Upper Caste
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Uttarakhand: Dalit man abducted, killed by in-laws for marrying upper-caste woman
India | Sep 03, 2022, 07:30 AM 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 | Feb 16, 2020, 10:12 PM 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
National | Jan 14, 2019, 11:14 AM 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 | Jan 10, 2019, 08:30 AM 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 | Jan 08, 2019, 03:40 PM 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 | Jan 07, 2019, 09:55 PM 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 | Sep 04, 2018, 04:30 PM 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 | Apr 08, 2018, 10:53 PM 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 | Jul 13, 2016, 04:52 PM 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 | Dec 07, 2015, 01:20 PM 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
National | Jul 17, 2015, 09:00 PM 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 | Sep 04, 2013, 05:51 PM 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