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Punjab: Cabinet approves to raise SC Commission chairperson's age bar to 7
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Punjab government on Monday raised the age bar for the post of chairperson of Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes from 70 to 72 years in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh here.
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Andhra govt orders 50 per cent reservation for SC, ST in temple bodies
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The state government on Friday issued an order under which the trust board of any temple that comes under the purview of endowments department shall be filled with 50 per cent reservation to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and
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BJP MP seeks quota in private sector for SCs, STs, OBCs
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): BJP MP Heena Gavit on Monday demanded reservation for the people belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in private sector.
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Not considering a proportional increase in quota for OBCs, SCs, STs, says
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday said that it was not considering a proportional increase in the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) consequent upon 10 per cent reservation made for the Economically Weaker Se
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UP: Barbers refuse to cut hair of people from SC community
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): In an incident of caste discrimination, barbers of Pipalsana Bhojpur have closed their shops allegedly refusing to cut the hair of the people belonging to the scheduled caste (SC) community.
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AIADMK announces candidates for RS, LS polls
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Saturday announced A Mohammad Jaan, a minister in late Jayalalithaa's cabinet and N Chandrasekharan, a local leader from Mettur who belongs to Scheduled Castes community, as its candidates
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Agra: BJP lawmaker's guards thrash toll plaza employees, MP claims attack
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 06 (ANI): Security personnel of BJP MP and Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes Ram Shankar Katheria allegedly thrashed toll plaza employees in Agra and fired in the air after an argument.
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I didn't raise objection, only put forward rules: T C Gehlot on adding OBC
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 03 (ANI): Clarifying a statement on Uttar Pradesh government's decision to include 17 OBC castes in the list of Scheduled Castes, Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said that he had not raised any objection but had only put forward the rules and
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UP Govt's move to include 17 OBC castes in SC category unconstitutional: G
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Tuesday described the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to include 17 OBC communities into the list of Scheduled Castes, as "unconstitutional".
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UP government's move to include 17 OBC communities to SCs "unconstitutiona
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 2 (ANI) Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot on Tuesday termed as "unconstitutional" the Uttar Pradesh government's move to include 17 OBC communities in the list of Scheduled Castes.
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Lok Sabha passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teacher
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill, 2019 which aims to ensure reservations in teaching positions for people from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), socially and educationally
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Lok Sabha takes up discussion on Bill to provide reservation for teachers
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI) The Lok Sabha on Monday took up discussion on a Bill that provides for university and college to be considered a unit for providing reservation instead of a "department /subject" with Human Resources Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal stating that the legislation was in keep
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