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  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls all-party meet today to discuss caste census results

  Bihar | October 03, 2023 6:05 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday to share the details of the caste census report and hold discussions about the necessary steps to be taken.

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  Bihar Government Releases Caste Census Data; check here all details

  News | October 02, 2023 14:49 IST

  The Patna High Court had put a stay on the caste-based survey on May 4. This judgment was made on a petition challenging and seeking an interim stay on the enumeration of castes and economic survey in Bihar.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Why is BJP afraid of a caste census survey in Bihar?

  Aaj Ki Baat | August 29, 2023 23:47 IST

  Today, Nitish Kumar again said that if the BJP is against the cost survey, then it should openly say this. Nitish Kumar said this because the central government has suddenly changed its stand on this issue. The affidavit, which was filed yesterday on behalf of the Central Government in the SC.

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  Bihar Caste Census: Is BJP facing trouble due to caste census in Bihar?

  News | August 29, 2023 23:23 IST

  Bihar Caste Census: Is BJP facing trouble due to caste census in Bihar?

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  Bihar caste survey: Centre's files fresh affidavit in Supreme court removing 'keywords'

  News | August 29, 2023 16:01 IST

  The Centre on Monday filed a fresh revised affidavit in the Supreme Court in the matter of the Bihar caste survey withdrawing the earlier one filed before the apex court. In the fresh affidavit, the Centre cited 'inadvertent error'.

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  Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'

  Bihar | August 29, 2023 9:53 IST

  On August 7, the top court refused to stay the Patna High Court's order giving the go-ahead for the caste survey.

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  Congress will conduct caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning Assembly elections: Kharge

  Madhya Pradesh | August 25, 2023 15:15 IST

  Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced that the Congress will establish a university in Sagar in the name of Sant Ravidas as soon as their government is formed in the state.

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  Patna HC upholds Bihar caste survey, dismisses pleas challenging Bihar govt's decision to conduct it

  Bihar | August 01, 2023 13:37 IST

  Earlier, the Patna High Court put a stay on the caste-based survey on May 4. The development is a big relief for the Nitish government.

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  Bihar: Who is 'Roopchand' husband of 40 women? Shocking caste survey finding; reality will amaze you

  Bihar | April 26, 2023 12:20 IST

  Interestingly, no one knows who Roopchand is, and where he is. Rajiv Ranjan Rakesh, who went there to conduct the caste census, said he spoke to the women living in the red-light area.

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  Row erupts in Bihar after third gender denoted as 'caste' in headcount survey

  Bihar | April 08, 2023 12:37 IST

  As per the 2011 Census, the total population of transgender persons in Bihar is 40,827.

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  What did Akhilesh Yadav said to Yogi Adityanath in anger? Watch | Lucknow

  News | February 20, 2023 21:10 IST

  In Delhi, where there is an uproar over the attack on Owaisi's house, the Samajwadi Party is making noise over the caste census in UP. When the budget session of UP started today, Akhilesh once again raised the demand for caste census.

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  SC to hear plea against Bihar govt's move to conduct caste survey on January 20

  Bihar | January 11, 2023 19:35 IST

  A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha posted the matter for hearing after a lawyer appearing for the petitioner mentioned the matter.

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  Muqabla: Caste-based census begins amid war of words between RJD & BJP | Nitish Kumar | Bihar Jati J

  News | January 07, 2023 19:52 IST

  The caste-based census commenced in Bihar on Saturday (January 7) amid the war of words between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday (January 6) said that the government is fully prepared to conduct caste-based census in the state.

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  Caste-based survey in Bihar soon, says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav after all-party meet

  India | June 02, 2022 10:57 IST

  After an all-party meeting, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that a caste-based survey will be done in Bihar soon.

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  Lalu Prasad Yadav returns to Patna amid clamour for caste census, fresh CBI case

  India | May 26, 2022 11:52 IST

  Lalu Prasad arrived in Patna along with eldest daughter Misa Bharti, at whose Delhi residence he had stayed since his release on bail granted last month by the Jharkhand High Court in fodder scam cases.

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  Caste-based census: BJP, JD-U finally on same page, Nitish to hold big meet on June 1

  India | May 25, 2022 16:14 IST

  Sources told India TV that BJP has assured Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of support for the caste-based Census in Bihar.

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  Caste-based census: Bihar government to hold all-party meeting on June 1

  India | May 25, 2022 7:41 IST

  Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the Education Minister of Bihar has confirmed the development. He said that all political parties have agreed on the meeting for the caste-based census.

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  Nitish Kumar's all-party meet on caste census this week: Why it's a snub for 'big brother' BJP

  India | May 23, 2022 23:12 IST

  The opposition and the ruling JDU in the state have been on the same page on caste census - as they argue that having knowledge of the caste constitution of the population will lead to better policies to help all the communities.

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  All-party meeting soon to take decision on caste-based census in Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar

  India | November 19, 2021 20:16 IST

  The Centre had in September told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that caste census of Backward Classes is administratively difficult and cumbersome and excluding such information from the purview of the exercise is a ''conscious policy decision''.

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  Tejashwi writes to non-BJP leaders, seeks support on caste census for backward classes

  India | September 25, 2021 14:43 IST

  Yadav, whose father Lalu Prasad and his arch-rival Chief Minister Nitish Kumar owe their rise in politics to the Mandal movement for OBC empowerment, said in his letter “we need to join our hands and push the government of the day” on the issue of caste census.