Quota
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Maratha reservation row: 'Quota won't guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking', says Nitin Gadkari
India | Aug 05, 2018, 10:25 AM ISTGadkari made the remarks, responding to reporters' questions on the ongoing agitation by the Marathas for reservation and similar demands by other communities in Maharashtra.
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Maratha reservation: One more commits suicide, protesters to launch ‘jail bharo’ stir from today
India | Aug 01, 2018, 12:01 AM ISTAmong the other reasons Deshmukh mentioned in his suicide note were unemployment and unpaid bank loan.
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Maratha Quota Stir: Shiv Sena takes dig at CM Fadnavis, says 'make Pankaja Munde Chief Minister for an hour'
India | Jul 28, 2018, 11:49 PM ISTThe Sena’s jibe comes ahead of an all-party meeting on the issue and after Munde, who is the state minister for rural development, and women and child welfare, took a swipe at Fadnavis while speaking to Maratha protesters at Parli in Beed district earlier in the week.
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Gujjars entitled to 21 pc quota under OBC category too: Rajasthan government
India | Jul 02, 2018, 08:18 PM ISTIt was brought to the notice of the government that the most backward classes were being considered only for the MBC reservation and the guidelines for the reservation were not being followed properly, the orders stated.
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Punjab slashes liquor quota, brings in new licence policy
India | Mar 13, 2018, 10:02 PM ISTThe liquor prices are expected to drop by Rs 40-70 per bottle of country liquor, IMFL and beer as the financial burden on account of paying fee and other levies will drop, officials said.
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Pahari speaking people to get quota, J-K Assembly passes amendment bill
India | Feb 10, 2018, 09:48 PM ISTThe Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2014, aimed at amending Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act-2004, was introduced in the House by Minister for Social Welfare Sajad Gani Lone.
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Acid attack victims to get quota in central govt jobs
India | Jan 28, 2018, 01:41 PM ISTIn case of direct recruitment, four per cent of the total number of vacancies, up from the existing three per cent, in groups A, B and C shall be reserved for people with benchmark disabilities, an official order said.
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Andhra Assembly passes bill to provide 5 per cent quota for Kapus in govt jobs, educational institutions
India | Dec 02, 2017, 01:55 PM ISTMeeting a long-pending demand of Kapus, the government has included the community in the backward classes by creating a separate category 'F'.
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Nitish Kumar demands 50% reservation in private sector, calls for national debate
National | Nov 06, 2017, 07:07 PM ISTHe defended his government's decision to introduce reservation in outsourced services and said those criticising it have "very little understanding" of the issue.
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‘Kashmiri’ quota: Pak colleges to admit children of militants, separatists, courtesy ISI and Hizbul Mujahideen
India | Jul 13, 2016, 12:42 PM ISTISI and militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen have joined hands to offer admissions to children of militants either operating or slain by Indian security officials in Pakistan’s medical and engineering colleges .
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UGC bows to teachers demands, amends API criteria again
India | Jun 15, 2016, 10:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bowing to demands of college teachers protesting against changes made in the Academic Performance Index (API) score criteria, the UGC today restored the direct teaching hours workload. Higher Education Secretary V S Oberoi
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Kashmiri Migrants will continue to get 5 pc quota in DU
India | May 24, 2016, 01:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Kashmiri migrants will continue to get 5 per cent quota in admissions to undergraduate courses in Delhi University in the upcoming academic session with the varsity's admission panel making it clear there are
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3% quota for differently abled not implemented: Government
India | May 03, 2016, 02:54 PM ISTNew Delhi:The government on Tuesday said it has been unable to provide 3% reservation to differently abled people in its services. “The provision is for three per cent reservation, but it is far less,” said
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10 % quota not enough: Patidars to launch Lollipop protest in Gujarat today
National | May 01, 2016, 10:37 AM ISTAhmedabad: Not impressed by the Gujarat government announcing 10% reservation for economically weaker sections among the upper castes, including Patels, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) spearheading the quota agitation is launching from Sunda
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Will study EBC quota before arriving at compromise: Hardik Patel
National | Apr 30, 2016, 03:03 PM ISTAhmedabad: A day after the Gujarat government announced 10 percent reservation for the economically backward among upper castes, jailed Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today said he will study the decision before reaching a
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Will study EBC quota before arriving at compromise: Hardik Patel
National | Apr 30, 2016, 03:03 PM ISTAhmedabad: A day after the Gujarat government announced 10 percent reservation for the economically backward among upper castes, jailed Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today said he will study the decision before reaching a
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Government mulling quota benefits to OBCs in proportion to population
India | Apr 28, 2016, 09:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid growing population of SC/STs in the country, government today said it is mulling over providing reservation benefits to backward classes in proportion to their population. To concerns over losing of SC/ST status
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Gujarat government to start fresh negotiations with quota leaders
National | Apr 12, 2016, 07:10 AM ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat Government announced it will start a fresh round of negotiations with the Patel quota agitation leaders from the next week. Health Minister Nitin Patel, who heads a committee of ministers set up
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Stir will end only after quota Ordinance: Jat leaders
India | Feb 20, 2016, 07:36 PM ISTChandigarh: Several Jat leaders today refused to call off the pro-quota agitation unless the government promulgates an ordinance to include the community in the OBC category.The response came after Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today
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New twist to Patel quota stir, Hardik begins fast in jail
India | Feb 18, 2016, 11:52 PM ISTAhmedabad: A day after a section of agitating Patel leaders expressed their willingness for peace talks with the Gujarat government, quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel today began an indefinite fast at a jail in Surat