Chennai, July 20 (IANS) PMK president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday reiterated his party’s commitment to achieving comprehensive social justice for all communities in Tamil Nadu, marking the foundation day of the Vanniyar Sangam.He described the organisation’s formation as a landmark moment in the state’s social justice movement, and called upon people to renew their commitment to ensuring equitable opportunities for every section of society.In a statement issued on the occasion, Anbumani…
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Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly commenced on Monday with a protest by Congress MLAs inside the Assembly premisesLed by Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, Congress legislators staged a demonstration against the government’s alleged failure to address farmers’ distress, particularly the shortage of fertilisers and seeds for the ongoing Kharif season and inadequate drought relief measures.Congress MLAs wore symbolic masks depicting Chief Minister M…
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has appointed its Rajya Sabha member, Vaddiraju Ravichandra, as the leader of the BRS Parliamentary Party.BRS President Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) appointed Ravichandra as the leader of the BRS Parliamentary Party and BRS floor leader in the Rajya Sabha.K.R. Suresh Reddy, who was heading the Parliamentary Party, recently completed his term as a Rajya Sabha member.Ravichandra was previously serving as the deputy leader of …
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an interim stay on the publication of the results of the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET), directing the state government and the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) not to release the results until July 24.The interim order was passed by a bench of Justice P.D. Asha while hearing a batch of petitions filed by three teachers, including Ramakrishnan, who challenged the qualifying marks prescribed for candidates belonging to…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has dropped the requirement of submitting a domicile certificate for applying under the scholarship schemes for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Backward Classes students, an official said on Friday. The decision is part of the steps undertaken by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment for major reforms and digital initiatives to improve accessibility and streamline scholarship processes for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Backw…
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss is set to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday to press for a caste-based census in the state, a move the party says is essential to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s 69 per cent reservation policy. The meeting follows an all-party and community leaders’ conference organised by the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) in Chennai’s T. Nagar on June 5. The conference adopted a resolution urging the state government to conduct a caste ce…
Bengaluru, April 29 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the proposed AHINDA convention in Hubballi was aimed at addressing the socio-economic backwardness of marginalised communities and bringing them into the mainstream.The event is being held amid speculation that the convention was a show of strength for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah amid the row over the change of guard in the state.It can be noted that AHINDA stands for Alpasankhyataru, Hindulidavaru, and Dal…
Hyderabad, April 26 (IANS) Telangana’s comprehensive and forward-looking welfare model has set a benchmark for other states at Chintan Shivir–2026, said welfare minister Adluri Laxman Kumar said on Sunday.He was speaking at Chintan Shivir–2026, organised by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Chandigarh on Sunday.The conclave brought together ministers and senior officials from across the country to deliberate on key issues including social justice, effective delivery o…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government, alleging that the 2011 census is being used to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill, rather than the current caste-based census that is being conducted in the country.”What the government is proposing now has nothing to do with women’s reservation. This amendment is an attempted power grab using delimitation and gerrymandering”, Gandhi …
Davanagere, April 2 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has said that the party’s victory is certain in both constituencies where by-elections are being held. He also claimed that the Chief Minister is nervous. Responding to media queries on Thursday, he said how the BJP’s victory would impact others is their internal matter and asked people to wait and watch the political developments that would follow.Replying to a question about Basangouda Patil Yatnal campaigning for the B…