-The Telegraph New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi and Mayawati castigated the Madhya Pradesh government on Monday over the branding of police recruits by Caste, and Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule asked the Prime Minister's Office to probe the "shameful" incident. Media reports have said that newly recruited police constables had "SC" (Scheduled Caste), "ST" (Scheduled Tribe) or "OBC" (Other Backward Classes) marked on their bare chests with felt pens during their medical...
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Karnataka is serving hot cooked meals to mothers but Caste is coming in the way -Nayantara Narayanan
-Scroll.in The state launched the Mathru Poorna scheme in October 2017. It has had some early success but faces stiff challenges. Anganwadi Centre Six in Sathegala village is airy and clean. The government-run crèche is also well equipped for the Mathru Poorna scheme. Launched in October last year as part of Karnataka government’s initiatives to combat hunger and malnutrition, the scheme offers freshly cooked meals to all pregnant and lactating women...
More »Supreme court's SC/ST Act ruling: Dalits, tribals organisations plan big rally on May 1 -Shalini Nair
-The Indian Express Another demand is that all Dalit activists arrested during the Bharat Bandh should be released immediately and action should be taken against those who opened fire at the protesters. New Delhi: In a demonstration expected to be bigger, and more organised, than the Bharat bandh held on April 2, Dalit and Adivasi organisations from across the country plan to take to the streets on May 1 against the Supreme...
More »Years spent waiting for RTI replies, petitioners claim -Shinjini Ghosh
-The Hindu New Delhi: Reena, a single mother, has been unable to acquire Scheduled Caste certificates for her children as her RTI (Right to Information) application filed in 2016, still remains unanswered. “I had applied for Scheduled Caste certificates for my children but was told by the Revenue Department that the Caste certificate of the father needs to be provided. In 2016, I filed the RTI application seeking information on the documents...
More »SC to hear review pleas on SC/ST verdict on May 3
-PTI The Supreme Court will hear the Centre's plea seeking a review of its judgment on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on May 3. Attorney General K.K. Venugopal mentioned the matter for early hearing before a bench comprising Justices A.K. Goel and Deepak Gupta and said he had already filed his written submission in the matter. “The last line of your last order says that list...
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