Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said in keeping with the promise made in the Samajwadi Party election manifesto, his government had sent a proposal to the Centre to include 17 backward castes in the Schedule Caste category. ...
03:40 AM, Feb 17, 2013
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday defended the large size of her ministry saying it reflected representation of all districts. On being reminded that she had earlier spoken about a small ministry, Mamata told a press conference, "We had to give representations to all districts, the minorities and schedule castes and schedule tribes." She said that another six ministers would join. "Of them the Congress will give...
11:01 PM, May 20, 2011
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea filed by a converted Christian seeking access to benefits extended to him earlier as a Scheduled Caste Hindu. While a state government panel held that he had converted, the petitioner denied doing so and challenged the cancellation of a Scheduled Castes certificate issued to him. The bench of Chief Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and Justice JB Pardiwala refused relief to petitioner Nimesh...
05:10 PM, Mar 07, 2011
Valmiki community not recognised as state subject in Jammu and Kashmir. ...
02:42 PM, Jan 25, 2010
Buta Singh wants reservation for scheduled castes in the judiciary. ...
01:59 PM, Sep 25, 2009
Buta Singh has made it clear that CBI had no mandate to summon him. ...
12:38 AM, Aug 25, 2009
The Gujjar community are demanding Scheduled Tribe status. ...
01:11 PM, Jul 27, 2009
