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Caste Census Credit War, Day 2: BJP's Rajiv Gandhi Jab, Congress' Poster Shot
Caste census: A day after the caste census announcement, the battle for credit continued apace with the government and opposition each claiming ownership of the landmark exercise.
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NDTV Explains: The Caste Census Roller Coaster In Indian Politics
Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its complex socio-cultural fabric, the government said.
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Buying Book Not Enough, Have To Read It Too: Prashant Kishor On Caste Census
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor pointed out today that the caste census in itself is not a problem. Nor it is a promise that possession of data will immediately rectify social problems and bring equality.
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'Caste Survey Under Nitish Kumar Was To Fool People Of Bihar': Rahul Gandhi
Alleging that the caste survey conducted by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was an exercise to befool the people, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party will stick to its demand for caste census.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Gives Go-Ahead For Caste-Based Survey
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has given the go-ahead for a caste-based survey in the state on the lines of the recent exercise in neighbouring Bihar, a senior official said on Sunday.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Gives Go-Ahead For Caste-Based Survey
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has given the go-ahead for a caste-based survey in the state on the lines of neighbouring Bihar, a senior official said on Sunday.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Bihar Caste Survey On April 16
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed April 16 for a final hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the Patna High Court order upholding the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste survey.
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Nitish Kumar's "Faltu" Retort After Rahul Gandhi's Caste Census Jab
In a sharp response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the Bihar caste survey, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Congress MP of trying to take credit for something he has not done.
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Nitish Kumar Was Feeling Trapped After Caste Survey: Rahul Gandhi's Charge
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after getting a caste survey conducted under pressure from the Mahagathbandhan partners and the BJP "provided him with a way out", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Tuesday.
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Put Break-Up Of Caste Survey In Public Domain: Supreme Court Tells Bihar
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused to grant any interim relief to the petitioners who have challenged the caste survey and the Patna High Court order upholding the Bihar government's decision to conduct such an exercise.
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"Bihar Caste Survey Has Issues That Need To Be Resolved": Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said there are some issues regarding the caste survey conducted by the Bihar government, which he hoped that the state will resolve.
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"Should Refrain From Benefiting Certain Communities For Political Gain": Amit Shah
Amit Shah said that questions have been raised regarding the prioritization of specific communities after the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar conducted a caste survey
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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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Analysis: Bihar's Caste Survey And Its Intractable Poverty Challenge
Governments and netas since independence have failed Bihar. More than a third - 34 per cent - of families in Bihar live in poverty, surviving on Rs 6,000 a month or less, according to a report of the caste survey tabled in the Bihar Assembly.
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Caste Census Credit War, Day 2: BJP's Rajiv Gandhi Jab, Congress' Poster Shot
Caste census: A day after the caste census announcement, the battle for credit continued apace with the government and opposition each claiming ownership of the landmark exercise.
-
NDTV Explains: The Caste Census Roller Coaster In Indian Politics
Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its complex socio-cultural fabric, the government said.
-
Buying Book Not Enough, Have To Read It Too: Prashant Kishor On Caste Census
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor pointed out today that the caste census in itself is not a problem. Nor it is a promise that possession of data will immediately rectify social problems and bring equality.
-
'Caste Survey Under Nitish Kumar Was To Fool People Of Bihar': Rahul Gandhi
Alleging that the caste survey conducted by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was an exercise to befool the people, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party will stick to its demand for caste census.
-
Jharkhand Chief Minister Gives Go-Ahead For Caste-Based Survey
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has given the go-ahead for a caste-based survey in the state on the lines of the recent exercise in neighbouring Bihar, a senior official said on Sunday.
-
Jharkhand Chief Minister Gives Go-Ahead For Caste-Based Survey
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has given the go-ahead for a caste-based survey in the state on the lines of neighbouring Bihar, a senior official said on Sunday.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Bihar Caste Survey On April 16
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed April 16 for a final hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the Patna High Court order upholding the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste survey.
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Nitish Kumar's "Faltu" Retort After Rahul Gandhi's Caste Census Jab
In a sharp response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the Bihar caste survey, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Congress MP of trying to take credit for something he has not done.
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Nitish Kumar Was Feeling Trapped After Caste Survey: Rahul Gandhi's Charge
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after getting a caste survey conducted under pressure from the Mahagathbandhan partners and the BJP "provided him with a way out", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Tuesday.
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Put Break-Up Of Caste Survey In Public Domain: Supreme Court Tells Bihar
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused to grant any interim relief to the petitioners who have challenged the caste survey and the Patna High Court order upholding the Bihar government's decision to conduct such an exercise.
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"Bihar Caste Survey Has Issues That Need To Be Resolved": Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said there are some issues regarding the caste survey conducted by the Bihar government, which he hoped that the state will resolve.
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"Should Refrain From Benefiting Certain Communities For Political Gain": Amit Shah
Amit Shah said that questions have been raised regarding the prioritization of specific communities after the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar conducted a caste survey
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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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Analysis: Bihar's Caste Survey And Its Intractable Poverty Challenge
Governments and netas since independence have failed Bihar. More than a third - 34 per cent - of families in Bihar live in poverty, surviving on Rs 6,000 a month or less, according to a report of the caste survey tabled in the Bihar Assembly.
