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After row, Punjab government to remove ‘objectionable’ casteist words from drug survey forms
May 20, 2026 1:49 pm
Officials said the format for the drug and socio-economic survey in Punjab was sourced from the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Casteist slur or routine form?: National SC panel issues notice to Punjab census director, seeks report
May 20, 2026 11:06 am
Navjot Khosa, Director of Census Operations, Punjab, said that the Census document handed over to the enumerators has been in use since 1950.
SC/ST enrolment increases across central universities, IITs, IIMs since 2014: Centre tells Lok Sabha
February 04, 2026 7:02 pm
In a written reply to an unstarred question, Minister of State for Education Dr Sukanta Majumdar said that data on enrolment of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in these institutions is collected through the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE).
Knowledge Nugget: What to look for in Telangana’s implementation of Scheduled Castes sub-categorisation for your UPSC exam
April 19, 2025 12:09 pm
With Telangana becoming the first state to implement Scheduled Caste sub-categorisation, it is important to revisit the Supreme Court judgment in Davinder Singh v. State of Punjab. In 'Beyond the Nugget,' learn more about the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
Gujarat: Scheduled Caste panel writes to top cop amid row over collector’s comments
December 03, 2024 1:04 am
Parmar alleged that in the purported video, the Mahisagar Collector 'insulted' a man from the Scheduled Caste community, who was making a representation.
Uttar Pradesh BJP MP Ram Katheria gets 2-year jail term in 2011 assault case
August 05, 2023 11:18 pm
Katheria has earlier served as MP from Agra twice. The BJP fielded him in Etawah ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and he won for the third successive time since 2009.
Suspended by Visva Bharati university, Dalit student to move national SC commission
July 30, 2023 10:15 pm
The land issue is pending before a court in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Sexual misconduct allegation | NCSC issues notice to Mann govt as victim names minister Kataruchak
May 06, 2023 7:43 am
The victim, who belongs a village in Pathankot and is a member of the scheduled castes community, had released a video alleging that he was subjected to sexual misconduct at the hands of Kataruchak from 2013 to 2014, and the same continued till 2021.
Alleged demolition of properties of SC community: NCSC asks Ludhiana administration to submit ATR
December 24, 2022 10:44 am
The NCSC said that it received multiple complaints including those one Rajesh Kumar and Subhash Kumar who said that several people from the SC community own shops and properties in Shivpuri of Ludhiana, for the past three decades
Jalandhar admin failed to show documents justifying Latifpura demolition: NCSC chief Sampla
December 22, 2022 2:34 pm
Summons top district officials to Delhi next month
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