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State can’t insist SC/ST students for Aadhaar card to avail post-matric scholarship scheme: Meghalaya HC
November 04, 2025 6:37 pm
Meghalaya HC Aadhaar Ruling, SC/ST Students scholarship scheme: Students from SC/ST category of Meghalaya claimed they were denied the benefits of post matriculation scholarship scheme for want of Aadhaar card.
Why TMC govt is on alert as Kurmis reignite ST status demand, threaten rail and road blockade in 3 states
September 20, 2025 7:31 pm
Categorised as Adivasi in the 1931 Census, Kurmis say they were dropped from the ST list in 1950 and that protests in previous years yielded nothing
‘Is this a joke?’: Gauhati High Court on cement company being allotted 3,000 bighas in Assam’s tribal district
August 19, 2025 4:03 am
‘3,000 bighas!... What is going on? 3,000 bighas allotted to a private company?... What kind of decision is this?,’ the Bench said last week
HC acquits rape convict of charges under SC/ST Act; cites amendments in Act, Supreme Court judgment
May 15, 2025 9:05 pm
The bench observed that the victim, who was a minor at the time of the incident, did not state in her testimony that the accused raped her because she was from SC/ST community
A legal cap, a political promise, and the tribal future of Andhra Pradesh
May 16, 2025 9:49 am
Recent protests for 100 per cent reservation for tribal communities in schools located in scheduled areas underscore a deeper crisis of representation, legal parity, and political accountability in India’s tribal education policy
Explained: Implementation of Forest Rights Act in Himachal Pradesh; row over letter from state's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests' office
April 19, 2025 2:46 pm
Environmentalists accused the Forest Department of undermining the intent of the Act; the Forest Department withdrew the letter following intervention of Revenue and Tribal Affairs Minister Jagat Singh Negi
Karnataka to launch 33 special police stations to probe atrocities against SC/ST communities on Ambedkar anniversary
April 14, 2025 2:16 pm
Since 2022, over 7,600 cases have been registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Karnataka, but only 68 have resulted in convictions
Representation of SCs, STs in govt work force as per prescribed limit: Centre
December 19, 2024 5:09 pm
According to the information provided by the ministries/departments, as on January 1, 2024, the number of employees belonging to SCs, STs and Other Backward Classes, OBCs, is 5.47 lakh, 2.82 lakh and 8.55 lakh, respectively.
Amid placements at IITs, alumni group provides SC, ST students additional mentoring support
December 09, 2024 2:43 am
Interested students from more than 15 IITs registered with “The Mentor Circle” where they are helped to connect with relevant mentors for placement preparation.
Knowledge nugget of the day: Demand of Schedule 6 in Ladakh
November 01, 2024 10:03 am
Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite fast after receiving a letter from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs regarding future discussions on the administration of Ladakh. Here's everything you need to know.
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