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Panchayat secretary declares two widows, Dalit man living in MP village dead
Two widows, along with a Dalit man, were denied benefits of the widow pension and Dalit welfare schemes, respectively as a panchayat secretary in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh issued death certificates in their names.
Two widows, along with a Dalit man, were denied benefits of the widow pension and Dalit welfare schemes, respectively as a panchayat secretary in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh issued death certificates in their names.
Following separate complaints lodged by the trio, and the finding of a preliminary inquiry, Amar Singh, the panchayat secretary of the Chandrapura village panchayat, was suspended by District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Namah Shivay Arjaria on Saturday.
The action followed complaints filed on April 17 by Ramabai Raikwar, Girja Vishwakarma and Kallu Ahirwar, who alleged they were wrongly declared dead in official records and their death certificates had been duly made.
In their complaints, Ramabai and Girja stated that their widow pension had been stopped after the duo was declared dead.
Ahirwar stated that he was unable to reap the benefits of government schemes meant for Dalits as he has been declared dead.
According to officials, prima facie it was found that the panchayat secretary’s act constitutes serious misconduct under the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Service (Conduct) Rules, 1996.
Officials said the suspension was carried out under the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999.
During the suspension period, Amar Singh will be attached to the Janpad Panchayat Gaurihar office and will receive subsistence allowance.
Karnataka: What the Revision of Internal Reservation for Scheduled Castes Means for the Community
Siddaramaiah stated that the earlier notifications issued under a scrapped 6:6:5 ratio will be withdrawn, and new notifications will be issued to start the recruitment process immediately.
New Delhi: The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday (April 24) approved a revised internal reservation matrix for Scheduled Castes within the 15% quota, paving the way to resume stalled government recruitment.
After a special Cabinet meeting at the Vidhana Soudha chaired by chief minister Siddaramaiah, the state government announced the sub-classification formula for 101 Scheduled Caste (SC) communities. The decision modifies the recommendations of a technical committee, formed on April 16 and headed by the chief secretary, which had initially suggested a distribution of 5.3%, 5.3% and 4.4%.
The immediate implementation of this revised matrix will allow the state to begin filling 56,432 government vacancies announced in the budget. Siddaramaiah stated that the earlier notifications issued under a scrapped 6:6:5 ratio will be withdrawn, and new notifications will be issued to start the recruitment process immediately.
BREAK UP: The Revised SC Quota Matrix (15% Total)
Category 1 (5.25%): Dalit Left factions (Edagai), primarily consisting of Madiga and Adi Jambava allied castes.
Category 2 (5.25%): Dalit Right factions (Balagai), primarily consisting of Holeya and Adi Karnataka allied castes.
Category 3 (4.5%): Other SC communities, including Bhovi, Lambani, Koracha, Korama, and 59 nomadic (Alemari) groups.
Historical and socio-political context
The demand for internal reservation stems from historic disparities among Dalits. The most backward groups (the SC ‘left’) have long argued for better opportunities, noting that the blanket 15% quota was disproportionately availed by more dominant sections, such as the SC ‘right’. Historically, Right-hand groups were often linked to landholding and skilled occupations, while Left-hand groups were associated with marginalised work and faced greater social disadvantages.
The government’s decision has come amid concerns raised by the Dalit right and “touchable” communities in Category 3, who felt the sub-classification restricted their opportunities in public education and employment.
Tracing the background, Siddaramaiah noted that the move fulfils a promise made in the Congress party’s 2023 election manifesto and follows a consensus reached at a Chitradurga convention representing 101 SC communities. He added that the state had previously relied on the findings of the Justice A.J. Sadashiva Commission and the Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das Commission.
While the latter’s recommendations were enacted into law, they faced implementation hurdles regarding the roster system.
Legal constraints and the ‘backlog’.
The state government had previously attempted to implement a 17% SC quota and a 7% Scheduled Tribe (ST) quota. However, to comply with the 50% reservation ceiling mandated by the Supreme Court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney case, the current implementation is capped at 15% and 3%, respectively.
Siddaramaiah stated that the additional proposed quota (2% for SCs and 4% for STs) will be maintained as a backlog. “The 6% kept aside will remain as a backlog until the final court decision,” he said, referring to the ongoing case in the Karnataka high court regarding the state’s overall 56% reservation policy introduced by the previous government.
Nomadic safeguards and roster rules
Addressing concerns from the 59 nomadic communities placed in Category 3 — who had approached the Karnataka high court against the earlier sub-classification — the government stipulated that one in every five posts reserved for this category will be dedicated exclusively to them. If no candidate from a nomadic community is available, the post will revert to other groups within Category 3.
Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa clarified the roster rules to address previous administrative confusion, noting that “some people instigated and created confusion.” He stated that internal reservation requires adequate vacancies to ensure opportunities for all three categories. If the total number of SC-reserved posts in a recruitment drive is below 15, the internal sub-quotas will not apply, and the posts will be open to all SC candidates based on merit.
Political unanimity
The chief minister, flanked by Dalit Cabinet colleagues, stated the decision was unanimous. Ministers present included K.H. Muniyappa, G. Parameshwara, H.C. Mahadevappa, Priyank Kharge, and Satish Jarkiholi. Law and parliamentary affairs minister H.K. Patil stated that the law was framed by taking all communities and the House into confidence. The move makes Karnataka the third state, after Haryana and Telangana, to implement SC sub-quotas since the Supreme Court permitted sub-classification.
Home minister G. Parameshwara noted that while Haryana, Punjab, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have similar models, Karnataka’s case is unique due to its 101 distinct SC communities. “The Karnataka model may be emulated as we have shown how to implement it legally, politically, and administratively,” he stated.
Courtesy : The Wire
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2026 родрооிро┤роХрод் родேро░்родро▓்роХро│் | 46 рокроЯ்роЯிропро▓் роЪாродி/рокро┤роЩ்роХுроЯிропிройро░் родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் роЕродிроХ ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு, рокро▓ родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் 90 роЪродро╡ீродрод்родைрод் родாрог்роЯிропродு.
роЪெрой்ройை: роЖро┤рооாрой роЖроп்ро╡ுроХ்роХுрод் родроХுродிропாрой роТро░ு рокோроХ்роХாроХ, рооாроиிро▓род்родிро▓் роЙро│்ро│ роЗро░рог்роЯு рокро┤роЩ்роХுроЯிропிройро░் рокிро░ிро╡ுроХро│் роЙроЯ்рокроЯ 46 роТродுроХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯ родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░் ро╡ро░ுроХை роХрогிроЪрооாроХ роЕродிроХро░ிрод்родுро│்ро│родு.
рооாроиிро▓род்родிро▓் роТроЯ்роЯுрооொрод்род ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு 85.10% роЖроХ роЗро░ுрои்родродு. рокроЯ்роЯிропро▓் роЪாродிрод் родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் роЪро▒்ро▒ே роЕродிроХрооாрой ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு 86.75% роЖроХро╡ுроо், роЗро░рог்роЯு рокроЯ்роЯிропро▓் рокро┤роЩ்роХுроЯிропிройро░் родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் 91% роЖроХро╡ுроо் рокродிро╡ாроХிропுро│்ро│родு. роЗрои்родрод் родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் роЙро│்ро│ рооொрод்род 1.06 роХோроЯி ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░்роХро│ிро▓், 92.19 ро▓роЯ்роЪроо் ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░்роХро│் родроЩ்роХро│родு ро╡ாроХ்роХுроХро│ைрок் рокродிро╡ு роЪெроп்родройро░்.
рокроЯ்роЯிропро▓் роЪாродி родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓், роХிро░ுро╖்рогро░ாропрокுро░роо் 92.45% ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ோроЯு рооுродро▓ிроЯроо் рокிроЯிрод்родродு. роЕродройைрод் родொроЯро░்рои்родு роородுро░ாрои்родроХроо் 92.28% ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ைрок் рокродிро╡ு роЪெроп்родродு. роЪெроп்ропூро░் (91.02%), роЕро░роХ்роХோрогроо் (90.12%), роХுроЯிропாрод்родроо் (90.47%), роЖрод்родூро░் (90.24%), ро░ாроЪிрокுро░роо் (90.60%) рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் роЕро╡ிроиாроЪி (90.57%) рокோрой்ро▒ родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓ுроо் 90%-роХ்роХுроо் роЕродிроХрооாрой ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு рокродிро╡ாроХிропுро│்ро│родு. роЗродு ро╡ро▓ுро╡ாрой ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░் рокроЩ்роХேро▒்рокைрок் рокிро░родிрокро▓ிроХ்роХிро▒родு.
роЗро░рог்роЯு рокро┤роЩ்роХுроЯிропிройро░் родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓், роПро▒்роХாроЯு родொроХுродிропிро▓் 92% ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு рокродிро╡ாроХி роЕродிроХрокроЯ்роЪ ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு роЕрооைрои்родродு. роЕродройைрод் родொроЯро░்рои்родு роЪெрои்родроороЩ்роХро▓роо் родொроХுродிропிро▓் 90.16% ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு рокродிро╡ாройродு.
