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BJP-led government giving slow death to reservation provisions: Mayawati
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday accused the BJP-led government of giving "slow death" to constitutional provisions for reservation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and said the only way is for these sections to get "ma
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Bill identifying socially backward classes passed in Odisha Assembly
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): The Odisha Assembly on Monday passed the Odisha State Backward Classes (Amendment) Bill. The move will enable the state's Backward Class Commission to conduct a survey for identifying socially and economically backward classes on the basis of so
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SC, ST, OBC members to meet PM during Ahmadabad visit: Cong leader Amit Ch
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Accusing the BJP of being against reservation, Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda said that members of the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) community will go to meet Prime Minister during his upcoming visit t
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Bihar poultry boom - Success story of the year
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bihar has traditionally been a consumer state for non-agriculture produce, especially eggs and fish. In the light of its image of being a backward state, its growth rate of 44.72 per cent per annum in poultry production has managed to draw attention
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Morepen posts 21 pc rise in Q3 net profit at Rs 10.8 crore
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Pharmaceutical major Morepen Laboratories on Monday reported 21 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit after tax during the third quarter of current financial year (Q3 FY20) at Rs 10.8 crore as compared to Rs 8.9 crore in the corresponding quarter of pr
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Odisha Govt constitutes Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Odisha Government has constituted Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes under the Chairmanship of Justice Raghunath Biswal, Former Judge Odisha High Court.
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Maharashtra to change name of state departments for OBCs, SEBCs, VJNTs
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Maharashtra government has decided to change the name of the state department for OBCs, SEBCs (socially and educationally backward classes), VJNTs (Vimukt Jati and nomadic tribes) and special backward classes.
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Will request state government to form OBC commission in state: NCBC chairp
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) chairperson Bhagwan Lal Sahani on Tuesday said that he will raise the issue of reservation for other backward classes with state secretary and would request the state government to resolve the matter
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BJP MP Bhupender Yadav hits out at Rahul Gandhi for his 'anti-quota' comme
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): BJP MP Bhupender Yadav on Monday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his comments that the BJP and the RSS are against reservation and progress of Scheduled Castes/Tribes and Other Backward Castes in the country.
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BJP govts sytematically eroding quota system for backwards: Priyanka Gandh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of systematically trying to end the quota system for the backward classes provided in the Constitution.
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No matter how much Modi or Bhagwat dream, will never let reservation end:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the BJP and the RSS are against reservation and the progress of the Scheduled Castes/Tribes and Other Backward Castes in the country.
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Congress gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over SC's reservatio
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Congress on Monday gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the Supreme Court ruling regarding reservation in job promotions, saying "SCs and STs reservation in government services should not be diluted as it will be a disastrous blow to the backward
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