Scheduled Tribes
Supreme Court stays order of evicting forest dwellers
Apex court asked states to submit details of process adopted to assess claims under Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers Act, 2006.
ST MLAs warn of agitation if government backs Dhangars
Says TISS report was against Dhangars, state can’t ignore it.
Dhangar youth kills himself in protest over reservations
The Dhangar community has been demanding reservation under the 'scheduled tribes' category for almost a decade now.
Parliament passes SC/ST amendment bill
The bill, which was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha, had got the Lok Sabha’s nod on August 6.
Govt pushes for SC/ST bill passage
Rajnath said this while responding to the issue after it was raised by the Congress during Zero Hour in the lower house.
Circular to inform cops about Dalit weddings in advance revoked in MP
The circular asking Dalits to submit notice 3 days prior to the wedding if they need protection, was done to maintain law and order.
Atrocity victims to get jobs, pensions, homes
State govt attempting to win back dalit support.
SC/ST Act: Over 47,338 cases filed in 2016
According to the minister, in the year 2015, as many as 38,564 cases were registered for crimes against Scheduled Castes.
As adivasis ignored, rage is brewing
Tribal people account for 8.2 per cent of India’s population.
Marathas March for better future, reservations, waiver
A majority of Marathas are farmers but farming is no longer lucrative as is evident in the huge number of suicides by the farmers.