Women Reservation
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Parliament Special Session: 'One Nation, One Election', UCC, may be introduced, claim reports
India | Aug 31, 2023, 11:17 PM ISTSpeculations are doing the rounds that the Modi government may introduce some key bills in the special session of the Parliament. Let's take a look at what could be the possible scenarios for the upcoming session.
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BJP, Congress don't have intention to pass women’s reservation Bill, says BRS leader K Kavitha
Telangana | Aug 23, 2023, 05:08 PM ISTBRS leader K Kavitha's reaction was in retaliation to the BJP and Congress who criticised BRS for not fielding enough women candidates in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
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Women's Reservation Bill: BRS MLC Kavitha to step up campaign in support of quota
India | Mar 24, 2023, 08:44 PM ISTWomen's Reservation Bill: BRS MLC Kavitha on March 10 held a hunger strike to seek the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the current Budget session of the Parliament.
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Women's Reservation Bill: BJP, Opposition on same page, but why the issue still hangs fire
India | Mar 10, 2023, 03:32 PM ISTWomen's Reservation Bill protest: The passage of Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament in long-standing demand. Occasionally, MPs kept raising the demand in the Parliament but to no avail. The revival of the issue gives a strong hope as Lok Sabha election is approaching.
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Uttarakhand: Governor approves Bill granting 30 per cent women's reservation in govt jobs
India | Jan 11, 2023, 05:49 PM ISTUttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill, 2022 was passed by the state assembly in November.
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Assam Cabinet decides to increase tenure of seats reserved for women in municipal bodies
India | Dec 11, 2021, 08:13 AM ISTThe Cabinet also decided to provide government jobs to the next of kin of two persons, Indreswar Bora and Parismita Das, who died in the Majuli boat mishap on September 8, Hazarika said.
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BJP govt in Tripura announces reservation for women in govt jobs
India | May 20, 2018, 11:23 AM ISTThe minister said that to recruit government employees for the group "C" and group "D" posts a separate institution would be constituted and the existing Tripura Public Service Commission would be further strengthened for selecting best candidates for the required government posts.
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Women's Reservation Bill: BJP responds to Sonia Gandhi's letter to PM; says she should have written to RJD, SP
National | Sep 21, 2017, 09:08 PM ISTThe BJP today said Sonia Gandhi should instead have written to her allies -- the RJD and the SP -- for the Women's Reservation Bill.
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CPI(M) demands immediate passage of women reservation bill
National | Jul 16, 2017, 04:31 PM ISTCPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today demanded its immediate passage of the Women's Reservation Bill.
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Punjab cabinet announces reservation for women, shuns VIP culture
India | Mar 18, 2017, 06:31 PM ISTReservation for women in jobs and urban and rural local bodies has been announced by the new Punjab Cabinet in its maiden meeting and also decided to completely shun the VIP culture by removing the
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President calls for revival of Women's reservation bill
India | Mar 05, 2016, 02:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today called for revival of women's reservation bill, saying it is sad commentary on India that parliament has only 12 pc women.President Pranab Mukherjee was speaking at the inaugural function
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Government mulls 33 per cent reservation for women in Delhi Police
India | Oct 16, 2014, 09:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: In its effort to deploy more women in law-and-order duties, the government is planning to reserve 33 per cent jobs in Delhi Police and police forces of all Union Territories.A note in this