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Crumbling foundations: The plight of Karnataka

Deccan Herald 30 Mar 2025
While SC schools are run by the Social Welfare Department, the ST schools are under the jurisdiction of the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department.&nbsp;</p>.<p>Miles away in Chikkaballapur, ...
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Assam Minister Faces Backlash for Using Derogatory Term Toward Scheduled Castes

Assam Times 29 Mar 2025
The All Assam Scheduled Caste Youth Students’ Union filed a complaint against Das at Dispur Police Station under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Prez rule imposed in Manipur at appropriate time: Shah

The Times of India 29 Mar 2025
... tribals since May 2023.The violence started after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
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Effective awareness brought down SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases, says TN CM

Hindustan Times 29 Mar 2025
Chennai, Effective awareness campaigns and proactive measures led to a decrease in the number of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act by six per cent this year compared ...
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Assam journalist gets bail for second time this week but spends another night in jail

Financial Express 29 Mar 2025
... criminal intimidation and violation of provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for \u201coffensive remarks\u201d against a security guard at the bank.
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Crumbling foundations: The plight of Karnataka-run hostels

Deccan Herald 29 Mar 2025
While SC schools are run by the Social Welfare Department, the ST schools are under the jurisdiction of the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department.&nbsp;</p>.<p>Miles away in Chikkaballapur, ...
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RS member Satnam Sandhu seeks ST status for 7 communities in Punjab

Hindustan Times 28 Mar 2025
However, the backward tribes of Punjab have not been registered under Scheduled Tribes. Surprisingly, even as there are more than 40 scheduled tribes in Punjab not even a single tribe of Punjab has ever been recognised as a Scheduled Tribe till now.
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Gujarat assembly updates: New class approvals, ST commission, and fishing proposals

The Times of India 28 Mar 2025
GovtThe state govt informed in the assembly on Thursday that there is no proposal under consideration to set up an Scheduled Tribes (ST) Commission in Gujarat ... .
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Ragging complaints increase to pre-Covid levels: Govt data

Hindustan Times 28 Mar 2025
(PTI/Representative) ... In a January 15 letter, UGC asked HEIs to establish equal opportunity and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe cells to ensure the effective and transparent redressal of grievances of the disadvantaged groups ... Govt data. See Less ....
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Arrested Assam journalist granted bail in second case

Hindustan Times 28 Mar 2025
... Nyaya Sanhita for criminal intimidation or the act of threatening someone to harm them or force them to do something, read with relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.
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NALSA to hold drive in Arunachal as part of its tribal legal outreach

Hindustan Times 28 Mar 2025
With over 68% of Arunachal Pradesh’s population belonging to scheduled tribes (STs) as per the 2011 Census, a statement issued by NALSA said, the outreach programme underscores the Authority’s ...
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77% Of HC Judges appointed since 2018 belong to upper Caste Category: Law Ministry

Madhyamam 27 Mar 2025
There were 16 (2.2%) from Scheduled Tribes and 89 (12.4%) from the Other Backward Classes, he added.
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Parliament today: Disaster management, immigration bills on agenda

International Business Times 27 Mar 2025
... is necessitated by inclusion of certain communities in the list of the Scheduled Tribes in the State of Goa and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken intoconsideration.".
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Indian journalist arrested for covering protest on alleged financial irregularities

CPJ 27 Mar 2025
In the first, a security guard at the bank accused him of making offensive and derogatory remarks, in violation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, The CrossCurrent’s editor Arup Kalita told CPJ.
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Telangana Assembly passes resolution against delimitation of LS seats

The Siasat Daily 27 Mar 2025
He demanded that delimitation be conducted by considering each state as a unit, ensuring an increase in Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) seats, and raising the number of assembly seats in ...
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