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  Bihar government moves Supreme Court against Patna High Court stay on caste-based survey

  Bihar | May 11, 2023 20:47 IST

  Caste-based survey in Bihar: State has already completed more than 80 pc of the survey work in some districts and less than 10 per cent of work is pending. The entire machinery is working at ground level. There shall be no harm in completing exercise subject to final adjudication of the dispute.

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  Caste system made by priests was 'wrong', everyone equal before god: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

  India | February 06, 2023 6:11 IST

  Mohan Bhagwat on caste system: RSS Chief was addressing an event at the auditorium of Ravindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai on the occasion of the 647th birth anniversary of Saint Shiromani Rohidas.

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  Bihar: Caste-based census begins amid war of words between RJD, BJP

  India | January 07, 2023 16:30 IST

  Caste based census in Bihar: "Caste-based survey will give us scientific data so that budget and social welfare schemes can be made accordingly. BJP is anti-poor. They does not want this to happen", said Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav.

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  Haqiqat Kya Hai: Religion or Race? What will be used by political parties in the 2024 elections?

  Aaj Ki Baat | January 06, 2023 22:22 IST

  Haqiqat Kya Hai: Religion or Race? What will be used by political parties in the 2024 elections?

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  Caste consciousness in society is greater today than in 1950s: Shashi Tharoor

  India | November 12, 2022 17:23 IST

  Shashi Tharoor on caste consciousness: “Ambedkar wanted to completely destroy the caste system and he will probably be horrified to realize that, if anything, the caste system is more and more entrenched in the political parties,” he said.

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  Concepts like 'Varna', 'Jaati' should be completely discarded, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

  India | October 08, 2022 0:35 IST

  Citing the book that was released, "Vajrasuchi Tunk" written by Dr Madan Kulkarni and Dr Renuka Bokare, the RSS chief said social equality was a part of the Indian tradition, but it was forgotten and this led to damaging consequences.

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  Lord Shiva may be from SC/ST as no Brahmin sits in crematorium: JNU VC

  India | August 23, 2022 17:05 IST

  The vice-chancellor said, "As per Manusmriti women are Scheduled Caste. In such a situation a woman cannot say that she belongs to Brahmin or other community." "No God is a Brahmin. The highest is Kshatriya," she claimed.

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  Rajasthan: 21 booked in Kota for hurling casteist slurs at Dalit groom

  India | June 12, 2022 22:22 IST

  The incident took place on Friday night when the 'Bindori' (pre-wedding procession) of Sanjeev Meghwal was being taken out on a mare through the lanes in Goyanda village.

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  Caste census not an issue on which Bihar is drowning: BJP leader takes dig at Tejashwi Yadav

  India | May 13, 2022 7:46 IST

  Agriculture Minister and BJP leader Amrendra Pratap Singh said that there is no urgent need of caste-based census in Bihar.

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  Chennai school faces action over caste-based attendance register

  Education | November 03, 2021 7:16 IST

  The school headmistress said that it was unintentional and that the students were earlier also had caste put against their name in the attendance register

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  UP: Teacher booked for caste discrimination against students in Amethi

  India | October 01, 2021 12:32 IST

  The father of the child has alleged that the teacher beats his child up and makes children sit in separate queues for upper castes and Dalits during midday meals.

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  Mainpuri school seeks to junk untouchability signs, students take meals together

  Education | September 27, 2021 23:46 IST

  In a bid to obliterate the signs of discrimination against the scheduled caste students, a senior district official rushed to the primary school Dodarpur in Bewar block and held a meeting with the village pradhan, her husband, villagers and parents.  

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  Small parties can make a big difference in UP Polls 2022

  News | August 01, 2021 23:00 IST

  Elections for the Uttar Pradesh assembly may be early next year, but attempts to redraw the political landscape have already begun. And in the state so influenced by caste arithmetic, it is the small players, the extras of politics, that can be the “make or break" factor for the mainstream parties.

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  Cremation ground divided on caste lines, probe ordered

  India | February 21, 2021 13:14 IST

  A barbed wire was set up across a cremation ground, dividing it into two -- one portion for the upper castes and the other for lower castes.

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  Gurugram: Vehicles displaying caste identities to face action

  India | February 19, 2021 15:52 IST

  Vehicles displaying caste identities in Gurugram will now invite traffic police action, according to an official order. 

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  Vehicles with caste stickers to be seized in UP

  News | December 28, 2020 20:56 IST

  Displaying caste identities on wind screens and number plates of four and two-wheelers in Uttar Pradesh will now invite punitive action.

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  Commission on caste data will be led by former HC judge: Tamil Nadu CM

  India | December 07, 2020 16:39 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday said a commission to gather quantifiable caste wise data and submit a report to the government would be headed by former judge of the Madras High Court, A Kulasekaran.

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  Matrimonial site removes skin colour filter; 'Can we remove caste, gender filter?' asks Twitterati

  Trending | June 26, 2020 13:09 IST

  Previously, the matrimonial website asked users to search for their partners on the basis of skin descriptions like 'fair,' 'wheatish,' and 'dark.' The petition against the biasness received an enormous response as around 1,500 signatures were made within 14 hours.

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  School kids accuse teacher of making casteist slur

  India | November 25, 2019 16:06 IST

  The incident took place in Shankarpur government primary school in Rae Bareli district and the students went to the office of Superintendent of Police Swapnil Mamgain and complained about a woman 'shiksha mitra' who had made the remarks.

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  Panel will take action if candidates sought votes in name of caste: EC

  October 10, 2019 20:36 IST

  The Election Commission on Thursday reviewed the preparation for the upcoming Haryana assembly polls and said it will take strong action if any candidate is found seeking votes in the name of caste or during religious functions.