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Jats, Muslims Renew Quota Demand Amid Gurjar Agitation In Rajasthan
Groups from the Jat and Muslim communities in Rajasthan have renewed their demand for reservations, amid ongoing agitations in the state by Gurjars for quota in government jobs and educational institutions.
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3 Given Life Term In Haryana For Killing Man During 2016 Jat Quota Stir
A court on Wednesday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment till last breath for killing a 24-year-old man during the Jat quota agitation in 2016.
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Top Court Orders Status Quo On Jat Quota In Haryana
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo on the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, which upheld the constitutional validity of the law providing ten percent reservation to Jat and five other communities in Haryana, till further orders.
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Eye On Jats And Patels, Government Gives National Backward Commission A Big Upgrade
Against the backdrop of attempts to reach out to the powerful Jat and Patel communities demanding education and job quotas, the Narendra Modi government has decided to upgrade the backward commission into a constitutional body and give parliament a free hand to include any community as backward. The amendment will also define communities that will ...
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Traffic Disrupted Across Delhi Despite Jat Quota Stir Being Called Off
Traffic jams are being reported across Delhi and the National Capital Region today, with many frustrated commuters taking to Twitter and Facebook to bring attention to traffic snarls on certain routes and warn others.
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Haryana On Alert, Traffic Diverted As Jats Threaten To Intensify Quota Agitation
With protesting Jats observing "Balidan Divas" (day of sacrifice) today and threatening to intensify their agitation for reservation, Haryana is on high alert with maximum deployment of forces to prevent any untoward incident.
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Jat Leaders Threaten To Intensify Stir If Demands Are Not Met
The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on 'dharnas' at various places today, even as the community's leaders have threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met by the government.
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Jats Begin Protest Over Reservation, Haryana On 'Maximum Alert'
Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.
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Fresh Jat Quota Protests Today, Prohibitory Orders Imposed In Rohtak
As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...
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Just Like Bihar? RSS Leader's Take On Reservation Could Stress BJP
Opportunities, not reservation, is what's needed, said a top leader of the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS today, which is likely to cause the party some burn, given that key states including Uttar Pradesh vote in the next few weeks.
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Murthal Mass Rapes Did Take Place, Court Says, Rejecting Police Denial
Reports that several women were dragged out of cars and raped around 50 km from Delhi in Haryana's Murthal last year at the height of violent Jat quota protests are true, the Punjab and Haryana high court has said.
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Khap Meeting Decides To Resume Jat Quota Agitation On September 13
A state-level meeting of representatives of various khaps (caste councils) of Haryana was held in Haryana today to discuss the issue of Jat reservation and it was decided to resume the quota agitation of the community on September 13.
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Jat Quota Agitation: Haryana Government Withdraws Paramilitary Forces
With the end of the second phase of Jat stir in Haryana, the state government today decided to withdraw the paramilitary forces from several districts except Sonipat where the forces would continue to be deployed as a precautionary measure.
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Jats Call Off Quota Agitation After Talks With Haryana Government
The Jat quota agitation in Haryana was today called off after All India Jat Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti held talks with the state government in Delhi.
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Jat Leaders Hold Talks With Haryana Government, Demand Withdrawal Of Cases
On 13th day of their fresh pro-quota stir, some Jat leaders, accompanied by Khap representatives, held talks with Haryana government today and demanded withdrawal of "false cases" registered against youths in connection with the February stir and adequate compensation for the relatives of those who had died.
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Jats, Muslims Renew Quota Demand Amid Gurjar Agitation In Rajasthan
Groups from the Jat and Muslim communities in Rajasthan have renewed their demand for reservations, amid ongoing agitations in the state by Gurjars for quota in government jobs and educational institutions.
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3 Given Life Term In Haryana For Killing Man During 2016 Jat Quota Stir
A court on Wednesday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment till last breath for killing a 24-year-old man during the Jat quota agitation in 2016.
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Top Court Orders Status Quo On Jat Quota In Haryana
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo on the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, which upheld the constitutional validity of the law providing ten percent reservation to Jat and five other communities in Haryana, till further orders.
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Eye On Jats And Patels, Government Gives National Backward Commission A Big Upgrade
Against the backdrop of attempts to reach out to the powerful Jat and Patel communities demanding education and job quotas, the Narendra Modi government has decided to upgrade the backward commission into a constitutional body and give parliament a free hand to include any community as backward. The amendment will also define communities that will ...
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Traffic Disrupted Across Delhi Despite Jat Quota Stir Being Called Off
Traffic jams are being reported across Delhi and the National Capital Region today, with many frustrated commuters taking to Twitter and Facebook to bring attention to traffic snarls on certain routes and warn others.
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Haryana On Alert, Traffic Diverted As Jats Threaten To Intensify Quota Agitation
With protesting Jats observing "Balidan Divas" (day of sacrifice) today and threatening to intensify their agitation for reservation, Haryana is on high alert with maximum deployment of forces to prevent any untoward incident.
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Jat Leaders Threaten To Intensify Stir If Demands Are Not Met
The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on 'dharnas' at various places today, even as the community's leaders have threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met by the government.
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Jats Begin Protest Over Reservation, Haryana On 'Maximum Alert'
Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.
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Fresh Jat Quota Protests Today, Prohibitory Orders Imposed In Rohtak
As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...
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Just Like Bihar? RSS Leader's Take On Reservation Could Stress BJP
Opportunities, not reservation, is what's needed, said a top leader of the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS today, which is likely to cause the party some burn, given that key states including Uttar Pradesh vote in the next few weeks.
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Murthal Mass Rapes Did Take Place, Court Says, Rejecting Police Denial
Reports that several women were dragged out of cars and raped around 50 km from Delhi in Haryana's Murthal last year at the height of violent Jat quota protests are true, the Punjab and Haryana high court has said.
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Khap Meeting Decides To Resume Jat Quota Agitation On September 13
A state-level meeting of representatives of various khaps (caste councils) of Haryana was held in Haryana today to discuss the issue of Jat reservation and it was decided to resume the quota agitation of the community on September 13.
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Jat Quota Agitation: Haryana Government Withdraws Paramilitary Forces
With the end of the second phase of Jat stir in Haryana, the state government today decided to withdraw the paramilitary forces from several districts except Sonipat where the forces would continue to be deployed as a precautionary measure.
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Jats Call Off Quota Agitation After Talks With Haryana Government
The Jat quota agitation in Haryana was today called off after All India Jat Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti held talks with the state government in Delhi.
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Jat Leaders Hold Talks With Haryana Government, Demand Withdrawal Of Cases
On 13th day of their fresh pro-quota stir, some Jat leaders, accompanied by Khap representatives, held talks with Haryana government today and demanded withdrawal of "false cases" registered against youths in connection with the February stir and adequate compensation for the relatives of those who had died.
