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Jharkhand: STs, SCs and women to get pension from age of 50

Cabinet secretary Vandana Dadel said around 18 lakh persons would benefit after the cabinet approved the proposal of the women, child development and social security department.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren during the inauguration of Azim Premji University and Hospital and School at Itki in Ranchi on Thursday. (PTI)
Published on Jan 24, 2024 09:38 PM IST
By, Ranchi

In a first, Supreme Court to have 3 Dalit judges as Centre clears name

With justice PB Varale’s appointment, the Supreme Court will once again have the full sanctioned strength of 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India

Headed by CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, the Supreme Court collegium on January 19 recommended justice Varale’s elevation (HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Jan 24, 2024 09:27 PM IST

‘Will ensure that ruling party fulfils its promises’: Rajasthan LoP Tikaram Jully

In an interview with HT, he spoke on a range of matters — from his appointment to managing the House despite being young

Congress leader and Rajasthan leader of opposition Tikaram Jully. (PTI Photo)
Published on Jan 19, 2024 10:04 AM IST

Hate crime: Man kills daughter over intercaste relationship in Tamil Nadu

The woman’s father and relatives murdered her on January 3 allegedly because she was in a relationship with a man from another caste

The woman’s father was arrested on Monday while other five suspects are being questioned, an investigator said (Getty Images)
Updated on Jan 10, 2024 07:32 AM IST
By, Chennai

Jharkhand CM announces pension benefit for tribals, Dalits over 50

“Adivasi and Dalit individuals will receive a pension once they turn 50. This decision is motivated by the fact that they often struggle to secure jobs at this age, and their mortality rate is high,” Soren said in Hindi, justifying the introduction of the pension scheme.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Friday announced pension benefits to tribal and scheduled caste people upon reaching age of 50 (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 29, 2023 10:05 PM IST
ByRaj Kumar, Ranchi

Intercaste couple faces boycott from villagers, police register case

The district social welfare officer said their department would take stern legal action against those who discriminate against the SC/ST community

Shivamogga superintendent of police said that soon after receiving a complaint from the couple, a case was registered against Jogi community leaders under the SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act. (HT Archives)
Updated on Dec 29, 2023 08:50 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

Ludhiana: PAU holds camps on mushroom cultivation, bakery, nutrition garden

The trainings were conducted with an objective to sensitise the Scheduled Caste community regarding the benefits of nutrition garden and mushroom cultivation that enhanced dietary diversity by providing micronutrients through constant supply of fruits and vegetables

PAU holds camps on mushroom cultivation, bakery, nutrition garden . (HT)
Updated on Dec 16, 2023 05:08 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

BSSTET 2023 registration process begins at bsebstet.com, here's direct link

Registration for the Bihar Special School Teacher Eligibility Test (BSSTET 2023) begins.

BSEB starts registration for Bihar Special School Teacher Eligibility Test (BSSTET 2023)
Published on Dec 02, 2023 05:11 PM IST

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills

Under the new provisions, based on the findings of the landmark caste survey in the state, the quota for scheduled (SC) goes up to 20%, while that of scheduled tribe (ST) to 2%, extremely backward classes (EBC) to 25% and other backward classes (OBC) to 18%.

CM Nitish Kumar chairs a review meeting to implement the provisions of new reservation law. (Santosh Kumar/HT)
Updated on Nov 21, 2023 09:46 PM IST
By, Patna

Caste survey and quota hike: Bihar starts political churn ahead of 2024 polls

Experts weigh in on how the caste census data shared by Nitish Kumar can have an impact at a national level

JD(U) workers and supporters celebrate the results of the Bihar caste survey, in Patna on October 4. (PTI)
Published on Nov 08, 2023 09:36 PM IST

Previous govts were discriminatory in giving benefits of welfare schemes: U.P. CM Yogi

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized previous governments for discriminating against scheduled caste and scheduled tribe members when providing welfare benefits. He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership and announced that Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Day will be celebrated on November 15 in Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath also expressed concern over air pollution in Delhi and Haryana.

U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath along with state BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary participating in SC/ST regional conference in Gorakhpur on November 3. (HT photo)
Updated on Nov 03, 2023 09:36 PM IST
By, Gorakhpur

IIT alumni create a website to mentor SC and ST students on career options

Singh pointed out that during the Covid-19 pandemic and even after that, in early 2022, they formally approached IITs to establish mentoring clubs on their campuses, but no one supported the idea. “Only IIT Delhi allowed us to interact with 100 students this year. After that, we decided to start an open forum and launched a website https://sites.google.com/view/mentoringiitians/.”

The website was launched on October 1 and till now, 150 students have logged in for help.
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 09:26 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Missing in the caste survey

The broad numbers reveal the big picture in Bihar. But data about subcastes are necessary to understand intra-group inequalities

JD(U) supporters celebrate after the Bihar government released the caste survey report, in Patna on Monday. (ANI)
Published on Oct 04, 2023 10:40 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Priest booked under SC/ST Act in Hisar

In his complaint to the police, Baljeet Singh, a resident of Hisar’s Dogran Mohalla, said that a religious programme was conducted at a temple near his house and he along with his friend Sunil went there. Hisar DSP said the priest was booked under various Sections of the SC/ST Act and an investigation is underway.

