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Former UP Min Saini says he resigned because Dalits, backward classes were
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 13 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh minister Dharam Singh Saini on Thursday slammed UP government after resigning from the post of the minister and said that scores of BJP leaders will be resigning as the voices of Dalits and backward classes have been ign
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SC upholds validity of OBC reservation seats in All-India Quota in NEET-PG
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of the Other Backward Class (OBC) reservation in the All-India Quota (AIQ) seats in NEET-PG and NEET-UG.
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SC reserves order on plea regarding EWS/OBC quota in NEET-PG admissions
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on pleas relating to providing 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) and 10 per cent for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the All-India Quota (AIQ) seats for the admission in th
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State govts did not take proper stand over OBC reservation issue: Prahlad
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Amid the ongoing impasse over OBC reservation in civic polls, Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Saturday said the state governments did not take a proper stand over the matter and the backward classes should not be thrown back into the f
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PM Modi has worked for better living standards of backward, deprived secti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked for the improvement of living standards of backward and deprived sections of the society, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.
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SC stays elections process for OBC seats in MP local body polls
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the election process for the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the local body polls in Madhya Pradesh.
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Action would be initiated on quota for Panchamasali community after Com
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said the action would be initiated on the issue of providing category 2A reservation for the Panchamasali community after the Backward Classes Commission submits its report.
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SC asks Maharashtra poll panel to notify 27 pc OBC seats as general seats
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Maharashtra State Election Commission to issue a fresh notification to treat 27 per cent seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) as general category for local body polls and commence the election process.
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Centre apprises Rajya Sabha of criteria for EWS reservation
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the Economically Backward Class (EWS) reservation of ten per cent in employment and admission in educational institutions has been implemented as per
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SC dismisses Maha govt's plea to direct Centre to disclose SECC 2011 raw c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea of the Maharashtra government seeking direction to the Centre to disclose the Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011, raw caste data of Other Backward Classes (OBC) after the Centre submitted that the data co
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Eastern UP neglected since independence, PM Modi liberated people from cur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the eastern part of the state has been "neglected since independence", adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has liberated the people from the curse of poverty and back
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SC stays OBC reservation in Maharashtra's local body elections
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the local body election of Maharashtra until further orders.
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