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Will work for backward communities in coastal K'taka: Shantharama, state's
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): Shantharama Budna Siddi, one of the five MLCs nominated by the state government to the Legislative Council is India's first MLC from the Siddi community - a small group of the ethnic community in India believed to be descendants of the Bantu
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Odisha: Free uniforms, textbooks for class 9, 10 students in Keonjhar to r
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 22 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Keonjhar district administration of Odisha, has decided to provide free textbooks and uniforms along with mid-day meals to the students of class 9 and 10, studying in government and aided schools, from this acade
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Harivansh slams RJD, says Nitish working to make Bihar model state
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Former Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and Janta Dal-United MP from Bihar Harivansh on Saturday hit out at the opposition RJD, saying it had worked to the advantage of a family during its rule and pulled the state backwards.
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SC to hear on July 13 plea of TN for implementation of 50 pc reservation f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on July 13 a plea of Tamil Nadu government against non-implementation of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in admission to seats shared by the State in the All India Quota (AIQ) of medical colleges i
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Sonia Gandhi's demand for OBC seat reservation in NEET is for social justi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Lending her support to Congress President Sonia Gandhi's demand for reservation of seats for Other Backward Class (OBC) students in medical institutions in the states and union territories under the national quota in the National Eligibility cum Entrance T
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TDP accuses Jagan Reddy govt of conspiring to implicate Kollu Raveendra in
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI): Former Minister and Telegu Desam Party leader Devineni Umamaheswara Rao on Friday accused the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government in the state of conspiring to implicate former Minister Kollu Raveendra in the murder case of YSRCP leader Moka Bha
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Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi over denial of OBC reservation in all India
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding "denial of reservation" to OBC candidates under all-India quota being filled through National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in the state and union ter
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Union Cabinet approves term extension of Commission to examine sub-categor
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the extension of the term of the Commission to examine the issue of sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), up to January 31, 2021.
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Kerala: Online classes conducted at libraries for economically weak studen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], June 11 (ANI): Online classes are being conducted for economically weak and backward students at libraries and anganwadis by the Kerala Education Department, in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown.
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Paresh Rawal mocks Ramachandra Guha for his Gujarat- Bengal comparison
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Veteran actor turned politician Paresh Rawal on Thursday hit out at historian Ramachandra Guha over his tweet which seems indicate that Gujarat is a "culturally backward province" in comparison to Bengal.
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Case against 3 persons for threatening Backward Classes Welfare Dept offic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], May 30 (ANI): Three including two ex-corporators have been booked for allegedly giving death threats to District Backward Classes Welfare Department officer Ramesh G Sanga over his statement on his transfer recommendation by Kalaburagi's BJP MLA Dattatreya Rev
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Only 610 COVID-19 cases from 112 backward districts, says Amitabh Kant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Amitabh Kant, Chairman of Empowered Group 6 (EG 6) and CEO NITI Aayog, on Monday said that only 610 COVID-19 cases have been reported from 112 backward districts of the country.
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