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AAP announces Jagdish Chavda, party’s Gujarat scheduled caste wing president, as candidate for Kadi by-polls
May 30, 2025 5:52 pm
By-elections for the Kadi and Visavadar assembly constituencies are scheduled on June 19.
Accused of submitting fake ST certificate, ACP in Surat dismissed; was due to retire in a few weeks
May 22, 2025 9:26 pm
Chaudhary had been posted in Surat city police department as ACP, K Division, for the last three years.
To fill SC quota in AG office, Punjab to bring in ordinance, cut lawyers' income criteria by half
April 12, 2025 9:36 am
A decision to this effect was made in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Internal quota: Karnataka to go for fresh survey of SCs, report in 2 months
March 28, 2025 2:08 am
The SC community is classified under four heads — SC Left, comprising the most backward communities, SC Right, who are less backward, communities such as the Banjaras and Bhovis, and other minor communities.
59 sub-castes divided into 3 groups: Telangana Assembly passes SC sub-categorisation Bill
March 19, 2025 1:50 am
As per the Bill, tabled by minister Damodar Rajanarasimh, the Scheduled Castes will be divided into three categories – Group I will get 1% reservation within the 15% quota for SCs; Group II will get 9% reservation; and Group III will get 5% reservation.
A family of 10, Rs 10,000 in monthly savings: Why this Dalit family will vote for AAP
January 25, 2025 6:33 pm
Settled in Kondli, the family between ages of 80 and 12, that has a sole breadwinner, says AAP govt schemes touch their lives from school to hospital, travel to power. Plus, they “trust Kejriwal”
SC status for converts: Govt extends tenure of Commission till October 2025
November 03, 2024 9:47 am
Headed by former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, the Commission has been engaging with stakeholders, including sociologists, historians, and representatives from affected communities
Karnataka Congress govt okays internal reservation for SCs; forms 1-man commission
October 29, 2024 9:06 am
Until the recommendations of the commission are out, Karnataka will not issue notifications for fresh recruitment in government jobs
SC/ST sub-quota: As Dalit, other leaders oppose order, silent Congress holds off its call
August 07, 2024 11:04 pm
Mallikarjun Kharge holds meeting of top leaders to take views, more consultations to be held in coming weeks
Why a post-doc is cleaning septic tanks in Tamil Nadu
August 04, 2024 10:38 am
In the footnotes of the Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-categorisation of SC/STs is a name – Ravichandran Bathran. The story of the man in the footnote
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