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Eknath Shinde's Maratha Quota Move Faces High Odds, A History Of Setbacks
As the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra holds a special Assembly session today on the Maratha reservation issue, it will add another chapter to the long -- and fractured -- history of the community's fight for quota benefits.
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Agitation For Maratha Quota Turns Violent In Maharashtra, Dozens Injured
A protest for Maratha reservation in Jalna district of central Maharashtra turned violent on Friday leading to dozens of persons including police personnel getting injured, officials said.
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No 10% Quota For Those Who Settled In Gujarat After 1978: Government
The Gujarat government said today that the 10% reservation announced by the Centre for the economically weaker sections in the general category will not cover those who settled in the state after 1978.
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Centre Asks States To Implement Quota In Promotion For SC/ST Employees
The centre today asked all its departments and the state governments to implement reservation in promotion for employees belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories.
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In Gujarat, BJP Faces A New Threat: Patel WhatsApp Groups
In Dhampur village in Gujarat's Vijapur constituency, about two hours north of Ahmedabad, a group of young men loiter in the village square, hunched over their smartphones.
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Will Teach BJP A Lesson, Say Angry Jats In Western UP
In less than a month, voting in Uttar Pradesh will begin with the western part of the state, and it is here, in Muzaffarnagar, that Jat leaders held a huge meeting over a week ago to discuss who they will support. It will not be the BJP, their leaders announced, to an audience of thousands who had gathered from six different states including Haryan...
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Patel Quota Stir: 500 Families in Surat Threaten to Convert for Reservation
With Gujarat government not heeding to the Patels' demand for OBC status, at least 500 families of the community have threatened to leave Hinduism and convert to another religion for getting benefits of reservation in jobs and education.
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Demands for Reservation Need to be Taken Seriously: Union Minister Kalraj Mishra
Amidst demands for reservation in the country, a senior minister in the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has said that these have to be taken "seriously" while striving for a solution to the issue through debate.
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Hardik Patel Calls Off Rally Again, to Hold Talks With Government Tomorrow
For the second time in one week, Hardik Patel, who has been leading an agitating for reservations for the Patel community, has called off a protest march.
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Hardik Patel is Gujarat Hero, Says Shiv Sena
The mass appeal of Hardik Patel in Gujarat "does not augur well for the BJP," the Shiv Sena said today, calling him "a hero" who had punctured claims that Gujarat was a peaceful state.
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Eknath Shinde's Maratha Quota Move Faces High Odds, A History Of Setbacks
As the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra holds a special Assembly session today on the Maratha reservation issue, it will add another chapter to the long -- and fractured -- history of the community's fight for quota benefits.
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Agitation For Maratha Quota Turns Violent In Maharashtra, Dozens Injured
A protest for Maratha reservation in Jalna district of central Maharashtra turned violent on Friday leading to dozens of persons including police personnel getting injured, officials said.
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No 10% Quota For Those Who Settled In Gujarat After 1978: Government
The Gujarat government said today that the 10% reservation announced by the Centre for the economically weaker sections in the general category will not cover those who settled in the state after 1978.
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Centre Asks States To Implement Quota In Promotion For SC/ST Employees
The centre today asked all its departments and the state governments to implement reservation in promotion for employees belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories.
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In Gujarat, BJP Faces A New Threat: Patel WhatsApp Groups
In Dhampur village in Gujarat's Vijapur constituency, about two hours north of Ahmedabad, a group of young men loiter in the village square, hunched over their smartphones.
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Will Teach BJP A Lesson, Say Angry Jats In Western UP
In less than a month, voting in Uttar Pradesh will begin with the western part of the state, and it is here, in Muzaffarnagar, that Jat leaders held a huge meeting over a week ago to discuss who they will support. It will not be the BJP, their leaders announced, to an audience of thousands who had gathered from six different states including Haryan...
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Patel Quota Stir: 500 Families in Surat Threaten to Convert for Reservation
With Gujarat government not heeding to the Patels' demand for OBC status, at least 500 families of the community have threatened to leave Hinduism and convert to another religion for getting benefits of reservation in jobs and education.
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Demands for Reservation Need to be Taken Seriously: Union Minister Kalraj Mishra
Amidst demands for reservation in the country, a senior minister in the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has said that these have to be taken "seriously" while striving for a solution to the issue through debate.
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Hardik Patel Calls Off Rally Again, to Hold Talks With Government Tomorrow
For the second time in one week, Hardik Patel, who has been leading an agitating for reservations for the Patel community, has called off a protest march.
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Hardik Patel is Gujarat Hero, Says Shiv Sena
The mass appeal of Hardik Patel in Gujarat "does not augur well for the BJP," the Shiv Sena said today, calling him "a hero" who had punctured claims that Gujarat was a peaceful state.