ро╕்ро░ீрокெро░ுроо்рокுродூро░் (86.12%), роЪெроЩ்роХроо் (89.46%), родிрог்роЯிро╡ройроо் (88.56%) рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் ро╡рои்родро╡ாроЪி (88.62%) роЙро│்ро│ிроЯ்роЯ рокிро▒ родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓ுроо் ро╡ро▓ுро╡ாрой рокроЩ்роХேро▒்рокு роХாрогрок்рокроЯ்роЯродு. роЗро░ுрок்рокிройுроо், роЪிро▓ рокроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் роТрок்рокீроЯ்роЯро│ро╡ிро▓் роХுро▒ைрои்род ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு рокродிро╡ாроХிропுро│்ро│родு; рокெро░ிропроХுро│роо் (78.51%), рооாройாроородுро░ை (79.29%), роТроЯ்роЯрок்рокிроЯாро░роо் (79.39%) рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் рокро░роороХ்роХுроЯி (79.61%) роЖроХிроп рокроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு 80%-роХ்роХுроо் роХுро▒ைро╡ாроХро╡ே роЗро░ுрои்родродு.
ро╡роЯ рооாро╡роЯ்роЯроЩ்роХро│ிро▓், рокொрой்ройேро░ி (89.77%) рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் рокூройрооро▓்ро▓ி (83.41%) рокோрой்ро▒ родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் рооிродрооாройродு рооுродро▓் роЕродிроХрооாрой ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு роЕро│ро╡ுроХро│் рокро░ாрооро░ிроХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯрой, роЕродே роиேро░род்родிро▓் роород்родிроп рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் рооேро▒்роХுрок் рокроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் рокроЩ்роХேро▒்рокுрок் рокோроХ்роХுроХро│் роЪீро░ாроХроХ் роХாрогрок்рокроЯ்роЯрой.
рооுрои்родைроп родேро░்родро▓்роХро│ுроЯрой் роТрок்рокிроЯுроХைропிро▓், ро╡ாроХ்роХро│ிрок்рокு ро╡ிроХிродрод்родிро▓் роЪீро░ாрой роЕродிроХро░ிрок்рокு роХாрогрок்рокроЯுроХிро▒родு. 2021-ро▓், 44 родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓் роЙро│்ро│ 1.08 роХோроЯி ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░்роХро│ிро▓், 81.76 ро▓роЯ்роЪроо் рокேро░் ро╡ாроХ்роХро│ிрод்родройро░். 2016-ро▓், роПро▒роХ்роХுро▒ைроп 1 роХோроЯி ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░்роХро│ிро▓், роЪுрооாро░் 77.42 ро▓роЯ்роЪроо் ро╡ாроХ்роХுроХро│் рокродிро╡ாроХிропிро░ுрои்родрой.
роЕродிроХро░ிрод்род ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░் ро╡ிро┤ிрок்рокுрогро░்ро╡ு, рооேроо்рокроЯுрод்родрок்рокроЯ்роЯ ро╡ாроХ்роХுроЪ்роЪாро╡роЯி рооேро▓ாрог்рооை рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் ро╡ро▓ுрок்рокроЯுрод்родрок்рокроЯ்роЯ роХрог்роХாрогிрок்рокு ро╡ро┤ிрооுро▒ைроХро│் роЖроХிропро╡ро▒்ро▒ாро▓் роЕродிроХ ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு роПро▒்рокроЯ்роЯродாроХрод் родேро░்родро▓் роЕродிроХாро░ிроХро│் родெро░ிро╡ிрод்родройро░். роЪிро▒рои்род роЕрогுроХро▓் рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░் ро╡роЪродி роироЯро╡роЯிроХ்роХைроХро│் роЙро│்ро│ிроЯ்роЯ роЪிро▒рок்рокு роПро▒்рокாроЯுроХро│், ро╡ாроХ்роХுрок்рокродிро╡ு роЪродро╡ீродроЩ்роХро│ிрой் роЪீро░ாрой роЙропро░்ро╡ுроХ்роХுрок் рокроЩ்роХро│ிрод்родродாроХ роироо்рокрок்рокроЯுроХிро▒родு.
