Vansda BJP candidate Piyush Patel was going from Pratapnagar to Vandervela village with his supporters and was attacked at around 2:30 PM as the miscreants tried to vandalise his car.

In a majority judgment by 3:2, a five-judge Constitution bench on Monday upheld the validity of the Constitution's 103rd Amendment Act 2019 saying the EWS quota does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.

New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured that the Centre will give positive consideration to the state government's request for inclusion of the Hatti community in the Scheduled Tribes list.

Chennai Apr 22 PTI The Tamil Nadu government will observe December 18 every year as Minorities Rights Day at the state level and about Rs 250 lakh will be earmarked for the purpose Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Gingee K S Masthan told the Assembly on Friday The government being the saviour of minorities is striving tirelessly to promote the upliftment and economic advancement of the minorities through effective implementation of various development schemes and welfare measures he said Winding up the debate on the demand for grants for the department the minister said the government would celebrate Minorities Rights Day at state level every year on December 18 Just as the day is being observed at district level under the collectors concerned it will be celebrated at the state level A sum of Rs 250 lakh will be provided for the purpose he said Further in order to enable the minority girl students in rural areas to pursue their studies without any impediments the government would provide education aid of Rs 500 to the students of Classes 3 to 5 and Rs 1000 to the wards of Class 6 A sum of Rs 275 crore would be provided as aid to the students the minister said Guidelines will be framed for providing minority status to educational institutions Masthan added Meanwhile Minister for Backward Classes Welfare R S Rajakannappan informed that e-libraries would be established in 275 college hostels run by the department at a cost of Rs 220 crore for the benefit of a large number of students In an initiative aimed at improving the economic prospects of the Backward Classes Most Backward Classes and Denotified Tribes the government would form 25 groups with each comprising 10 members men women and encourage them to set up ready-made garment units They would be provided an assistance of Rs Rs 75 lakh Rajakannappan said The medical assistance of Rs 1000 being provided to the hostellers for three medical checkups in a year will be enhanced to Rs 3000 he added PTI JSP HDA HDA

Shillong Jan 19 PTI The Meghalaya Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to increase the upper age limit for government job aspirants by five years Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said At present the upper age limit is 27 years for candidates in the general category and 32 years for applicants belonging to Scheduled Tribes According to the chief minister candidates in the general category can now apply for government jobs until the age of 32 years For government job seekers belonging to Scheduled Tribes the maximum age limit for applying has been enhanced to 37 years Sangma said However this will not be applicable for certain departments like police which require physical fitness as criteria Sangma told journalists PTI JOP MM MM

Cuttack Dec 22 PTI The Odisha government Wednesday informed the high court it would withdraw a reservation notification issued for the panchayat elections realising that it was faulty The court was hearing a petition challenging the October 1 notification for reservation of seats It had asked the State Election Commission SEC to submit an affidavit detailing the reservation policy to be adopted for the elections scheduled to be held early next year The government counsel informed the court that a fresh notification for reservation of seats will be issued next Monday and objections will be accepted till January 3 said Sukanta Dalei the petitioners advocate After hearing the objections on January 5 the government will submit the final reservation list to the SEC on January 7 Dalei said A division bench headed by Chief Justice S Muralidhar is adjudicating a case filed by Birendra Das The petitioner had maintained that if October 1 was implemented then the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes would completely lose their constitutional and statutory rights The governments notification was also contrary to the 73rd constitutional amendment of 1992 Das said PTI COR HMB RG RG

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday said that it has not enumerated caste wise population other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the census since independence.

New Delhi Nov 22 PTI A new book Being Adivasi Existence Entitlements Exclusion explores the views of the Adivasis and the Denotified Communities on the process of development and its clash with their rightsPublished by Penguin Random House India PRHI the book was released on MondayThe seventh volume of Rethinking India series is a collection of essays addressing the persistent problems faced by Adivasis and Denotified communities from questions of their distinct identity land alienation indebtedness and displacement from ancestral landsIt is co-edited by the late Adivasi rights activist Abhay Xaxa who passed away due to a heart attack in March last year and veteran linguist GN DevyI would like to hope that it is received not just as a publication or academic exercise but as a prelude to the change that is now overdue a change that will bring to the Denotified and Nomadic communities at least some measure of justice and human rights that they expect to get as citizens of a democratic country and to Adivasis the understanding of their distinct identity writes Padma Shri awardee DevyDevy has also authored Painted Words 2003 a collection of literature of the Adivasis and the nomadic communitiesAccording to the publishers the volume serves not as an academic exercise but in addressing the larger readership as a prelude to the change that will bring to the Adivasis some measure of their rights as citizens of a democratic countryThe essays in the volume address the persistent problems faced by the Adivasis and Denotified Tribes from questions of their distinct identity to land alienation indebtedness and displacement from ancestral lands they said in a statementThe PRHIs Rethinking India series in collaboration with the Samruddha Bharat Foundation aims to breathe new life and spirit into the cold and self- serving logic of political and administrative processes linking them to and informing them by grass-roots realities fact-based research and social experience and actionable social-scientific knowledgeIts previous titles including Vision for a Nation The Minority Conundrum Reviving Jobs We the People and The Shudras have contributions from over 140 of Indias foremost academics activists and policymakers across party lines PTI MG MAH MAH

Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a jibe at the Opposition and said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is working with the objective of providing equal opportunity to everyone but for the Opposition, it is always 'Mai aur mera khandan' (Me and my family).

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not do caste politics and worked to bring social harmony in society.