Manipur cabinet asks Governor to summon Assembly on Aug 21
Amid the Opposition’s demand for imposition of President’s Rule in light of ethnic strife and violence that has ripped Manipur…
Amid the Opposition’s demand for imposition of President’s Rule in light of ethnic strife and violence that has ripped Manipur…
Terming the sectarian violence in Manipur as "unfortunate", Hengjen village chief Kammang Khongdum on Tuesday said that the education of students has hampered since the ethnic clashes erupted.
“When the BJP forms the government, we will put an end to this unconstitutional Muslim reservation. It is the right of SC, ST and OBCs of Telangana and we will ensure they get their rights,” announced the Union home Minister.
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the upper house by voice vote.
A Meeting was held with some of the NGOs/experts/states working in the field of beggary for comprehensive rehabilitation of people engaged in the act of begging.
Taking up various pleas pertaining to alleged hurdles in granting reservation in promotions to SCs and STs in various states, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao directed the Advocate on Records of state governments to identify issues peculiar to them and submit those within two weeks.
Present in good numbers under the banner of National Adivasi-Indigenous Religion Coordination Committee, they said tribals have a separate identity, not associated with any religion, and therefore require a separate column in the census.
The apex court, in its ruling on Friday, stated that there is 'no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions', and also no court can order a state government to provide for reservation to SC/STs.
With the new judgement, the Supreme Court has overturned a 2012 ruling by the Uttarakhand High Court that directed the state to provide quotas to specified communities.
The complaint was registered against the outgoing chief minister under the SC/ST Act on Wednesday, the police said.
