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Apex body urges Lingayats to seek separate religious identityAhead of Karnataka's socio-economic survey, the Lingayat community's apex body urges its members to identify as Veerashaiva-Lingayat, pushi...
Karnataka Caste Survey: Lingayats asked to identify themselves as separate religious group, distinct from HindusAs Karnataka prepares for a socio-economic survey, the Lingayat community's apex body urges its members to identify as Veerashaiva-Lingayat...
Heavy migration to Uttarakhand's plains, large minority presence: UCC Panel ReportThe Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code panel report reveals stark demographic changes with migrants settling in plains, leading to 'ghost villa...
Delayed due to COVID-19, Census work may begin this year: MHA tells par panelThe population enumeration was supposed to be carried out from February 9 to 28, 2021 with a revision round from March 1 to 5, 2021. This c...
SC issues notice on plea seeking caste-based census required to provide adequate OBC reservationsThe proforma for the 2021 census has been announced, the petition said. It has 32 columns, which seek details of SCs, STs and religions suc...
State key to fertility rates, not religion: Government dataIn Chhattisgarh, the Muslim TFR of 2.1 was lower than the 2.2 for Hindus, and in Odisha Muslims had the lowest TFR among the three sizeable...
Fertility rate below replacement level for all religions but Hindus and MuslimsThe community with the lowest fertility rate of 1.2 was the one with the highest level of education, especially for women, the Jains.
Fertility rate below replacement level for all but Hindus & MuslimsThe average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime, or total fertility rate (TFR), has dropped below replacement for all reli...
Offences of religious, racial enmity rose by 41 per cent in 3 years: GovernmentUttar Pradesh recorded an increase of 346 per cent in such incidents during last three years from 26 in 2014 to 116 in 2016, it said.
Rise in recruitment of minorities in govt jobs: Jitendra SinghThe Department of Personnel and Training has been collecting data on recruitment of minority communities since 2006-07.
Slight rise recorded in minorities recruitments for govt jobsAs per data received so far from 69 ministries for the year 2014-15, 8.71 per cent of minorities have been recruited in government services.
Over 2.46 crore minority students got scholarships in three yearsThe Centre awarded scholarships to more than 2.46 crore students belonging to minority communities between 2012-13 and 2014-15.
Kerala's Namboothiri Brahmins demands minority statusUnion HRD Minister Smriti Irani will inaugurate the three-day state conference of Yogakshema Sabha on September 19.
Government releases religion-wise population data; 79.8% Hindus, 14.2% MuslimsThe religion-wise population data released by the Government on Tuesday indicated a rise in the proportion of Muslim population in the coun...
Census 2011's religion data to be made public next weekRajnath Singh has already given the green signal to release the data showing the religion-wise growth in population of the country, states ...
Muslims, dalits and tribals make up 53% of India's prison population"Poverty is more prevalent among these three communities and that becomes an obstacle in dealing with the legal system," said Colin Gonsalv...
- IT companies in quandary over orders to furnish staff's caste details
The missive is part of a government-funded survey of backward classes to review their social, educational and economic status. BPO Brigade ...