New Delhi: The capital is set to receive a residential school for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Castes (OBC), the Delhi government announced on Monday. "The cabinet has decided to set up a residential school for the SC, ST, OBC and Muslim students in order to provide them adequate opportunities to excel in studies," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said in...
10:10 PM, May 14, 2012
Narnaul: The government-run Industrial Training Institute in Narnaul, Haryana, found itself in the centre of a controversy on Saturday. The institute has allegedly created a separate wing for SC/STs, calling it "special privileges". The students, however, call it discriminatory. The institute was set up by the government with the aim of providing technical skill training to students of all categories. The institute has now built two buildings. While one of...
07:28 AM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) claims that seven women of Bhatta and Parsaul villages of Greater Noida were raped by policemen during the agitation against land acquisition in May 2011. NCSC Chairman PL Punia says that the women have claimed in an affidavit and also in a statement to the Commission tyaht they were raped. Punia says that all the seven women belong to the Other...
11:15 AM, Aug 22, 2011
New Delhi: Emphasising his government's commitment to the welfare of women and children, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday underlined the need for improving the sex ratio in the country. "We have strived for reducing inequalities in the country. In the last seven years, we have taken special care of the needs of our brothers and sisters from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, minorities, women and children," Singh said...
11:11 AM, Aug 15, 2011
New Delhi: The Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes PL Punia criticised Prakash Jha's forthcoming film 'Aarakshan' and called it 'anti-dalit'. Filmmaker Prakash Jha has defended his soon to be released film which stars Amitabh Bachchan. He had asked the Film Censor Board for permission to watch the film before its release. He will meet the board on Monday to discuss the issue. Jha said, "I will not...
03:29 PM, Jul 23, 2011
Mumbai: Filmmaker Prakash Jha wants to have a discussion and dispel the doubts of the National Commission of Scheduled Castes (NCSC), which has sought to see his film Aarakshan even before the censor board watches it. The panel wants to confirm that the film has not misinterpreted the constitutional provision for reservations of the socially backward classes. Jha said, having high regard for the commission, he is ready to have...
03:34 PM, Jul 15, 2011
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit a report within four weeks on the alleged thrashing of a Dalit boy for fetching water from a public tap. It has also asked the government what steps are being taken to prevent "such acts of discrimination against Dalits". The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report alleging that the...
10:05 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Note asking security personnel to bar entry of public till 1400 hrs pasted on gate. ...
05:45 PM, Sep 10, 2009
Lakhs of people have allegedly enjoy quota benefits even after converting. ...
04:46 PM, Jan 01, 2009
The court's order came on a petition filed by a SC student. ...
09:35 PM, Nov 04, 2008
Melbourne: Former Australian Test captain Kim Hughes feels former skipper and current national selector Greg Chappell forced Ricky Ponting to step down as Australia captain. Ponting though, after stepping down from captaincy, made it clear that Australia's World Cup ouster had prompted his decision and insisted that he was not pressurised by Cricket Australia to give up the leadership role. But Hughes, who was compelled to resign as Australian captain...
10:58 PM, Jan 09, 2008
Ahmedabad: The use of the much-debated Decision Review System in the World Cup has improved the incidence of correct decisions by five per cent, International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat said today. "To date, we have more than a five per cent improvement in correct decisions and I think we all want fundamentally for umpires to make the correct decisions. We don't want the game to hinge on something...
12:39 AM, Jan 06, 2008
With the new academic session round the corner the Centre has started courting the quota issue once again. ...
09:48 PM, Jan 09, 2007
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