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Grandfather’s ‘Koli’ entry can’t sink teen’s Scheduled Tribe claim: Bombay High Court
August 22, 2026 1:56 pm
The Bombay High Court ordered a Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe certificate for a 17-year-old, rejecting reasons cited by the scrutiny panel to deny his claim, including his grandfather's school records.
Should tribals who convert get quota benefits? Why Maharashtra has set up a panel
July 19, 2026 9:21 am
The GR, however, does not specify any deadline for the committee to submit its recommendations.
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).
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
Dhangar’s demand to include in ST does not affect tribals: BJP MLC
October 06, 2024 6:55 pm
Dhangar leader and BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar who has been demanding the inclusion of Dhangars in OBC into the ST list, spoke to Vallabh Ozarkar and said that the demand does not affect the tribals.
Who are the Paharis and Paddaris, proposed for ST status in J&K?
August 01, 2023 10:16 am
The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is one of the four Bills relating to the Union Territory that were introduced in Lok Sabha on July 26.
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking SIT probe into Manipur violence
July 31, 2023 1:38 pm
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a fresh PIL on the Manipur violence seeking among other things a SIT probe into alleged poppy cultivation and narco-terrorism.
Manipur government had neglected to act on Meitei inclusion in ST list, HC noted in April 19 order
May 05, 2023 11:12 am
A decision on the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list will only be examined by the Union Tribal Affairs ministry after it receives the state government’s recommendation, the Manipur High Court had clarified.
Behind the violence in Manipur: Longstanding tensions between hill and valley people, the Meitei demand for ST status, and a recent HC order
August 01, 2023 10:18 am
The demand that the Meitei community be included in the list of the state’s Scheduled Tribes has recently received a boost from an order by the Manipur High Court. What is at the root of this issue?
Behind the Kudmis' agitation in Bengal and Jharkhand for Scheduled Tribe status
April 14, 2023 7:18 am
The Kudmis of the Chota Nagpur plateau were counted among Scheduled Tribes under the British, but were excluded from the list in independent India. Here is why their status was changed, and what they are demanding now.
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