Quota
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Setback for AAP as HC restores management quota in nursery admissions
India | Feb 16, 2016, 11:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a setback for Delhi chief minister ARvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, the Delhi High Court today restored management quota in nursery admissions in private unaided schools.The AAP
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Now job reservations in private sector also ?
India | Feb 09, 2016, 10:32 AM ISTNew Delhi: The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended job quotas in Private companies for people from the marginalised sections of society, a move that may revive the controversial debate over reservations in
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Government working on 50% quota for women in local bodies: Venkaiah Naidu
National | Feb 07, 2016, 06:19 PM ISTHyderabad: The Centre is holding discussions with all stakeholders on the issue of providing 50 per cent reservation to women in local bodies across the country, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today."The Government of
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Assam budget sees 50 percent women's quota in government jobs
India | Feb 01, 2016, 10:15 PM ISTGuwahati: Fifty percent of government jobs in Assam will be reserved for women, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced on Monday, as he tabled a Rs.33,687.43 crore vote-on-account for the first six months of the 2016-17
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Quota stir turns violent: Kapu's in Andhra torch train, police stations
India | Feb 01, 2016, 01:31 PM ISTVisakhapatnam: Violent protests erupted in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district on Sunday as thousands of protestors from Kapu community seeking quota benefits under Backward Class (BC) category went on a rampage, setting ablaze at least
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Economic status, not caste, should be the basis for reservation: Kumar Vishwas
National | Jan 25, 2016, 11:02 AM ISTAhmedabad: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas has said that caste-based reservation should gradually be phased out with reservation on the basis of economic status of a person. Vishwas made this remark while speaking
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To revive quota stir, Hardik Patel forms new core group from jail
India | Nov 18, 2015, 11:41 PM ISTAhmedabad: Looking to revive the Patel community OBC quota stir that lost steam following the arrest of its leaders, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel today appointed a new 'core committee' for the
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Rajasthan notifies quota for Gujjars, SBCs
India | Oct 17, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTJaipur: Rajasthan government has issued a notification to provide five per cent quota to Gujjars and other Special Backward Classes (SBC) for which the Assembly has passed a bill last month.The notification, issued last night
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Quota demand: Issue needs to be taken seriously, says Kalraj Mishra
National | Sep 25, 2015, 12:50 PM ISTLucknow: Amidst demands for reservation in the country, the NDA government has said these have to be taken "seriously" while striving for a solution to the issue through debate. "Demand for reservation is rising in many states
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Mohan Bhagwat did not speak about existing quota system: RSS
India | Sep 21, 2015, 11:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: After its chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments seeking review of the reservation policy sparked sharp reactions, RSS today clarified that he did not speak about existing quota system but said everybody should try to
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Lalu takes on Modi over Bhagwat's suggestion for quota review
National | Sep 21, 2015, 04:38 PM ISTPatna: Fighting a tough electoral battle in Bihar, RJD president Lalu Prasad today dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap quotas after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat suggested a review of the reservation policy, contending it
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Hardik to start meeting Patel MLAs from tomorrow
National | Sep 03, 2015, 05:29 PM ISTAhmedabad: Hardik Patel, leader of the Patelquota agitation in Gujarat, today said he will start meeting MLAs of his community from tomorrow to know their stand on the reservation issue, which sparked violence across the state claiming ten
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Will take agitation to national level: Hardik Patel
India | Aug 30, 2015, 04:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hardik Patel, the face of Patel quota stir in Gujarat, today announced plans for a nation-wide agitation seeking reservation for nearly “27 crore people” of various communities including Gujjars and Kurmis. The 22-year-old
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Uneasy calm in violence-hit Gujarat; toll rises to 10
India | Aug 27, 2015, 08:23 PM ISTAhmedabad: An uneasy calm prevailed in Gujarat today after two days of violence during the OBC quota stir of Patel community even as death toll rose to 10 and a defiant Hardik Patel vowed to
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Patel Quota row: Hardik seeks Rs 35 lakh compensation for deceased
India | Aug 27, 2015, 07:24 PM ISTAhmedabad: Hardik Patel, leader of the Patel agitation for OBC quota in Gujarat, today demanded Rs 35 lakh as compensation to the relatives of each of his community members killed in widespread violence in the
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136,020 Indians to perform Haj this year, quota remains same
World | Feb 04, 2015, 04:50 PM ISTJeddah: Over 136,000 Indians will perform Haj in 2015 with the quota for the country remaining unchanged since last year due to the ongoing expansion work at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.The agreement in this
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BJP questions minority quota in Samajwadi Pension Scheme
National | Nov 05, 2014, 06:33 PM ISTLucknow: The BJP Wednesday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh of flouting laid-down norms and provisions of the Indian Constitution in its blind bid to appease its minority vote bank.Soon after Chief
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Lalu Yadav demands quota in government contracts for backward castes
India | Jul 06, 2014, 09:35 PM ISTVaishali (Bihar): Raking up the reservation issue, RJD President Lalu Prasad today demanded 60 per cent reservation in government contracts for people belonging to Extremely Backward Castes (EBC).“We demand 60 per cent reservation for EBC
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Cabinet approves hike in LPG cylinder cap from 9 to 12
India | Jan 30, 2014, 05:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the quota of subsidized LPG cylinder from 9 to 12 per household annually.With Lok Sabha polls due in 2014, the Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi who
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Subsidized LPG cylinders quota to be hiked from 9 to 12 a year, says Moily
India | Jan 17, 2014, 09:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi making a strong pitch for raising LPG cap, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today said the quota of subsidised cooking cylinders will be hiked to 12