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.

Punjab allocates Rs 2,113 cr for weaker sections` welfare

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 20:46

The Punjab government has allocated Rs 2,113.09 crore for welfare of scheduled castes, backward classes and economically weaker sections of the society.

`Criteria for inclusion of tribes in ST list subjective`

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 20:36

A Parliamentary Standing Committee has found the criteria for inclusion of tribes in the Scheduled List "subjective" and "archaic".

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.

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.

Petition against Punia for making public rape victims` names

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 22:06

A social activist on Friday moved a local court seeking action against chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

NCSC pulls up Odisha minister, gets defamation threat

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 23:31

National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) directed Odisha government not to defend in court a state minister who made casteist remarks, while he threatened to file defamation against NCSC chief.

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.

Rajasthan Police probes Ashis Nandy’s controversial remarks

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 15:14

Ashis Nandy had said that the people belonging to OBC (Other Backward Class), Scheduled Caste (SC) and ST (Scheduled Tribe) are more corrupt during a discussion at the JLF on January 26.

Haryana to give 10% reservation in govt jobs

Last Updated: Friday, January 25, 2013, 17:31

Haryana government will provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs under government undertakings, local bodies and educational institutions for economically backward persons in general category.