Bengaluru, March 4 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress government of diverting funds meant for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), and asked senior Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, to speak up on the issue.Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, R. Ashoka on Wednesday alleged that the state government had systematica…
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Bengaluru, Mar 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Tuesday accused the state government of diverting funds meant for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the Special Component Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) for other purposes, terming it a “betrayal” of Dalits. The Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, claimed that the government had used Rs 39,000 crore from SCP and TSP allocations over the past three years for purposes other than those i…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Monday, announced special programmes ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal to reach out to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the state. The Trinamool Congress in the state will conduct a special campaign in the 84 Assembly constituencies which are majorly inhabited by SCs and STs. The ruling party will arrange a special vehicle for this campaign in which three to four people wo…
Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday accused the Congress-led government of continuing with the old reservation system and failing to implement internal reservation, alleging that Dalits have been cheated and youth treated unjustly.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy challenged the government to clarify how it intends to provide internal reservation, stating that con…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday described former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa as an indefatigable leader who led continuous struggles and protests for the state, even during the days when the BJP had a limited presence in the state.He was speaking at a felicitation programme organised in Yediyurappa’s hometown of Shikaripura to mark his 84th birthday.Joshi praised the people of Shikarip…
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Criticising the state government, former Union Minister and senior BJP leader A. Narayanaswamy said on Friday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had betrayed the Madiga community, which had struggled for 35 years for internal reservation. He alleged that not only the Madiga community but Dalits across the state had been deceived, and accused the government of misleading 101 castes on the issue of internal reservation. He also alleged that job-aspirant youth had been misled…
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at promoting inclusivity in the education sector, the Tamil Nadu government has reduced the minimum qualifying marks for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) Papers I and II from 50 per cent to 40 per cent. With this revision, PwD candidates will now be placed on par with applicants from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Caste Arunthathiyars (SCA) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), who are also required to s…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been invoked in the case related to racial abuse and humiliation of three women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, officials said on Wednesday. The police said that the relevant provisions were invoked based on the material available on record. They further noted that one of the accused, Ruby Jain, has been arrested.”The investigation is now being conducted …
Itanagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday underscored the crucial role of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in driving India’s economic growth, stating that since 2014, several policy interventions have been undertaken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen the country’s economy.Under the MSME policies, there has been special emphasis on uplifting Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes through the creation of…
Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) Campaigning for the February 23 elections in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand came to an end at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Voting will be held in a single phase on Monday (February 23) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on February 27.The elections are being conducted for nine municipal corporations, 20 municipal councils and 19 Nagar Panchayats across the state.Apart from the posts of mayor and chairperson, polling will be held for ward councillors i…