Scheduled Tribe
- Telangana
In Telangana, how much you earn depends on what caste you are born into
Hyderabad: Nearly half of all Scheduled Caste workers in Telangana are daily wage labourers. Among General Caste workers, it is barely one in 10. An OC Brahmin is thirty-eight times less likely to…
- Telangana
Telangana caste survey: Where you are born still determines how far you study
Hyderabad: A Brahmin child in Telangana is nearly seven times more likely to be studying in an English-medium school than a child from the Kolam tribe. A Goldsmith’s or Padmasali’s child is almost…
- Hate Crime
Kerala became paradise for love jihadists: VHP demands anti-conversion law
Kochi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday, April 18, alleged that instances of “love jihad” were on the rise in Kerala and called for a stringent anti-conversion law to address the…
- Telangana
Inter-caste marriages or consolidation: Ambiguity in Telangana caste census
Hyderabad: The Telangana Socio, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey-2024 has shed new light on the state of inter-caste marriages across 56 castes, revealing a society in transition, but one where…
- Hyderabad
89,000 child labourers in Telangana, majority from SC, ST communities
Hyderabad: As many as 89,000 children under the age of 18 have been found to be engaged in daily wage work across the state, the caste survey conducted by the Congress government…
- Telangana
Telangana caste survey: Iyers, Christians have higher share of inter-caste marriages
Hyderabad: An expert group that analysed the caste survey conducted by the Congress government in Telangana in 2024-25 observed that Iyengers or Iyers report the highest share of households with inter-caste marriages,…
- Telangana
Telangana caste census: SCs, STs three times more backward than general castes
Hyderabad: Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Telangana are three times more backward than general caste communities, Backward Classes (BC) are 2.7 times more backward, and 30 per cent of the…
- India
Vacancies for candidates with disabilities open to all categories: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 7, said “unreserved” vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) are an open pool where merit remains the decisive factor and that eligible candidates belonging…
- Telangana
Focus on completing Palamuru-Rangareddy project: Harish Rao to Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao has asked Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to focus on completing the construction of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS), instead of pursuing the Kodangal Lift Irrigation…
- India
Vandalism, arson mark Meghalaya’s Garo Hills violence, 2 dead
Shillong: Two Muslim men were reportedly killed, and multiple people were injured in clashes that erupted in Meghalaya, after residents received a notification restricting non-tribal individuals from contesting the elections in the…
- Telangana
Telangana HC upholds cancellation of ST certificates issued to Lambadi family from Maha
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has upheld the decision to cancel Scheduled Tribe (ST) caste certificates issued to a Lambadi family that migrated from Maharashtra to the then undivided Andhra Pradesh in…
- Telangana
Telangana HC flags ST seat quota in villages with no tribal population
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has expressed surprise over the reservation of Sarpanch and ward member posts for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in villages where there are no ST voters or only a…
- Telangana
Telangana welfare minister directs officials to prepare report for central funds
Hyderabad: Telangana welfare minister Adluri Laxman has instructed department officials to prepare a comprehensive report seeking pending funds from the Centre for welfare departments. He stated that within a week, a delegation…
- Telangana
National ST Commission inquires into Vijay Devarakonda’s remarks
Hyderabad: The National ST Commission has initiated an inquiry into comments made by actor Vijay Deverakonda during the pre-release event of the film “Retro,” following a complaint by Ashok Rathod, President of…
- Telangana
Implement Rs 3K cr employment schemes for SC, ST youth: Telangana Dy CM to officials
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has directed officials to implement self-employment schemes worth Rs 3,000 crores for the benefit of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes youth before the end…
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