Reimburse funds to private, unaided schools for SC/ST students: HC

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 19:07

Bombay HC directed Maharashtra govt to reimburse unaided schools for education of students belonging to SCs and STs under Right to Education Act.

NCST summons SSP over assault of former woman sarpanch

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 23:14

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes took suo moto cognisance of media reports about alleged police assault of a former woman sarpanch.

Study reveals how `Twitter tribes` form

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 18:51

Researchers have found evidence of how people form into tribe-like communities on social network sites such as Twitter, a report has said.

Government embarrassed, SC/ST bill sent to parliamentary committee

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 18:34

In major embarrassment to govt, bill for giving Election Commission right to readjust demarcation of SC/ST constituencies was sent to parliamentary standing committee without introduced in parliament.

Habitations with 100 plus tribal population to get roads

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 14:09

All habitations with a population of 100 tribals and above in 82 Naxal-hit districts will now be connected with all-weather roads under government`s flagship programme PMGSY, with the Union Cabinet giving nod to a proposal.

Condition of Muslims in India worse than SC, STs: UK scholar

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 20:37

Muslims in India are even less privileged than members of SCs and STs, a noted British scholar claimed on Monday.

Govt working to bring amendment to SC/ST Act: Selja

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 22:59

Govt is working to bring an amendment to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for the benefit of backward communities, Kumari Selja said.

`Set up spl courts under SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities) Act`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 21:13

A PIL has been filed in the Madras HC, seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to set up exclusive special courts under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Bill on expanding STs introduced in LS

Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 15:30

A bill to include two communities from Chhattisgarh and re-induct another from Kerala in the list of Scheduled Tribes was introduced in the Lok Sabha Friday.

`SC/ST Act can`t be invoked if victim not abused in public`

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 17:18

One cannot be prosecuted for hurling casteist abuses at a person from scheduled caste or tribe unless it is proved that the incident took place in "full public view," a Delhi court has said.

Maharashtra Government to spend Rs 10 crores for nomadic tribe dwell

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 10:48

The Maharashtra Government has decided to spend Rs 10 crores on constructing nearly 2000 dwellings exclusively meant for the Vimukta Jati Nomadic Tribes (VJNT) in the state during 2011-12.