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“Criteria and Procedure laid down by law Should be strictly followed in the inclusion of New castes in the List of Scheduled Tribes (STs),” said Akhil
The green sheets, which were meant to hide the residents of ASR Nagar, have instead thrust them into the limelight. Satish is now tired of having to detail his community’s migration to Vizag, and having to substantiate their status as long-term citizens.
An affinity test is not a conclusive test to decide caste claim and is not an essential part of the verification process of the caste/tribe claims, the Supreme Court held on Friday
The ongoing Mela in Maharashtra's Godhri village in Jalgaon district replaces the significant Pohra Devi pilgrimage, which some community members say is aimed at wooing Banjaras into the Hindu fold.
They are no longer criminalised by the law. But nomadic and denotified tribal communities continue to be harassed by the police and neglected by the state.