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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking caste-based census for OBCs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking directions for a caste-based census for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the upcoming 16th Indian Census.
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Appeal to hike quota for Vokkaliga community, instructions given to submit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission has been asked to submit its report as early as possible in regard to hike in quota for the vokkaliga community, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
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Panchamasali Lingayat padayatra: Backward Classes Commission submits repor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Panchamasali Lingayat community is holding a padyatra, demanding more reservations to meet the educational and professional needs of its people, and reached Belagavi in Karnataka today. They are demanding to be included in the 15 per cent OBC category of 2A.
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Other Backward Classes oppressed even after 75 years of Independence: BC l
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
BC Rajyadhikara Samiti president Suresh Dasu on Saturday said that people of the Other Backward Class (OBC) community are being "oppressed" even after 75 years of the country's independence.
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Chhattisgarh Governor to approve Reservation Amendment Bills on Monday
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"I'm totally in favour of the Bill, I thank opposition parties also for backing the decision to raise the quota for backward classes from 58 to 75. I will approve the Bill by Monday," Uikey said.
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Chhattisgarh passes bills to hike OBC, SC quotas
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Chhattisgarh assembly on Friday unanimously passed two amendment bills hiking reservation in admissions and government jobs in the state for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities, in line with the proportion of their populations.
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Hansraj Ahir assumes charge as NCBC chairperson
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir assumed charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
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Jagan cheated backward classes by diverting Rs 34,000 crore from sub-plan:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) state president Kingerapu Atchen Naidu on Saturday alleged that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy was a "cheat" who "deceived" members of the backward classes.
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Telangana: Boora Narsaiah Goud slams KCR for sidelining Backward Classes,
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Just weeks after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Ex-MP and BJP leader Boora Narsaiah Goud called out the state government for ignoring the BC community and said that only a small proportion of the allotted multi-crore budget was used and the federations were kept for namesakes.
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Congress's Hanumantha Rao demands caste-wise census in Telangana, warns of
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Rao said that the population of Other Backward Classes (OBC) has increased, and recounted the demands for the caste-wise census raised by heads of governments across various states.
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Special Assembly session in Jharkhand today, key Bills to be tabled
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The government ledf by Chief Minister Hemant Soren is likely to pass Bills related to the domicile policy based on 1,932 land records and 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities.
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SC upholds 10 pc quota for economically weaker sections, says it's time to
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a majority judgment by 3:2, a five-judge Constitution bench upheld the validity of the Constitution's 103rd Amendment Act 2019 saying EWS quota does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.
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