Scheduled Castes
- 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…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalits face intense opposition over burial ground rights
A case of caste-based discrimination has emerged from Rajsamand district of Rajasthan where a Salvi family belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community was attacked by upper caste individuals during a funeral.…
- India
SC status for converts : Govt extends tenure of Commission till Oct 2025
New Delhi: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has extended by a year the tenure of a commission established to examine whether Scheduled Castes (SC) status can be granted to individuals…
- Telangana
Take up recruitment after subcategorisation of SCs: MRPS chief to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) founder president Manda Krishna Madiga on Thursday urged the Telangana government to take up recruitment in government departments only after sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) as…
- Top Stories
Telangana SC sub categorisation: CM issues orders to form committee
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, October 9, ordered officials to constitute a ‘One-Man Commission’ for the implementation of the Scheduled Caste (SC) sub categorisation in accordance with the Supreme…
- Hyderabad
MRPS chief detained for protesting non implementation of SC subcategorisatioon
Hyderabad: Manda Krishna Madiga, the chief of the Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS), was detained by police during a protest in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The demonstration aimed to oppose the filling of…
- India
BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against top court order on sub-classification of SCs
Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday extended support to the day-long Bharat Bandh called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the sub-classification…
- India
Stalin hails SC ruling on internal quota for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
Chennai: The Supreme Court’s ruling that says states are empowered to make sub-classifications of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to grant quotas inside the reserved category is a recognition of the DMK’s…
- Bangalore
We will not protect anyone in Tribal Welfare Board case: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that the government will not protect anyone in the Tribal Welfare Board case. “We will not protect anyone. We are taking legal action against…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dalit boy tied up, beaten for plucking pomegranate in Kesaram
Hyderabad: A 14-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly tied up and beaten by a man on the outskirts of Hyderabad for plucking a pomegranate from his house, police said on Wednesday. The incident…
- India
SC, ST & minority female students’ enrollment sees massive jump between 2014-22: NCBC
New Delhi: The student enrollment under the Scheduled Caste (SC) category grew by 44 per cent, from 4.61 million in 2014-15 to 6.62 million in 2021-22, the National Commission for Backward Class…
- News
Parl panel highlights bias against hiring of SC, ST candidates in edu institutions
New Delhi: Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates are deliberately declared “not suitable” for appointment as faculty members in educational institutions because of “biased” assessment by selection panels, a parliamentary panel has…
- India
Govt forms panel to examine steps to safeguard interests of SCs: Sources
New Delhi: A high-level panel has been formed to examine the administrative steps that can be taken to safeguard the interests of scheduled caste communities like the Madigas, sources said on Friday.…
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