New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Former Congress MP and party's senior leader V Hanumantha Rao on Saturday wrote a letter to the party's interim president Sonia Gandhi asking her to take up the caste wise census issue on priority at the Chintan Shivir being held in Udaipur.
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Union Minister for State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of recruitments in the Indian Police Service has been increased from 150 to 200 from the Civil Services Exam (CSE) 2020.
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 21 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Yadav on Tuesday said that those who do not want caste enumeration are against the principle of equal justice and opportunity.
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 7 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the state government will soon call an all-party meeting to discuss the caste-based census.
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday alleged that the Centre and the Bharatiya Janata Party are planning to ensure that there is no caste-based census.
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Thursday moved a Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha on the matter of 'caste-based census'.
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday said that it has not enumerated caste wise population other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the census since independence.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday adopted the resolution to request the Centre to take up a caste-based census of backward classes.
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to include caste data in census enumeration to ensure the development of backward classes
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Telangana assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution seeking the Centre to take a caste-based census in the country.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 6 (ANI): The National Backward Class (BC) Welfare Association on Wednesday held a meeting with OBC caste-wise census as its "prime agenda". The meeting was attended by leaders from several political parties and representatives of the Backward Classes.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes (BC) Welfare Association on Wednesday held agitation in Vijayawada, demanding caste-based census for other backward castes (OBCs).