Scheduled Caste

Mr Channi is a member of the Scheduled Caste community which comprises 32 per cent of the state's population. He is a three-time MLA from the Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency of Punjab.

A social activist has approached the police seeking to file a complaint against the Chief Minister, Speaker, and the state Home Minister accusing them of painting the people from the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe in poor light in the Assembly.

Dalit students at a government school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper-caste woman after a cook from the Scheduled Caste community was sacked allegedly following protests over her caste.

More than 33,000 cases have been registered in Madhya Pradesh under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the the last four years, the state government has said.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday accused the leadership of the Bahujan Samaj Party of backstabbing the Scheduled Castes community by "selling" the party to the Shiromani Akali Dal.

"The Government of India has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Census since independence," Minister of State Nityanand Rai stated in a written reply.

In a bid to woo the Scheduled Caste community ahead of Punjab assembly polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised to provide free education to their children

The Centre on Tuesday said it has not enumerated caste-wise population, other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, in Census since the Independence.

Concerns over a new coronavirus strain has cast a shadow on India's A tour of South Africa but BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal informed NDTV that the tour will go ahead as scheduled.

The new coronavirus variant has cast a shadow over the Indian cricket team's upcoming tour of South Africa, scheduled to begin from December 17.

Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said the Centre would provide scholarships to students belonging to Scheduled Castes and also organise events at 'Panchteerth' of B R Ambedkar.

Children belonging to scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST), other backward classes (OBC) and those whose parents have an annual income of up to Rs 8 lakh can avail the scheme.

Fighting allegations that he forged documents, Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal head Sameer Wankhede on Monday presented his original caste papers to prove he is a Dalit to National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson Vijay Sampla.

Sameer Wankhede, the Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal head, will meet National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson Vijay Sampla here on Monday to present his original caste documents to prove that he is a Dalit, sources said.

National Commission for Scheduled Castes vice-chairman Arun Halder said he thinks Sameer Wankhede belongs to the Scheduled Caste after meeting the Narcotics Control Bureau's zonal director on Saturday.

Mr Channi is a member of the Scheduled Caste community which comprises 32 per cent of the state's population. He is a three-time MLA from the Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency of Punjab.

A social activist has approached the police seeking to file a complaint against the Chief Minister, Speaker, and the state Home Minister accusing them of painting the people from the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe in poor light in the Assembly.

Dalit students at a government school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper-caste woman after a cook from the Scheduled Caste community was sacked allegedly following protests over her caste.

More than 33,000 cases have been registered in Madhya Pradesh under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the the last four years, the state government has said.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday accused the leadership of the Bahujan Samaj Party of backstabbing the Scheduled Castes community by "selling" the party to the Shiromani Akali Dal.

"The Government of India has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Census since independence," Minister of State Nityanand Rai stated in a written reply.

In a bid to woo the Scheduled Caste community ahead of Punjab assembly polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised to provide free education to their children

The Centre on Tuesday said it has not enumerated caste-wise population, other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, in Census since the Independence.

Concerns over a new coronavirus strain has cast a shadow on India's A tour of South Africa but BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal informed NDTV that the tour will go ahead as scheduled.

The new coronavirus variant has cast a shadow over the Indian cricket team's upcoming tour of South Africa, scheduled to begin from December 17.

Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said the Centre would provide scholarships to students belonging to Scheduled Castes and also organise events at 'Panchteerth' of B R Ambedkar.

Children belonging to scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST), other backward classes (OBC) and those whose parents have an annual income of up to Rs 8 lakh can avail the scheme.

Fighting allegations that he forged documents, Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal head Sameer Wankhede on Monday presented his original caste papers to prove he is a Dalit to National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson Vijay Sampla.

Sameer Wankhede, the Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal head, will meet National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson Vijay Sampla here on Monday to present his original caste documents to prove that he is a Dalit, sources said.

National Commission for Scheduled Castes vice-chairman Arun Halder said he thinks Sameer Wankhede belongs to the Scheduled Caste after meeting the Narcotics Control Bureau's zonal director on Saturday.