роХுро▒ிрок்рокாроХ роТродுроХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯ родொроХுродிроХро│ிро▓், роЬройроиாропроХрок் рокроЩ்роХேро▒்рокிро▓் роТро░ு роиேро░்рооро▒ைропாрой рокோроХ்роХு роХாрогрок்рокроЯுро╡родாроХро╡ுроо், роЗродு родрооிро┤்роиாроЯ்роЯிро▓் роЕродிроХро░ிрод்родு ро╡ро░ுроо் родேро░்родро▓் ро╡ிро┤ிрок்рокுрогро░்ро╡ைропுроо் ро╡ாроХ்роХாро│ро░் роИроЯுрокாроЯ்роЯைропுроо் роОроЯுрод்родுроХ்роХாроЯ்роЯுро╡родாроХро╡ுроо் родро░ро╡ுроХро│் родெро░ிро╡ிроХ்роХிрой்ро▒рой.
2026 TN elections | 46 SC/ST seats see higher turnout, many cross 90 percentage
CHENNAI: In a trend that warrants deeper analysis, a significant rise in voter turnout has been recorded across 46 reserved constituencies, including two Scheduled Tribe segments, in the State.
Many seats registered polling percentages above 85%, and a few crossed the 90% mark, according to official data.
The overall voter turnout in the State stood at 85.10%. Scheduled Caste constituencies recorded a slightly higher turnout of 86.75%, while the two Scheduled Tribe seats registered 91%. Of the 1.06 crore total electors in these constituencies, 92.19 lakh voters exercised their franchise.
Among the Scheduled Caste seats, Krishnarayapuram recorded the highest turnout at 92.45%, followed by Madurantakam at 92.28%. Constituencies such as Cheyyur (91.02%), Arakkonam (90.12%), Gudiyattam (90.47%), Attur (90.24%), Rasipuram (90.60%) and Avanashi (90.57%) also reported polling above 90%, reflecting strong voter participation.
In the two Scheduled Tribe constituencies, Yercaud recorded the highest turnout at 92%, followed by Senthamangalam at 90.16%.
Other constituencies, including Sriperumbudur (86.12%), Chengam (89.46%), Tindivanam (88.56%) and Vandavasi (88.62%), also witnessed robust participation. However, a few segments reported comparatively lower turnout, with Periyakulam (78.51%), Manamadurai (79.29%), Ottapidaram (79.39%) and Paramakudi (79.61%) remaining below 80%.
In northern districts, constituencies such as Ponneri (89.77%) and Poonamallee (83.41%) maintained moderate-to-high polling levels, while the central and western regions showed consistent participation trends.
A comparison with previous elections shows a steady increase in turnout. In 2021, of the 1.08 crore electors across 44 constituencies, 81.76 lakh cast their votes. In 2016, about 77.42 lakh votes were polled out of nearly 1 crore electors.
Election officials attributed the higher turnout to increased voter awareness, improved booth management and enhanced monitoring mechanisms. Special arrangements, including better accessibility and voter facilitation measures, are believed to have contributed to the steady rise in polling percentages.
The data indicate a positive trend in democratic participation, particularly in reserved constituencies, highlighting growing electoral awareness and voter engagement in Tamil Nadu.
Ambedkar believed nation’s progress depends on women empowerment, says V-C
B. Ramesh was speaking after inaugurating a conference on Ambedkar on the occasion of his 135th birth anniversary celebrations in Dharwad
Published - April 26, 2026 07:31 pm IST - Belagavi
B.R. Ambedkar’s contribution to women’s liberation is immense, Dr. Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University Vice-Chancellor B. Ramesh said in Dharwad on Sunday.
Ambedkarite activist thrash man for questioning whether BR Ambedkar has 32 degreees – Here is what we know so far
On 24th April, a video from Amravati, Maharashtra, went viral on social media, where a group of Ambedkarite activists (Bhim Tola) were seen beating up an influencer identified as Dev. His mistake was that he had questioned the claims of 32 degrees earned by Dr BR Ambedkar in one of his videos, which has now been deleted. The assault video had a background song, making it hard to understand what the activists were saying and what Dev said in reply. However, he was seen folding his hands and apologising. By the end of the video, police was seen standing while Ambedkarites continue to intimidate Dev.
Later, on 25th April, Dev published a video apologising to the followers of Ambedkar if he had hurt their sentiments. In the video, he was seen standing with folded hands in front of photographs of Ambedkar.According to a PIB press release from 2024, Dr BR Ambedkar had five degrees and two honorary degrees, making the total seven. There is no official source that can support the claim of 32 degrees. According to the press release, he had earned graduation from Elphinstone College, Bombay, MA from Columbia University, PhD from Columbia University, MSc from London University, DSc from London School of Economics, LLD from Columbia University, honorary degree, and Doctorate from Osmania University, honorary degree.
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