scheduled tribe

New Delhi, March 30 If a couple living together considers their relationship a "stable union," they should be treated as "married" for the 16th Census, according to the FAQ section on the self-enumeration portal.The portal, opened for people opting for self-enumeration, will be available for...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 28 Congress candidate from the Palakkad Assembly seat and actor, Ramesh Pisharody, said on Saturday that the woman who accused a former party councillor of sexual assault should receive justice.At the same time, Pisharody said that the incident, though regrettable...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 28 The Congress party expelled a Palakkad Municipality councillor from the party on Saturday following a sexual assault allegation against him.A Thankappan, president of the Palakkad District Congress Committee (DCC), said that Prashob C Valsan, a councillor from the...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 27 A woman has filed a complaint with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the police, alleging sexual assault by a Congress councillor, officials said on Friday.The complainant, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community, has accused Prashob C Valsan, a Congress...

New Delhi, March 27 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey urged the Centre on Friday to revoke the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status of those individuals who have converted to Christianity or Islam.He raised this issue during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha and stated that a delimitation exercise should only be...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 27 A woman has filed a complaint with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the police, alleging that a Congress councillor sexually assaulted her here, officials said on Friday.The complainant, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community, has accused Prashob C...

Imphal, March 27 Security forces have arrested a member of the banned People's Liberation Army in the Imphal East district of Manipur, according to police on Friday.The militant was apprehended from his residence in the Khurai Angom Leikai area on Thursday, a senior officer said.A member of...

New Delhi, March 25 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has processed and approved 246 faculty promotions under the career advancement scheme, describing it as its largest-ever recruitment and promotion drive, the institution said in a post on X on Wednesday.This comes after recent criticism and...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the delay in appointing legal aid counsel to assist the victims of the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence in the ongoing trial of the cases.The top court asked the Assam and Manipur state legal services authority to...

Shillong, March 24 Meghalaya Governor C.V. Vijayashankar on Tuesday approved a new legislation by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) that bars non-tribals from contesting tribal council elections, officials said.The GHADC had on Monday approved a key amendment mandating that...

Gadag (Karnataka), March 24 – At least 24 people were injured in a violent clash between members of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities in the village of Chikkavaddatti, located in the Mundargi taluk of Gadag district, following a dispute over a water-related issue...

Sri Vijaya Puram, March 23 Tribal leaders of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands raised concerns on Monday about a major infrastructure project, alleging a lack of transparency, environmental risks, and continued neglect of tribal rights.The project, titled 'Holistic Development of Great Nicobar'...

Bengaluru, March 18 – Karnataka Minister for School Education and Literacy, Madhu Bangarappa, appealed to students and parents on Wednesday not to worry about rumors of leaked question papers on social media as the SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Class 10 board examinations...

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...

New Delhi, March 16 The stakes are high for the BJP in the upcoming elections to five state assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party.In the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the main opposition, winning 77 seats in the 294-member...

New Delhi, March 14 The Delhi University (DU) has dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation that it uses interviews to eliminate students.In a post on X late on Friday, it said: "The University of Delhi admits students primarily based on CUET scores, and the standard admission...

Ranchi, March 13 Jharkhand Minister for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Welfare, Chamra Linda, blamed the Centre on Friday for delaying the release of around Rs 900 crore, saying it had hindered the payment of post-matric scholarships for SC/ST and OBC students in the...

Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly on Friday. The bill has strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the bill, those...

Kolkata, March 13 – West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, announced on Friday the formation of five new cultural and development boards for Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities in the state.The Trinamool government, led by CM Banerjee...

New Delhi, March 12 The office of the Registrar General of India has sought justification for the Bihar government's proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe status to the Gangota community, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Durgadas Uikey, said in a written response in the Lok Sabha on Thursday...