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SC/ST job promotion quota: Supreme Court refuses to refer its order to lar
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to refer its previous order on quota in job promotion to a larger bench and upheld the previous M Nagraj verdict dealing in reservation in job promotion. The apex court had given States the right to decide about quota in
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Hardik Patel breaks hunger strike after 19 days
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel ended his indefinite hunger strike after 19 days on Wednesday afternoon.
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Maratha reservation issue: Bombay HC sets Nov 15 for final report submissi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Tuesday has set November 15 as the last date for the Maharashtra government to submit its complete report on the agitations that broke out in the state over the Maratha reservation issue.
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Pune: Muslims Muk Morcha stages protest demanding reservation
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): The 'Muslim Muk Morcha' carried out a protest in Pune on Sunday with a demand of reservation in education and jobs.
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Punjab Cabinet approves life imprisonment for sacrilege of religious text
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring an amendment to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make sacrilege of all religious text punishable with life imprisonment.
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Maratha Reservation: 170 protestors granted bail
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Pune Sessions Court on Tuesday granted bail to 170 people, arrested for rioting and arson during the Maratha quota agitation in the city on August 9.
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50% reservation announced for women in RPF jawans recruitment
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal announced a 50 per cent reservation for women in the upcoming recruitment of 9500-10000 jawans for the Railway Protection Force (RPF), in a bid to create more employment opportunities for women.
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Reservation is here to stay, let there be no doubt about it: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday rebutted reports claiming that the caste-based reservations would end and clarified that reservation was here to stay.
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Maratha row: 194 arrested for violence in Pune
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): A total of 194 people, including two minors and five women, have been arrested by the Pune police in connection with violence that erupted during Maratha reservation protests here on August 9.
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Maharashtra Bandh: Internet, bus services suspended in Pune
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 09 (ANI): In the wake of statewide 'bandh' called by Maratha Kranti Morcha over the reservation issue on Thursday, internet and state bus services have been suspended in several districts as a precautionary measure.
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Security upped as Maharashtra braces for Maratha bandh today
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Maharashtra as Sakal Maratha Samaj, an umbrella body of Maratha groups has called for a state-wide bandh on Thursday over reservation issue.
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Maratha Reservation row: Fadnavis meets PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday met held discussions over the Maharashtra Reservation issue.
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