Scheduled Castes
- 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…
- 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
Hyderabad: MRPS chief questions denial of SC status to Dalit Christians
Hyderabad: The founder-president of the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS), Manda Krishna Madiga, has strongly questioned why restrictions on reservation benefits apply only to Dalits who convert to Christianity, while other communities…
- India
Untouchability in Karnataka: Shops shut amid last rites of Dalit armyman
Bagalkot: Relatives of a retired Dalit army serviceman have alleged untouchability after shops and hotels in a Karnataka village closed their shutters when they arrived for his last rites on February 25. Hanumantappa…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cabinet decides to provide internal reservation among SCs
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to provide internal reservation among Scheduled Castes by categorising 101 castes among them into three categories, official sources said. In a special meeting on Tuesday, the…
- 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…
- India
‘No Church, No Gate’: Demand to rename Churchgate station
Mumbai: A Dhangar community leader on Saturday demanded that the Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai be renamed after Ahilyabai Holkar, the revered queen of the Maratha-ruled Malwa kingdom. Talking to reporters…
- Telangana
Telangana govt faces HC notice on SC reservation Act validity
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has issued a notice to the state government, seeking its response to a writ petition that challenges the legal validity of the Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation 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…
- Telangana
SC categorization in Telangana will improve job opportunities: Health min
Hyderabad: Telangana Health minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha on Monday, February 17 remarked that the categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) in the state will provide better job opportunities for the Madiga community.…
- Telangana
Telangana: Congress leader assures of SC quota subcategorization implementation
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will implement the Scheduled Caste (SC) subcategorization as soon as the report from the single-member commission is released, AICC secretary and ex-MLA SA Sampath Kumar said urging MRPS…
- Hyderabad
MRPS chief calls on Madiga youth to fight for SC sub classification right
Hyderabad: Manda Krishna Madiga, the founding president of the Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS), emphasized the long-standing struggle for Scheduled Caste (SC) classification during a meeting in Alwal on Thursday, December 26.…
- Telangana
SC subcategorization in Telangana: One man commission to begin district tour
Hyderabad: A one-man commission has been established in Telangana to study the subcategorization of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and will begin its district tour starting Wednesday. The commission, led by Dr. Shameem Akhtar,…
- Telangana
Anyone opposing SC subcategorization should be viewed as an enemy: MRPS chief
Hyderabad: Manda Krishna Madiga, the founder and president of the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS), stated that anyone opposing the Scheduled Caste (SC) sub-categorization should be viewed as an “enemy.” During a…
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