hyderabad: The Telangana tribal welfare department has announced 60 days free coaching classes for bank examinations for students belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Backward Classes (BC). The…
- Telangana
SC man beaten up in Sangareddy village over love affair
Sangareddy: An SC man, B Naresh (26) of Chilamamidi in Sangareddy district, who is said to have been romantically involved with a married woman from the same village, was roughed up by…