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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.

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Ganga News - Haryana Announces 20% Reservation in Promotion for SC : Ganga News

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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.

thewire.in/government/election

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Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news - Only 3% of High Court judges since 2018 were SC; 1.5% ST: Parliamentary Committee flags 'diversity deficit' in judiciary

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.

barandbench.com/news/litigatio

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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.

thenewsminute.com/article/tami

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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.

ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-gujar

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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.

indianexpress.com/article/opin

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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.

newindianexpress.com/states/ta

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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.

en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news

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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.

time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-i

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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.

ruralindiaonline.org/en/articl

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4% OBC quota for Muslims scrapped in poll-bound Karnataka

From the 4 per cent that is freed up, the Vokkaligas and Lingayats will get two percentage points each.

deccanherald.com/state/top-kar

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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.

thenewsminute.com/article/unbe

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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.

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

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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.

newsclick.in/survey-shows-cast

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IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate

The senior deposed before the committee orally on February 17 and sent a signed written statement to the committee on February 19.

TW: suicide

thehindu.com/news/national/iit

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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.

thewire.in/caste/iit-bombay-su

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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’.

thenewsminute.com/article/spen

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Dalits face massive backlash for temple entries as TN govt fails to protect them

Within a few days after hundreds of Dalits entered the Muthumariamman temple in Thenmudiyanur for the first time on January 30, caste Hindus have unleashed a wave of violence and imposed an economic boycott on them.

thenewsminute.com/article/dali

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IITs Will Remain Elitist Until They Prioritise the Needs of Marginalised Students

The response of the IITs to such a critical issue is often seen as formulaic – more akin to solving an engineering problem, without considering the psychological dimensions of historically oppressed communities.

thewire.in/education/iits-will

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