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  1. Patna HC Strikes Down Bihar's Amended Laws Increasing Reservations

    After conducting a caste census last year, the Nitish Kumar government had hiked total reservations for SC, ST and OBC groups to 65%.

    #bihar #PatnaHC #BiharReservationLaws #reservation #SCST #OBC #dalits #adivasis #CasteCensus #JDU #india

    thewire.in/law/patna-hc-strike

  2. ZFS и SCST под управлением SPACESAN

    ZFS и SCST под управлением SPACESAN Упрощение работы с СХД Интерфейс модуля позволит ускорить работы по конфигурации и мониторингу оборудования. Погнали

    habr.com/ru/articles/793762/

    #zfs #zfsonlinux #scst #scst_over_fc #spacesan

  3. West Bengal: Civil Society is Mobilizing People to Vote for INDIA

    The INDIA Alliance may not have declared their seat-sharing plans for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls yet, but civil society in West Bengal is mobilizing people to vote for INDIA. The United Forum of Vote for INDIA organized a rally in the heart of Kolkata, with participants including members of the Matua community, Dalits, and Muslims. Prominent social and human rights activists addressed the gathering.

    enewsroom.in/vote-india-kolkat

    #WestBengal #INDIAAlliance #elections2024 #HumanRights #dalits #adivasis #muslims #matuas #HarshMander #RajRatanAmbedkar #SCST #BJP #hindutva #india

  4. How BJP's Own Fragmenting of Social Justice Politics Led to the Bihar Caste Census

    Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused opposition parties of dividing the country along caste lines, it cannot be denied that BJP's success in exploiting the chink in the armour of social justice parties has now come to affect it, writes Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta.

    thewire.in/politics/bjp-narend

    #bihar #CasteSurvey #BJP #OBCs #EBCs #SCST #dalits #UpperCastes #SocialJustice #representation #reservations #hindutva #NarendraModi #GirirajSingh #NitishKumar #caste #INDIAAlliance #iindia

  5. As Number of Salaried Workers Rise in India, So Does Inequality: Report

    ‘State of Working India 2023: Social Identities and Labour Market Outcomes’ finds that while growth created regular wage jobs for all castes, the rates differed significantly.

    thewire.in/labour/as-number-of

    #labour #labor #SalariedWorkers #inequality #economy #jobs #SCST #minorities #representation #WomensRights #gender #PayGaps #unemployment #AzimPremjiUniversity #india

  6. Why the Karnataka govt is threatening legal action against Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Chaudhary

    Though the subsidy scheme for taxis, autos is available for SC/ST, Backward Classes and religious minorities, Sudhir Chaudhary claimed that the scheme cannot be availed by Hindus.

    thenewsminute.com/karnataka/wh

    #karnataka #KarnatakaGovt #SudhirChaudhary #AiravathaScheme #SCST #minorities #AajTak #IndiaToday #hindutva #misinformation #media #television #communalism #india

  7. Gujarat: OBC quota in local body polls increased from 10% to 27%

    The announcement was made ahead of the upcoming polls in 7,100-gram panchayats, 75 Nagar Palikas, two district panchayats and 19 taluka panchayats.

    scroll.in/latest/1055112/gujar

    #gujarat #OBCs #OBCQuota #polls #LocalBodyPolls #reservation #SCST #dalits #caste #BJP #india

  8. Assam Delimitation Proposals That Sparked Fears of Muslim Marginalisation Are Now Final

    The Election Commission of India did not further change constituency boundaries from its June draft order, which was criticised as an attempt to reduce the representation of the state's Muslim community.

    #assam #delimitation #ECI #ElectionCommission #muslims #SCST #marginalisation #BJP #hindutva #india

    thewire.in/government/election

  9. Only 3% of High Court judges since 2018 were SC; 1.5% ST: Parliamentary Committee flags 'diversity deficit' in judiciary

    The Committee opined that the Supreme Court and High Court Collegiums should recommend an adequate number of women and candidates from marginalized sections for judgeship.

    #IndianJudiciary #courts #SCST #dalits #SupremeCourt #HighCourts #collegiums #caste #CasteDiscrimination #GenderDiscrimination #representation #diversity #judges #india

    barandbench.com/news/litigatio

  10. Tamil Nadu: Dalit and tribal organisations demand SC/ST sub-plan for better utilisation of funds

    The draft demanded that the allocated fund to the SC/ST welfare should not be diverted to other plans and it should be non-lapsable.

    #TamilNadu #SCSTSubPlan #TribalSubPlan #ScheduledCasteSubPlan #TSP #SCP #SCST #dalits #tribals #AdiDravidar #adivasis #welfare #TNGovt #india

    thenewsminute.com/article/tami

  11. BJP's "Gujarat Model" Falls Flat In Karnataka. Data Explained

    Before the election, the BJP made two bold moves - one, to wean away from dependency on strong Lingayat political leaders who have usually held the reins of the BJP in Karnataka.

