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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

4 hoursHimachal government’s Rs 25 lakh incentive pays off; 131 panchayats elected unopposed

4 hoursViral Kumbh Mela woman, husband move M.P. High Court over ‘forged’ age record to portray…

8 hoursCaste slurs in Census forms: SC Commission issues notice to Punjab Census office

8 hoursBapatla Collector conducts final hearing on pastor’s Scheduled Caste status

8 hoursFocus Points for Plus One admissions to become operational in Wayanad from May 25

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

a monthOdisha

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, 16 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“ Recruitment notifications issued without incorporating internal reservation will be withdrawn and reissued in line with the revised policy,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, 16 days

Communities object to Karnataka’s new SC internal quota

Latest events

Punjabi singer shot in car, body found in canal

40 minutesLudhiana

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes 38-ball 93, RR win to stay in playoffs hunt

4 hoursVaibhav Sooryavanshi

Has India moved on from Mohammed Shami? Agarkar casts doubt on pacer's return

9 hoursBCCI

India on the brink of an ‘economic storm’, says Rahul Gandhi

9 hoursRahul Gandhi