Reservation
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Haryana's 75 per cent quota for state residents in private jobs declared 'unconstitutional' by court
India | Nov 18, 2023, 12:15 AM ISTThe court had admitted multiple petitions against the act that came into effect from January 15, 2022 and provided 75 per cent reservation in jobs in the private sector to candidates from the state. It covered jobs offering a maximum gross monthly salary or wages upto Rs 30,000.
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Mizoram Election: JP Nadda releases BJP's manifesto, promises 33% reservation for women in govt jobs
Mizoram | Oct 27, 2023, 07:55 PM ISTMizoram will go to Assembly polls in a single phase on November 7 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3.
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Why is govt linking census, delimitation with Women's Reservation Bill implementation? Explained
Explainers | Sep 21, 2023, 06:23 PM ISTWomen's Reservation Bill: Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Wednesday that census and delimitation will begin soon after the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin demands states be allowed to decide on quantum of reservation
Chennai | Sep 19, 2023, 11:19 PM ISTTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin targeted the Centre saying it is not properly implementing the reservation policy.
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Maratha reservation row: Manoj Jarange agrees to break hunger strike in CM, Deputy CMs presence
Maharashtra | Sep 12, 2023, 04:01 PM ISTJarange further said that he would break the hunger strike but not move away from the place of agitation.
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Why is Maratha reservation demand being raised again? Why did SC overrule Maha govt's 2018 decision?
Explainers | Sep 04, 2023, 07:30 PM ISTA 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court in May 2021 said that the Maratha community was not socially and educationally backward. It also refused a review petition in April 2023 declaring that the law which granted quota was unconstitutional.
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Congress Working Committee to be announced by end of this month, say sources
India | Jun 21, 2023, 11:43 PM ISTThe working committee of Congress is the highest decision-making body of Congress. There will be many new faces who will be inducted into the CWC as the party has decided to give 50% reservations to various categories.
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Tharoor raises concern over waitlisted rail tickets, says lopsided focus on Vande Bharat worrying
India | May 30, 2023, 09:59 PM ISTTharoor made the remark while citing a report which quoted an RTI reply to the state that more than 2.7 crore passengers could not travel by train in 2022-23 despite buying tickets because of being waitlisted.
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SC agrees to hear plea against revoke of 4 per cent Muslim quota in Karnataka
India | Apr 13, 2023, 01:12 PM ISTBJP government led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, recently, decided to scrap the four per cent reservation for Muslims in Karnataka.
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Who will win Karnataka: Factors that will decide fate of 2023 assembly election in state
Elections | Mar 29, 2023, 06:15 PM ISTAssembly poll in Karnataka will be held in a single phase on May 10 and the results are scheduled for May 13, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
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OPINION | PM MODI SETS THE TONE FOR 2024 LS POLLS
India | Mar 29, 2023, 03:42 PM ISTIt is now clear that Modi government’s offensive against corruption will continue, irrespective of many parties coming together to oppose it. Modi said, anti-corruption campaign has shaken the roots of some corrupt politicians.
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Karnataka: Massive protest outside Yediyurappa's house over reservation row in Shivamogga
Karnataka | Mar 27, 2023, 06:48 PM ISTAgitating members of the Banjara community targeted Yediyurappa's house and resorted to stone-pelting in which some cops were also injured. The protest was against the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) announced by the state government.
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Karnataka cabinet decides to create two new categories of OBC to accommodate Lingayats, Vokkaligas
India | Dec 29, 2022, 09:16 PM ISTLingayat Reservation Row: At present, the 'Most Backward' class falls in category 1 while those 'Moderately Backward' falls in category 2A and 2B and 'Backward' in 3A and 3B.
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Jharkhand: State assembly passes bill raising reservations to 77% in jobs to SCs, STs and others
India | Nov 11, 2022, 01:36 PM ISTJharkhand reservation bill: The bill also proposed that the state will urge the Centre to amend the Constitution's Ninth Schedule. The bill was passed amid protests by MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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OBCs get only 9-13% reservation in panchayat polls, claims Kamal Nath
India | May 29, 2022, 07:16 AM ISTMP Congress claimed that OBC seats had reduced by 60 per cent (compared to previous polls of 2014-15) this time. The official handle of the party claimed that the district panchayat member posts had come down by 61 per cent and in 13 districts, OBC quota had become nil.
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Quashing reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees in jobs may lead to unrest: Centre tells SC
India | Apr 01, 2022, 02:51 PM ISTDefending its policy, the government said that representation of SCs/STs in jobs is inadequate and contended that grant of reservation does not in any manner hamper the administration.
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Supreme Court strikes down 10.5% reservation for Vanniyars in Tamil Nadu
India | Mar 31, 2022, 11:57 AM ISTA bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai upheld the Madras High Court order which had quashed the reservation.
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High Court stays Haryana govt's 75% reservation for locals in private jobs
India | Feb 03, 2022, 02:01 PM ISTThe Haryana government had last year enacted the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, to grant 75 per cent reservation for locals in private jobs.
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'States to collect data': SC refuses to dilute criteria on reservation in promotion to SCs/STs
India | Jan 28, 2022, 01:43 PM ISTThe Supreme Court said that state governments are obligated to collect quantifiable data, on inadequacy of representation, before granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) employees in government jobs.
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Now, 75% reservation must in private jobs in Haryana
Jobs | Jan 16, 2022, 07:06 PM ISTThe rule regarding 75 per cent job reservation came into effect on January 15.