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Additional 6% Quota For Most Backward Castes Among OBCs In Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government will provide six per cent reservation to Most Backward Castes among the OBCs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Wednesday.
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Naveen Patnaik's Party To Nominate 40% OBC Candidates For Local Polls
The ruling BJD in Odisha Saturday announced that it will nominate at least 40 per cent candidates from the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category for the approaching elections to panchayats and urban local bodies.
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"Racist Arrogance": Row Over KCR Party Man's Remarks On Backward Castes
A controversial remark by a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA on government officers belonging to backward castes has prompted opposition Congress to demand Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to suspend the lawmaker for his "racist arrogance".
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UP Government Gives Assent To Include 17 Other Backward Castes In Scheduled Castes
Playing the caste card ahead of Assembly elections, the Akhilesh Yadav government today gave its assent to include 17 Other Backward Castes in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list.
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Telangana Assembly To Pass Resolution To Raise Backward Caste Quota
The Telangana Government would pass a resolution in the Assembly for enhancing reservations for backward sections in the state as per their population, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said today.
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Congress Promises Quota For Uttar Pradesh's Most Backward Classes
Congress today announced that if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will implement reservation for the most backward classes from the existing 27 per cent quota for other backward castes (OBCs).
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From Bajrangi Bhaijaan to Battlefield Bihar: Meet 'Son of Mallah'
Mukesh Sahni is the emerging face of Bihar's caste-dominated politics. He calls himself the "son of Mallah or boatman".
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Supreme Court says OBC eligibility can be at most 10 per cent less than general category
The Supreme Court today held that the minimum eligibility percentage for admission in central universities for OBC category should be at most 10 per cent less than that of general category students.
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Jat agitation: Centre to amend rules of Backward Caste Commission
The government's Crisis Management Group (CMG) today reviewed the situation arising out of the continuous agitation by Jats for job quota and the steps being taken for smooth flow of trains and road traffic in north India.The Centre is also mulling changing rules to allow the National Commission for Backward Castes (NCBC) to receive representations...
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Additional 6% Quota For Most Backward Castes Among OBCs In Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government will provide six per cent reservation to Most Backward Castes among the OBCs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Wednesday.
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Naveen Patnaik's Party To Nominate 40% OBC Candidates For Local Polls
The ruling BJD in Odisha Saturday announced that it will nominate at least 40 per cent candidates from the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category for the approaching elections to panchayats and urban local bodies.
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"Racist Arrogance": Row Over KCR Party Man's Remarks On Backward Castes
A controversial remark by a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA on government officers belonging to backward castes has prompted opposition Congress to demand Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to suspend the lawmaker for his "racist arrogance".
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UP Government Gives Assent To Include 17 Other Backward Castes In Scheduled Castes
Playing the caste card ahead of Assembly elections, the Akhilesh Yadav government today gave its assent to include 17 Other Backward Castes in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list.
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Telangana Assembly To Pass Resolution To Raise Backward Caste Quota
The Telangana Government would pass a resolution in the Assembly for enhancing reservations for backward sections in the state as per their population, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said today.
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Congress Promises Quota For Uttar Pradesh's Most Backward Classes
Congress today announced that if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will implement reservation for the most backward classes from the existing 27 per cent quota for other backward castes (OBCs).
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From Bajrangi Bhaijaan to Battlefield Bihar: Meet 'Son of Mallah'
Mukesh Sahni is the emerging face of Bihar's caste-dominated politics. He calls himself the "son of Mallah or boatman".
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Supreme Court says OBC eligibility can be at most 10 per cent less than general category
The Supreme Court today held that the minimum eligibility percentage for admission in central universities for OBC category should be at most 10 per cent less than that of general category students.
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Jat agitation: Centre to amend rules of Backward Caste Commission
The government's Crisis Management Group (CMG) today reviewed the situation arising out of the continuous agitation by Jats for job quota and the steps being taken for smooth flow of trains and road traffic in north India.The Centre is also mulling changing rules to allow the National Commission for Backward Castes (NCBC) to receive representations...
