Tag: quota
Telangana To Pressurise Centre For 12 Percent Muslim Quota
Telangana will soon bring in a legislation to provide 12 percent reservations to Muslims and bring pressure on the Union Government to include the law in Constitution's 9th schedule as was done in case of Tamil Nadu, said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday.....
Modi Government Trying To End Quotas: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the central government of trying to do away with reservation for Dalits.....
We Lack Majority To Pass Women's Quota Bill: Venkaiah
The bill to provide reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies will be passed once the Modi government gets a majority in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday.....
Delhi Police Announces Closure Of Routes Ahead Of Jat Stir
Delhi Police on Saturday said that several routes in the national capital, including Zakir Hussain Road, will be closed in view of the Jat agitation on March 20, 2017.....
BJP MLAs Suspended From Telangana Assembly Over Muslim Quota Bill
All five members of the BJP on Sunday were suspended from the Telangana legislative assembly as they tried to stall the proceedings to protest the bill for raising the reservation quota for Muslims in the state. ....
Rajasthan Grants 5% Quota To Gujjars, Wants Centre To Amend Constitution
The Rajasthan government on Wednesday passed the Reservation Amendment Bill 2019 in the Assembly, which promises 5 per cent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, in educational institutions and government jobs.....
After Maharashtra Governor’s Letter, CM Uddhav Thackeray Pens A Polite Rebuff
Days after Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's letter -- rooting for certain issues raised by the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- addressed to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the latter has penned a polite rebuff, here on Friday. ....
Govt Approves 27% Reservation For OBC, 10% For EWS In Medical College Admissions
The Union government has accepted a long-pending demand to provide 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates and 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWC) from the all India quota for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses. ....
Maratha Quotas: A Time Bomb Waiting To Explode On Maha Polity, Society And Polls
Maharashtra has been experiencing major political turbulence for the last five years, which began after the 2019 Assembly election results and is continuing in the run-up to the 2024 Assembly polls.....
Jats Rally At Jantar Mantar, Warn Of Parliament Siege
Several thousand Jats from various states held a rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on Thursday to press their demands, and announced they would intensify their stir in Delhi, even laying siege to Parliament on March 20.....
