News about Scheduled Castes

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Latest news and events in the press about Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India

7 hoursThree million fake Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries in Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari

8 hoursFive arrested after firing during land dispute in Dharwad

11 hoursFour held over forced religious conversions in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar: Cops

12 hoursBihar govt to develop heliports in Valmikinagar, Kaimur to boost tourism

14 hoursTrial in Manipur ethnic violence cases needs to be expedited: SC

Scheduled Castes - Latest events

Lokesh elevated to TDP working president amid politburo reshuffle

a monthAndhra Pradesh

Odisha raises quota for STs, SCs; introduces reservation for OBCs in medical and technical education

2 monthsOdisha

Supreme Court concludes only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists can claim Scheduled Caste status

2 monthsSupreme Court

20 dead, most of them women, in Andhra Pradesh's worst firecracker unit explosion

3 monthsAndhra Pradesh

Statements

“ If the high court rules in favour, the additional 6% will be treated as backlog,

Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah, 24 days

Communities object to Karnataka’s new SC internal quota

“ Recruitment notifications issued without incorporating internal reservation will be withdrawn and reissued in line with the revised policy,

G. Parameshwara

G. Parameshwara, 24 days

Communities object to Karnataka’s new SC internal quota

Latest events

Delhi SIR house visits to start June 30

an hourDelhi

Who said what: French Open day 4

2 hoursFrench Open

Delhi HC denies bail to mother-in-law in dowry death case

3 hoursMadhya Pradesh High Court

Indian Army puts out forest fire in Himachal Pradesh’s Kasauli

6 hoursSolan district