Last Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 16:53
NDA constituent Shiv Sena, which opposed the bill for quota in promotion for SCs/STs in government jobs in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 20:30
DMK on Wednesday backed Samajwadi Party`s demand for extending job quota to OBCs also.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 18:28
The Attorney General is learnt to have cautioned the government on reservation in promotion for SCs and STs saying that any law on the issue should be framed cautiously so that it can face legal challenge in courts.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 00:15
Government`s plan to bring an amended Bill on Wednesday to provide for reservation in job promotions to SCs/STs has been put off.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 14:18
NHRC was reaching out to villagers as atrocities against those belonging to the SCs was more prevalent in rural areas than in urban.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 21:20
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharati called upon members of SC and ST here to continue their fight till their demands are accepted.
Last Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012, 23:04
Scheduled Castes (SC) comprise 13.9 per cent, while Scheduled Tribes (ST) account for 10.3 per cent of the total 2,38,30,580 households in Maharashtra, latest census statistics reveals.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 00:42
A National Advisory Council member on Friday lamented that marginalised sections have "little access" to basic education and warned it would turn into a "demographic nightmare" if they remain uneducated.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 19:19
Reserved category candidates belonging to other states cannot claim reservation as a matter of right in jobs in Delhi, the Central Administrative Tribunal has held.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 10:23
Crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes communities has seen a surge in the recent years as close to 40,000 cases were registered during 2008, about 3,600 more than the previous year.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 00:34
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates qualifying against open seats for promotion cannot be adjusted against the vacancies earmarked for SC/ST quota, the CAT has held while giving relief to a Delhi Police woman constable.
Last Updated: Friday, May 28, 2010, 18:59
Ukraine Grand Master Martyn Kravtsiv jumped to sole lead with 7.5 points, upsetting overnight leader and second seed Maxim Turov in ninth round of the 2nd SCS International Open GM Chess Tournament.
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