MoS V Somanna meets Amit Shah, seeks inclusion of Kadugolla in ST listUnion Minister V Somanna met Amit Shah to advocate for the Kadugolla community's inclusion in Karnataka's Scheduled Tribe list. A delegatio...
25 Mar, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
Don't 'mislead' society on creamy layer for SCs: Law Minister tells oppositionThe Union Minister of State for Law Arjun Ram Meghwal asked the opposition to stop misleading society about a Supreme Court judge's remarks...
09 Aug, 2024, 03.39 PM IST
'Manipur government pushing for changing criteria of Schedule Caste status'The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum warned that any further attempts by Biren Singh to use the state machinery to target the Kuki-Zo commun...
10 Jan, 2024, 08.45 PM IST
A committee comprising of all the tribal communities of Manipur will be formed to deliberate on demand for of Chin-Kuki: Manipur CM N Biren SinghUnion Ministry of Tribal Affairs had recently written to Additional Chief Secretary of Manipur to examine the representation seeking deleti...
09 Jan, 2024, 10.36 PM IST
ST status for Meiteis: Manipur HC notice to Centre, state govt on review petitionThe review petition by the Meitei Tribes Union (MTU) was admitted for hearing by a bench of Acting Chief Justice MV Muralidharan, who gave ...
21 Jun, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Congress undertaking review to firm up stance on exclusion of SC, ST, OBCs in 10 pc EWS quotaSeparately, Congress general secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh said the party has consistently taken a position since 2004 that it supports...
12 Nov, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
Crimes against SCs, STs increased in 2019: Govt tells Rajya SabhaHowever, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said, the central government is committed to ensure protection of SCs and STs and ...
03 Feb, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
SC extends 'creamy layer' to SCs & STs, but drops backwardness testThe bench said their backwardness has been recognised as inherent to them after statutorily provided scrutiny to warrant inclusion in the l...
27 Sep, 2018, 08.10 AM IST
Arunachal’s Naga tribes to get distinct namesThe central government has decided to give Scheduled Tribe status to the Naga tribes of Arunachal Pradesh which have been vaguely referred ...
21 Sep, 2018, 09.02 AM IST
SC rules out early bench formation on SC/ST quotas caseThe apex court said it would take time to constitute a bench to re-examine a 2006 verdict that the creamy-layer-exclusion principle could n...
04 Apr, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
Supreme Court to examine removing ‘creamy layer’ from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe quotasThe court directed that a copy of the petition demanding that the creamy layer be removed so that the benefits of reservation can reach ‘th...
20 Jan, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
Stringent punishment for atrocities on SC, ST under new ActSpecial Courts and Exclusive Special Courts will have the power to take direct cognizance of offence and as far as possible and complete tr...
25 Jan, 2016, 03.32 PM IST
Kerala government to allow self-attestation of documentsCM Chandy said all government departments in state will be asked to allow self-attestation of documents, making it a simple affair for peop...
26 Feb, 2015, 06.28 PM IST
Bill in Lok Sabha to strengthen law to stop atrocities against SC, STThe bill also makes provisions for state governments to establish Exclusive Special Court to try offences under the SC and ST Act.
16 Jul, 2014, 08.57 PM IST
- Govt spends Rs 820 cr in 2007-08 for training programmes
The government on Wednesday said it has utilised about Rs 820 crore during the last fiscal for organising exclusive training programmes for...
16 Apr, 2008, 09.24 PM IST
- Govt notifies implementation of Forest Rights Act
The Centre today issued a notification for implementing the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes Forest Rights Act which gives the forest dwe...
01 Jan, 2008, 07.29 PM IST
- Govt notifies implementation of Forest Rights Act
The Centre on Tuesday issued a notification for implementing the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes Forest Rights Act which gives the fores...
01 Jan, 2008, 12.10 PM IST