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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.

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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

Sensitise people on 'no two paths' to burial grounds in Tamil Nadu: SC Commission

September 06, 2022 7:21 am

National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vice Chairman Arun Halder had also directed the officials to constitute "scrutiny committees" at district level to identify and cancel false community certificates provided to those who converted from Hinduism.

NCSC takes note of ‘discrimination' in midday meals in Rajasthan schools

August 22, 2022 8:09 am

NCSC chairman Vijay Sampla claimed that atrocities against Dalits in Rajasthan have gone up and the commission will hold a review meeting of various departments of the state government in Jaipur on August 24-25.

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After Punjab’s eviction orders to SC category village residents, NCSC issues notice

May 19, 2022 5:15 am

NCSC Chairman Vijay Sampla stated that as per his knowledge, they have been living there since independence. NCSC also asked the Punjab government to immediately stop the eviction drive in Punjab and maintain the status quo, he said.