The Hisar police have booked a priest for allegedly hurling abuses at two men belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and refusing them “prasad”. (Representational image)
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 05:12 AM IST
By, Rohtak

Women's political reservation matters, so does their vote

Will this bill make it more acceptable for women to occupy positions of power? Will this acceptability give more confidence to women voters?

Lucknow: Women celebrate after the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill, in Lucknow on Tuesday. (PTI)
Published on Sep 22, 2023 07:08 PM IST

Rajasthan: Teacher thrashes Dalit student for drinking water from camper; booked

The student narrated the incident to his family, following which the student’s family members, along with a few villagers and Bhim Army activists, reached the school and staged a protest demanding strict action against the accused teacher

 (HT Photo/sourced)
Published on Sep 10, 2023 12:17 PM IST
BySuresh Foujdar

A legal framework is needed to prevent rampant caste bias on campus

Fifty years is a good time period to see how IITs have fared in achieving a constitutional mandate — representation of SC and ST communities

IITs have been providing reservations at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels through JEE and GATE entrance examinations, respectively (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)
Published on Aug 29, 2023 09:35 AM IST

OBC leader to youth Congress’s ex-president: The new faces in CWC

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has included new faces such as OBC leader Kamaleshwar Patel and former MP Meenakshi Natarajan

Another entrant, former MP Meenakshi Natarajan, hogged the limelight in 2009 when she defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Mandsaur, a seat the Congress never won since 1971 (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 22, 2023 04:49 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Caste data’s benefits and risks may be overblown

Patna high court upholds Bihar government's right to conduct caste survey, citing importance for policy-making

The Patna high court upheld the caste survey in Bihar on August 1, and the state government immediately restarted the stalled exercise across the state. (Representative Image)
Published on Aug 11, 2023 10:57 PM IST

A prescription to curb caste bias on campuses

A recent spate of suicides by students from marginalized communities in elite institutions highlights the lack of policies to address discrimination.

On July 6, the top court started hearing a petition by the mothers of Rohith Vemula, who died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad(HT Archive)
Published on Jul 27, 2023 09:54 PM IST

Give SC status to Nishad, Majhwar, Kewat & Mallah communities: Sanjay Nishad

The Nishad Party has demanded that fisherman should get reservation facilities just like leathermen and washermen communities.

Dr Sanjay Nishad (Deepak Gupta)
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 08:57 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh has the highest crime rate against Dalits

MP had the highest crime rate against people belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) groups in 2021, according to NCRB data.

Madhya Pradesh tops this list in crime rate against Scheduled Castes in 2021, according to NCRB. (Representational Image)
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 04:45 AM IST

BJP to organise 18-day ‘social harmony yatra’ to woo scheduled caste voters in MP

The yatra named ‘Sant Shiromani Ravidas Ji Samarsata Yatra’ will be flagged off by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on July 25 from Singrauli district

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (File Photo)
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:20 PM IST

Odisha cabinet proposes inclusion of Saora tribal language in 8th schedule

Known to house the most diverse tribal populations in India, with 62 tribes, including 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups, Odisha has nearly 23% of its population speaking 21 tribal languages in 74 dialects

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik (File Photo)
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 05:11 PM IST
ByDebabrat Mohanty

Yogi targets SP regime, lauds Abhyuday free coaching scheme

Yogi quoted a Sanskrit ‘shloka’ to drive home the point that everybody needed an able employer and the Abhyuday Coaching Institutes were working like one.

Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused the previous Samajwadi Party government of stopping the scholarship of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. (HT file)
Updated on Jun 10, 2023 12:33 AM IST

Delhi assembly panel writes to chief secy after spl secy doesn’t appear before it

The panel asked Kumar to ensure that the officer is personally present at its next meeting on June 13

Rajasekhar sought two weeks’ time to ascertain the records and appear with all facts related to the allegation. (HT File)
Updated on Jun 08, 2023 11:48 PM IST

AAP condemns Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa’s comment on Ugoke

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema claimed that Bajwa had shown his narrow mindedness towards poor people

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema (File photo)
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 01:05 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

'Justice should be served to all': New law minister Arjun Meghwal shares vision

Meghwal was assigned the law and justice ministry as a part of mini-reshuffling, shifting Kiren Rijiju from his position.

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.(ANI)
Updated on May 18, 2023 02:31 PM IST

Koparkhairane ward officer among 7 booked for caste bias

The case was registered under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Civil Rights Protection Act. The accused have been identified as Sagar More, the ward officer, Dagdu Kadam, Darshan Kadam, Deva Kadam, Siddhesh Kadam, Ajay Salunkhe and one lassi seller whose name is not revealed yet.

HT Image
Updated on May 16, 2023 12:37 AM IST

NBW against 3 AU faculty members for harassing woman colleague

In her complaint, the AU assistant professor had said the three accused, who were senior to her, held a grudge against her as she belonged to the scheduled caste (SC) community

The university, meanwhile, said its committee against sexual harassment, which had conducted a probe into the complaint, found the allegations to be ‘frivolous’ and ‘insubstantial’. (File)
Updated on May 01, 2023 08:11 PM IST
By, Prayagraj
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