Reservation
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Yogi Adityanath announces 5 per cent reservation for ex-servicemen
India | Oct 11, 2020, 10:50 AM ISTThe Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has announced a 5 per cent reservation for jobs in the Group C posts for former service personnel.
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Jammu and Kashmir announces 4% reservation in professional institutions for students from Ladakh
India | Aug 04, 2020, 04:56 PM ISTJammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced reservation of 4 percent seats in its engineering, medical colleges for students hailing from Ladakh Union Territory.
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Daily hearings on Maratha reservation case from July 27: SC
India | Jul 15, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will begin day-to-day hearing from July 27 through videoconference on a clutch of pleas filed against reservation for the Marathas in education and jobs in Maharashtra.
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Reservation in Pvt Sector: Haryana moves with 75% jobs with salary less than Rs 50,000 for residents
Jobs | Jul 07, 2020, 02:06 PM ISTThe cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, approved the proposal for drafting Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Ordinance, 2020, “to address the aspect of unemployment of the local population on priority basis”, will be placed before the Council of Ministers in its next meeting.
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Haryana Cabinet approves proposal to reserve 75 per cent private jobs for its residents
India | Jul 06, 2020, 10:28 PM ISTSeventy-five per cent of private sector jobs in Haryana will be reserved for local candidates as per a proposed ordinance cleared by the state cabinet on Monday.
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Railways increases advance reservation period for all special trains from present 30 to 120 days
India | May 28, 2020, 09:35 PM ISTThe Railways on Thursday increased the advance reservation period from the present 30 days to 120 days for all special trains -- the 15 pairs operating since May 12 on Rajdhani routes and the 100 new pairs of special trains scheduled to run from June 1.
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Ticket counters reopen for public as Railways expands train services amid lockdown
News | May 23, 2020, 04:45 PM ISTRailway reservation is open for public in all classes of 230 trains connecting various stations in the country.
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IRCTC Special Trains: Railway ticket counters across country to open from today
India | May 22, 2020, 07:31 AM ISTIndian Railways on Thursday issued an order to resume the train ticket booking facility at reservation counters from Friday (today).
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Odisha Assembly passes bill, resolution for OBCs
India | Feb 17, 2020, 11:48 PM ISTThe Odisha Assembly on Monday passed the State Commission for Backward Classes (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and a separate resolution, paving the way for conducting surveys of the social and economic condition of people belonging to backward classes.
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Will take appropriate steps on SC ruling on quotas: Centre
India | Feb 10, 2020, 05:06 PM ISTThe Centre on Monday told the Lok Sabha that it would take "appropriate steps" following the Supreme Court's ruling on reservation in jobs and promotions for SCs/STs after considering the issue at the highest level.
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Congress' protest against 'anti-quota' ideology of BJP, RSS on Feb 16
National | Feb 10, 2020, 05:00 PM ISTThe Congress will hold a countrywide protest on February 16 to expose the "anti-quota" ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), said Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal on Monday.
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It's in DNA of BJP-RSS to try and erase reservations: Rahul Gandhi
India | Feb 10, 2020, 04:00 PM ISTIt is in the DNA of the BJP and the RSS to try and erase reservations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday and asserted that his party will not allow doing away with quota.
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State govt not bound to provide reservations in jobs and promotions: SC
India | Feb 09, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has held that states are not bound to provide reservation in appointments and there is no fundamental right to claim quota in promotions.
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Haryana passes Constitutional Amendment to extend reservations
India | Jan 20, 2020, 08:38 PM ISThe Haryana Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a motion to ratify the 126th Constitutional Amendment to extend reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab for another 10 years.
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'Neglected' armed forces veterans demand reservation in state legislatures
India | Dec 29, 2019, 04:04 PM IST"The army people have been defending the country not just after independence but before that too. But while they are in service, they don't get the chance to vote. I served the nation for 30 years but I didn't get a chance to vote," said ex-Major Dr. TC Rao
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Madhya Pradesh has reservations for Motor Vehicles Act implementation
India | Sep 14, 2019, 10:49 PM ISTExperts from different walks of life have pointed out numerous anomalies in the new provisions and have expressed fears that steep fines would only add to corruption.
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Bhagwat's quota comment creates unease in BJP
India | Aug 20, 2019, 03:04 PM ISTOn Sunday, Bhagwat, at the concluding session of Gyan Utsav, said there should be a "conversation in a harmonious atmosphere" over the issue of reservation -- between those who want it and those who don't.
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Amit Shah to introduce Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha
National | Aug 04, 2019, 02:12 PM ISTHome Minister Amit Shah will introduce the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha tomorrow. The bill aims to implement 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Union Cabinet approves 10% reservation for EWS category
India | Jul 31, 2019, 05:41 PM ISTUnion Cabinet has given a nod to 10% reservation to economically weaker sections in Jammu & Kashmir. Such a reservation is already in place in other parts of the country.
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Quota politics: Reservation in private sector adds new dimension across states
India | Jul 26, 2019, 11:14 AM ISTEarlier this month, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath too promised to bring a law to provide 70 per cent reservation for locals in the private companies in the state.