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OBC Reservation Bill: SC accepts Rajasthan Govt's submission
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted Rajasthan Government submission is seeking increase in reservation quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and said that a court cannot stop a legislative process, setting aside Rajasthan High Court's order.
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Rajasthan HC stays OBC reservation bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Nov 9 (ANI): The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the state government's bill seeking increase in reservation quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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Rajasthan HC orders stay on OBC reservation bill till November 13
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 7 (ANI): The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday ordered a stay on the state government's bill on reservation for the Other Backward Classes till November 13.
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Rajasthan increases OBC quota to 26 percent
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India) October 26 (ANI): Rajasthan government on Thursday passed a bill which increased Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota from 21 percent to 26 percent.
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Govt. constitutes commission to examine sub-categorisation of OBCs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): The government has constituted a commission under Article 340 of the Constitution to examine the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the central list.
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Reshma Patel alleges press conference obstructed by Congress, Patidar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The newly inducted member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Reshma Patel alleged that members of Congress and Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) obstructed her press conference, which was supposed to begin at a venue in Ahmedabed on Monday.
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'Patidar's fight was to attain OBC quota, not to make Congress win'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 22 (ANI): Patidar leader Hardik Patel's close aides, Varun Patel and Reshma Patel, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, said they had led the movement to secure Other Backward Class (OBC) reservat
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Andhra to provide financial aid to newly-married couples belonging to Back
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), October 11 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a new scheme providing financial aid for the newly-married couples belonging to the Backward Classes.
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Send your kids to school or end up behind bars sans food: UP Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar threatened that the parents who fail to send their children to schools will be locked up in police stations for five days without food and water.
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Ensuring social justice, President Kovind appoints commission to examine s
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): In an endeavour to achieve greater social justice President Ramnath Kovind on Monday appointed a commission to examine sub categorization of Other Backward Classes.
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BSP tore into Athawale for his advice to dalits to join Indian Army
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 2 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Monday tore into Union Minister Ramdas Athawale for his suggestion to the dalits to join the Indian Army for foreign liquor, saying that the remark of the minister shows his mindset about the backward class of the country.
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Gujarat cabinet approves demands of Patidar community
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 27 (ANI): Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Wednesday informed that the state cabinet has agreed to fulfil demands raised by the Patidar community.
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