Reservation
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BJP to abolish quota policy, if it wins in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
National | Sep 27, 2015, 07:40 PM ISTKhagaria (Bihar): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today alleged that the BJP-led coalition at the Centre will abolish reservation for OBCs, SC and STs if it win assembly elections in Bihar as RSS chief Mohan
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Rajasthan assembly passes bills extending quota limit to 68 %
India | Sep 23, 2015, 03:54 PM ISTJaipur: The Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday passed separate Bills providing five per cent reservation to Gujjars and other communities under Special Backward Classes (SBC) and 14 per cent to Economically Backward Classes (EBC) of unreserved
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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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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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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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After Patels of Gujarat, Haryana Jats to launch agitation for reservation
India | Aug 27, 2015, 03:53 PM ISTChandigarh: Backing the Patel community's demand for reservation in Gujarat, Jats in Haryana today threatened to launch an agitation in the state to press for their demand of OBC quota.“Jats in Haryana will launch an
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SMS alerts for train delays, water vending machines on anvil
India | Aug 03, 2015, 03:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: SMS alerts to passengers on train delays and setting up of 4,615 water vending machines at a number of railway stations are among the new initiatives of the railways to improve facilities for
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Supreme Court rejects Centre's review against scrapping quota for Jats
India | Jul 22, 2015, 07:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of the Centre seeking a review of its March 17 verdict that set aside a notification to include Jats in the central list of Other Backward
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Jitan Ram Manjhi questions Nitish Kumar over implementation of his 34 agendas
National | Jul 01, 2015, 06:42 PM ISTPatna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today questioned the Nitish Kumar government as to why it was implementing “modified” versions of his 34 agendas which were cancelled soon after he was removed from
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5 percent job quota to Gujjars unlikely, hints Rajasthan Government
India | May 27, 2015, 11:51 PM ISTJaipur: The Rajasthan government today expressed its inability to accord five per cent quota to Gujjars in jobs, suggesting that any such move will have adverse consequences on social harmony in the state even as
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Gujjar stir: No breakthrough in 2nd round of talks, parleys to continue today
India | May 27, 2015, 08:17 AM ISTJaipur: A breakthrough was awaited for resolving the Gujjar reservation issue as the second round of talks between a delegation of the agitating leaders and a panel of three Rajasthan ministers failed to arrive at
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Indian Railways opens reservation counter at IGI airport for Nepal evacuees
India | Apr 29, 2015, 12:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Railways has opened reservation counters at the Indira Gandhi International airport to provide immediate rail tickets to people evacuated to Delhi from quake-hit Nepal to help them undertake their onward journeys in
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Paswan bats for reservation for Dalits in private sector
National | Apr 14, 2015, 11:46 PM ISTIndore: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today made a pitch for reservation for Dalits in private sector jobs.“Private companies have been availing a number of benefits from the government. Therefore, they should provide reservation to Dalits
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SC to pronounce verdict on quota for Jats today
India | Mar 17, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce judgment on Tuesday on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the reservation for Jats by including them in other backward class (OBC) category.The judgment,
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Telangana constitutes panel for Muslim reservation
National | Mar 04, 2015, 08:26 AM ISTHyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday constituted a commission to study the socio-economic and educational status of Muslims in the state and recommend increase in the quantum of reservation for the community.Muslims in Telangana currently
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PIL in Bombay High Court seeks 5 per cent reservation for Christians too
India | Jul 05, 2014, 07:52 PM ISTBeed (Maha): Close on the heels of Maharashtra government providing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas and 5 per cent for Muslims in jobs and educational institutions, a PIL in the Bombay High Court has
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PIL in Bombay High Court against reservation for Marathas
India | Jun 27, 2014, 08:25 PM ISTMumbai: Two days after Maharashtra government announced 16 per cent reservation for Marathas in jobs and educational institutions, a PIL was today filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the measure, terming it as a
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Inclusion of Jats in OBC list comes under SC scanner
India | Apr 01, 2014, 07:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The controversial decision of UPA-II government ahead of general elections to include Jats in OBC category came under judicial scrutiny with the Supreme Court today seeking explanation from the Centre for allegedly ignoring
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Jats in nine states to get reservation benefit
India | Mar 03, 2014, 09:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the government tonight decided to include the Jat community in the central list of OBCs in nine states, a move that is expected to benefit about nine crore
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Delhi Archbishop courts arrest at Jantar Mantar, demands reservation for Christian Dalits
India | Dec 11, 2013, 03:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Police today arrested the Archbishop of Delhi along with other bishops during a peacefully demonstration at Jantar Mantar here. Archbishop Anil J. T. Couto along with other bishops, priests, nuns courted arrest