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Looking through the census prism
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Looking through the census prism

New Indian Express  

Misplaced debate However, some experts say the debate over regional imbalance is completely misplaced. Caste census Since 1951, when the first census of Independent India was conducted, only the number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been counted, not of all castes. Ever since, the Congress-led INDIA bloc intensified the call for a national caste census, though the grand …

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U.P., Rajasthan, M.P. top in cases of atrocities on Dalits: report
3 months ago

U.P., Rajasthan, M.P. top in cases of atrocities on Dalits: report

The Hindu  

Nearly 97.7% of all cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes in 2022 were reported from 13 States, with Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh recording the highest number of such crimes, according to a new government report. According to the latest government report under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, the majority of atrocities against Scheduled Tribes were also …

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Kerala High Court Declines Minor Girl's Plea Seeking Pilgrimage To Sabarimala Temple Due To Issues Pending Before SC's Larger Bench In Review Petition
6 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Declines Minor Girl's Plea Seeking Pilgrimage To Sabarimala Temple Due To Issues Pending Before SC's Larger Bench In Review Petition

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today dismissed the writ petition of a 10-year-old minor girl who invoked its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that she was entitled to have a pilgrimage to Sabarimala Temple during the Mandala Pooja/Makaravilakku season of 1199 ME without insisting on upper age qualification. The writ petition was filed …

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SC's electoral bonds scheme verdict: How BJP stands to lose the most?
10 months, 1 week ago

SC's electoral bonds scheme verdict: How BJP stands to lose the most?

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment on Thursday, delivered a big setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government and annulled the electoral bonds scheme for political funding, saying it violates the Constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information. All political parties put together received over ₹12,000 crore till last fiscal since …

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Union ministry orders appointment of Haryana officer to IAS on tribunal’s directions
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Union ministry orders appointment of Haryana officer to IAS on tribunal’s directions

Hindustan Times  

Following the orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh bench, the department of personnel and training under the Union ministry of personnel, public grievance and pensions has ordered the appointment of former Haryana additional director, industries and commerce Ashwani Kumar Gupta to the Indian Administrative Service by way of selection. Ashwani Kumar Gupta on Friday got his first posting as …

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Punjab to hire 236 law officers, 58 posts reserved for SCs
1 year ago

Punjab to hire 236 law officers, 58 posts reserved for SCs

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government has decided to hire 236 law officers for its Advocate General office in Chandigarh and legal cell in Delhi. An official said an As per an After the Bhagwant Mann government took over reigns in March 2022, it engaged 160 odd law officers in August 2022. The main idea is to go for fresh talent hunt,” state’s …

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Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap

Firstpost  

The Caste Survey report revealed that OBCs and the extremely backward classes sub-group account for a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total of 13.07 crore, while SCs and STs together were slightly over 21 per cent. The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes …

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Pudukottai, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi should be declared caste atrocity-prone districts, NGO demands
1 year, 1 month ago

Pudukottai, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi should be declared caste atrocity-prone districts, NGO demands

The Hindu  

The rising number of crimes against members of the Scheduled Castes are alarming, and the Tamil Nadu government should immediately declare Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Pudukottai as ‘caste atrocity-prone’ districts, demanded A. Kathir, executive director, Evidence, a Madurai based NGO that works towards the protection and promotion of Dalit and tribal rights. Speaking to media persons on Monday, November 6, 2023, …

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The struggle for social representation in education and employment
1 year, 2 months ago

The struggle for social representation in education and employment

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ When Rahul Gandhi pointed out that there were just three OBC officers among 90 secretaries in the Central government, he was pointing to the generic lack of representation of marginalised social groups in the top echelons of government. Students from the OBC communities accounted for 35.8 per cent of …

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Number Theory: Unpacking educational disparity among Dalits
1 year, 2 months ago

Number Theory: Unpacking educational disparity among Dalits

Hindustan Times  

Caste-based inequalities in education are well-documented and often regarded as one of the primary reasons for continued socioeconomic disadvantage of the Scheduled Castes. In theory, all subcastes within the SCs hold the right to reservation, and thus, one may argue, the experience at the subcaste level should not deviate much from the average educational outcomes of SCs as a group. …

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More Assembly seats to be reserved for SCs, STs in Assam
1 year, 6 months ago

More Assembly seats to be reserved for SCs, STs in Assam

The Hindu  

June 20, 2023 07:33 pm | Updated July 28, 2023 10:13 am IST - New Delhi The Election Commission on Tuesday published the draft delimitation proposal for Assam by keeping the number of Assembly and Lok Sabha seats unchanged but increasing the number of Assembly seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Assam has a total of 126 …

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For India's marginalised, the precarity of health
2 years, 8 months ago

For India's marginalised, the precarity of health

Hindustan Times  

In India, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Muslims account for a combined population of 450 million, making them some of the largest marginalised social groups in the world. Recent research by demographers Sangita Vyas, Payal Hathi, and Aashish Gupta and Aashish Gupta and Nikkil Sudharsanan, show large and persistent disparities in life expectancy for SCs, STs, and Muslims, compared to …

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Intervenors Move Supreme Court Seeking Directions To Centre & States To File Status Report On Compliance With SC's Directions For Welfare Of Migrants
2 years, 8 months ago

Intervenors Move Supreme Court Seeking Directions To Centre & States To File Status Report On Compliance With SC's Directions For Welfare Of Migrants

Live Law  

Activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar have moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union of India to file a status report with regard to compliance with the directions issued by the court last year for the benefit and welfare of migrant workers. Supreme Court through its order dated 29th June 2021 had issued a slew of …

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Respect for SCs & OBCs, Representation to Women & Jats: What PM Modi's Governor Pick Says
3 years, 5 months ago

Respect for SCs & OBCs, Representation to Women & Jats: What PM Modi's Governor Pick Says

News 18  

The choice of Governors for eight states – a record number of SC, ST & OBC picks as well as representation for women and the Jat community – is a reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of respect and dignity for all. Others who have been appointed are Andhra Pradesh BJP leader Hari Babu Kambhampati, who has been given …

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Crime against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes saw a rise of 7% and 26% in 2019: NCRB
4 years, 2 months ago

Crime against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes saw a rise of 7% and 26% in 2019: NCRB

The Hindu  

Crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes saw an increase of over 7% and 26% respectively in year 2019 compared to 2018, according to the annual Crime in India 2019 report published by the National Crime Records Bureau on Wednesday. A total of 45,935 cases were registered for committing crime against SCs, showing an increase of 7.3% over 2018, when …

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Himachal Pradesh HC stays UGC exams until SC’s order
4 years, 4 months ago

Himachal Pradesh HC stays UGC exams until SC’s order

Live Mint  

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday stayed the final term exams in the state, mandated by the University Grants Commission until the orders of the Supreme Court is pronounced in the matter. A division bench of Justices Sureshwar Thakur and Chander Bhushan Barowalia, while hearing the petition against holding the final term graduation exams by September end amid the …

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