Tag: Scheduled Tribes
Sporadic Violence Mars Bharat Bandh, Road & Rail Traffic Hit
Sporadic violence and partial disruption of road and rail traffic on Thursday marred the Bharat bandh called to protest against the changes made in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.....
SC Sets Aside Its 2018 Verdict On SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside its judgement which introduced measures like prior inquiry before the arrest of an accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989.....
SC Upholds Bombay HC Order On Goa Municipal Polls
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a recent order of the Bombay High Court which had postponed elections to five municipal councils in Goa over irregularities in reservation of constituencies for Scheduled Tribes and women. ....
BJP Will End Reservation, Warns Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will ensure that reservation in jobs for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes is scrapped if the BJP is voted to power in Uttar Pradesh.....
Bill To Hike Muslim Quota Introduced In Telangana Assembly
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday moved a bill in the State legislative assembly to hike reservation quota for backward Muslims and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) to 12 and 10 per cent respectively.....
Centre Seeks Parliament Nod On Two Bills On Inclusion Of ST Communities In States' Lists
The Central government will seek to discuss and get The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday. ....
BJP's Ranoj Pegu Wins Dhemaji By-poll In Assam
The BJP retained the Dhemaji assembly seat on Thursday when its candidate Ranoj Pegu won the by-election to the assembly, defeating Babul Sonowal of the Congress by a margin of over 9,000 votes.....
Telangana To Hike Muslim Quota To 12%
The Telangana government on Saturday decided to hike the reservations for the socially and economically backward among Muslims to 12 per cent from the existing four per cent.....
SC: All Insults Against SC/STs Can't Be Termed As Offence Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not made out on the fact that the complainant is a member of SC or ST. ....
