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Municipal Elections: UP govt approves recommendations of Backward Classes
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission constituted for the municipal elections.
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Congress amends its Constitution, to reserve 50 per cent of all party posi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Marking a landmark organizational change, Congress Party on Saturday decided to provide a 50 per cent reservation to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs), other backward classes (OBCs), women, youth and minorities in its working committee and at all party positions.
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Mission 2024: BJP OBC wing to kick off outreach programme "Gao Gao Chalo G
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Other Backward Classes (OBC) wing of Bharatiya Janata Party will launch a nationwide outreach programme titled "Gao Gao Chalo Ghar Ghar Chalo" to reach the OBC community from April 6 to 14. This outreach programme will reach 1 lakh villages and 10,000 households, a BJP source told ANI
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Rs 1042.786 cr sanctioned to Bihar for welfare of SC, OBC, EBC in last 5 y
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a written reply to the Lower House of the Parliament, the minister said that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is also implementing various schemes to reduce poverty and ensure the socio-economic development of poor and marginalized persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (S
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SC, HC judges appointed under Constitution, not reservation: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday while responding to queries in parliament stated that the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and High Court is made under Articles 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India which do not provide for reservation for any caste or
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Swami Prasad Maurya meets Akhilesh Yadav amid Ramcharitmanas remarks row
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Refusing to apologise for his remarks on Ramacharitmanas, Maurya said that the party is seeking justice for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and the backward classes of the country.
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Odisha cabinet approves inclusion of 22 castes in State's list of SEBC
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Article 15(4) of the Constitution of India enables the State to make any special provisions for the advancement of any Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of citizens.
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OBC reservation in urban polls: Samajwadi Party files SLP in apex court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party on Wednesday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, opposing the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench order to hold the urban body elections without reservations for Other Backward Classes.
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SC to hear on Jan 4 UP govt's plea against Allahabad HC order to conduct l
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the plea of Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court order directing the State poll panel to hold urban local body elections without reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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UP: Preliminary report for OBC reservation to be ready in three months
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The first meeting of the Backward Classes Commission constituted by the state government in connection with the local body elections held a meeting on Saturday in which policies and procedures regarding the statewide survey were discussed, as per an official statement.
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OBC reservation in urban polls: Yogi govt files SLP in Supreme Court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) opposing the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench order to hold the urban body elections without reservation for the Other Backward Classes.
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Yogi Adityanath government constitutes commission to decide OBC reservatio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Tuesday, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered the government to conduct urban body elections in UP without implementing the OBC quota.
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