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Uttarakhand: Dalit man abducted, killed by in-laws for marrying upper-caste woman
India | September 03, 2022 7:30 ISTUttarakhand Dalit man killed: The Dalit man's wife's mother, her step-father, and her step-brother were caught while taking his body in the car to dispose it off.
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Gujarat: Upper caste men object to Dalit groom on horseback, throw stones
India | February 16, 2020 22:12 ISTThe wedding procession of a Dalit man was taken out under police protection in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Sunday after some upper caste people objected to the groom sitting on a horse and pelted stones, an official said.
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Quota for upper caste | Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani decides to implement 10 per cent reservation in state
Politics | January 14, 2019 11:14 ISTWith the new 10 per cent quota becoming law with the President's assent, the total reservation in jobs and education now stands at 59.5 per cent.
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Passage of 10% quota bill victory of social justice, ensures wider canvas for youth power: PM Modi | 10 points
India | January 10, 2019 8:30 ISTThe 124th amendment bill amended the Constitution to provide 10 per cent reservation to general category poor in jobs and education.
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General Category Quota: Govt introduces Constitution Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha
India | January 08, 2019 15:40 ISTInterestingly, when the minister moved the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019, no member of the Lower House raised any objection.
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10% quota to economically weaker among general category: Opposition questions 'timing'
India | January 07, 2019 21:55 ISTKeeping an eye on upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Narendra Modi government on Monday approved 10 per cent reservation for economically backward upper castes in jobs and educational institutions.
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SC/ST Act: MP on high alert as upper caste groups hold protest against reviving 'diluted' law
News | September 04, 2018 16:30 ISTSC/ST Act: MP on high alert as upper caste groups hold protest against reviving 'diluted' law
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Kanpur: Upper caste man killed for marrying Dalit girl
India | April 08, 2018 22:53 ISTThe incident took place in the posh Birhana road area, just 500 yards from the Pheel-khana police station.
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Denied water by ‘upper caste’ neighbours, tribal woman digs up her own well
India | July 13, 2016 16:52 ISTAfter being denied access to a hand-pump by her upper caste neighbours, a tribal woman in Uttar Pradesh’s parched Bundelkhand has almost single-handedly dug a well that can feed up to 40 families.
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NCBC pitches for inclusion of poor among upper castes in OBC list
India | December 07, 2015 13:20 ISTNew Delhi: Amid rising demand for extension of job reservations for economically backward among upper castes, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has said that it can include economically weaker sections in the OBC
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Upper caste can't become Bihar Chief Minister: Giriraj Singh
Politics | July 17, 2015 21:00 ISTPatna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said a person belonging to the upper caste cannot become Bihar chief minister after the upcoming assembly polls in the state."An upper caste cannot become chief minister of
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Dalit woman draws water from well in upper caste area, thrashed
India | September 04, 2013 17:51 ISTKendrapara (Odisha): A Dalit woman was allegedly beaten up by members of upper caste for drawing potable water from a government-dug deep tube well in their area at a village in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police
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