    #karnataka #KarnatakaElections #caste #lingayats #SCST #brahmins #vokkaligas #muslims #BJP #INC #congress #hindutva #KarnatakaResults #gujarat #india

    ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-gujar

  12. How caste comes into play when climate changes

    Dalit and Adivasi communities have fewer adaptation resources to combat the damage from events related to climate change since they continue to be deprived of socio-economic and political rights and face systemic discrimination.

    #ClimateChange #caste #dalits #adivasis #tribals #SCST #labourers #marginalised #inequality #poverty #CasteDiscrimination #SexualMinorities #nomads #HumanRights #SocialJustice #environment #india

    indianexpress.com/article/opin

  13. Caste crimes: Justice remains a mirage for Dalits as govt caught in self-induced slumber

    As if to add salt to their wounds, the Dalits were driven to the wall by authorities who would rather prefer to "resolve" the issue "amicably" rather than take action against the perpetrators.

    #TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #caste #dalit #CasteViolence #vanniyar #melpathi #CasteDiscrimination #TempleEntry #temples #untouchability #SCSTAct #SCST #casteism #vengaivayal #brahminism #india

    newindianexpress.com/states/ta

  14. 50,000 Dalits in Gujarat to Embrace Buddhism on Ambedkar Jayanti in One of the Largest Conversion Ceremonies Ever Seen

    On April 14, a momentous mass conversion ceremony is set to take place in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar, wherein approximately 50,000 Dalits from various cities and towns will formally adopt Buddhism and renounce Hinduism. The event promises to be one of the largest gatherings of its kind as more than one lakh people are expected to participate in the event.

    #gujarat #dalits #buddhism #tribals #conversions #religion #AmbedkarJayanti #SwayamSainikDal #SSD #gandhinagar #dalit #SCST #hinduism #CasteDiscrimination #caste #casteism #india

    en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news

  15. Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination

    The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.

    #california #caste #UnitedStates #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #AishaWahab #dalits #SCs #SCST #EqualityLabs #interview #islamophobia #IndianDiaspora #NRIs #brahminism #india

    time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-i

  16. In the name of the people

    Fortune-tellers, snake-charmers, traditional healers, tightrope-walkers and others are just some of the hundreds of distinct communities that continue to be wrongly listed in the census. This injustice has robbed them of their identity and denies them access to state privileges due to marginalised groups.

    #TamilNadu #census #MBCs #SCST #dalits #tribals #DNTs #NTs #welfare #marginalisation #india

    ruralindiaonline.org/en/articl

  17. Unbearable torment: What inter-caste couples in TN have to endure for ‘caste pride’

    Inter-caste couples and activists talk about caste violence in Tamil Nadu, and the state’s failings in protecting couples from the brutal violence of their own families.

    #TamilNadu #caste #IntercasteLove #IntercasteMarriages #casteism #CastePride #CasteViolence #SCST #dalits #HonourKilling #TNgovt #india

    thenewsminute.com/article/unbe

  18. Only 17 SC, 9 ST judges among 569 HC appointments since 2018

    THE Union government on Friday informed the Parliament that a total of 569 judges were appointed to the high courts since 2018. Of the 569 judges, 17 belong to the Scheduled Castes (SCs), nine to the Scheduled Tribes (STs), 64 to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and 15 belong to minority communities.

    #IndianJudiciary #HighCourts #judges #caste #representation #SCST #SCs #STs #dalits #minorities #OBC #SocialJustice #casteism #UnionGovt #india

    theleaflet.in/only-17-sc-9-st-

  19. Survey Shows Caste Discrimination Affecting Mental Health of SC/ST Students in IIT Bombay

    A survey conducted at IIT Bombay finds that caste discrimination is a key cause of mental health problems faced by reserved category students.

    #maharashtra #mumbai #IITBombay #IITB #casteism #CasteDiscrimation #caste #untouchability #reservations #MentalHealth #SCST #students #education #india

    newsclick.in/survey-shows-cast

  20. IIT Bombay Suicide: Did Authorities Fail to Act Even After Surveys Pointed to Rampant Casteism?

    Although an internal probe panel linked the recent suicide of a Dalit student on the campus to academic performance, at least three surveys by SC-ST Student Cell pointed to a highly discriminative atmosphere on campus towards students from the Dalit and Adivasi communities.

    #maharashtra #mumbai #DarshanSolanki #IITBombay #casteism #dalits #suicide #education #caste #discrimination #dalit #adivasi #SCST #IITB #brahminism #MentalHealth #india

    thewire.in/caste/iit-bombay-su

  21. Spend on Scheduled Caste Sub Plan in TN has fallen since DMK came to power

    The dismal numbers have led to activists questioning the validity of the DMK’s claims of social justice and the ‘Dravidian model’.

    #SC #TamilNadu #DMK #welfare #SCST #TSP #dalits #dalit #DravidianModel #PalanivelThiyagarajan #caste #india

    thenewsminute.com/article/spen