Scheduled Caste
- 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…
- Telangana
Telangana HC asks state govt for SC/ST Commission status update
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court ordered the state government to inform it within four weeks of its efforts to appoint the Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes. The Principal Secretary,…
- India
Congress seeks legislation to prevent diversion of SC fund
Shimla: Congress has demanded a legislation to ensure that the money allocated for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) would not get utilised for any other purpose. Rajesh Lilothia, Chairman of All…
- Telangana
Telangana: SC Development Department offers coaching to youth
The Scheduled Class development division is providing foundation training to eligible SC youth for groups I, II, III, and IV. The training will be held at existing locations such as professional, degree,…
- India
Quashing of reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees may lead to unrest: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that quashing of reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees in government jobs may lead to employee unrest and “multiple litigations”. In an affidavit…
- Telangana
TRS MP gives adjournment notice in LS for categorisation of scheduled castes
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP Nama Nageswara Rao on Thursday gave a notice for adjournment in Lok Sabha to discuss the “categorisation of scheduled castes”, saying that the issue is…
