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HC stays 75% local jobs quota in Jharkhand private sector
Jharkhand high court stays law reserving 75% of private-sector jobs for locals with salaries up to ₹40,000, citing concerns over skilled manpower.
Updated on Dec 13, 2024 04:45 AM IST
C Raj Kumar, Ranchi
Pakistan's first reaction to Bangladesh political crisis: ‘Solidarity with…’
Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs in a statement hoped for a “peaceful and swift return to normalcy”.
Published on Aug 07, 2024 01:42 PM IST
Parties term Supreme Court verdict on allowing states to sub-classify SCs as 'historic'
Parties term Supreme Court verdict on allowing states to sub-classify SCs as 'historic'
Published on Aug 01, 2024 11:38 PM IST
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Manoj Jarange-Patil breaks hunger strike, gives govt a month to meet demands
Should the government fail to meet the deadline, the activist warned, he will field candidates in all 288 Assembly constituencies in the upcoming polls. The activist had been on a hunger strike demanding blanket reservation for Marathas in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Nagaland civic polls: Women candidates outnumber men in Kohima; 238 in fray overall
The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has fielded the highest number of candidates (256) including 96 women
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 04:22 PM IST
Alice Yhoshu
Chandigarh: 1,939 forms received on first day as Class 11 admissions start
85% quota for government school students from Class 10 has been reintroduced this year as a total 13,875 seats are on offer
Updated on May 28, 2024 09:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Omar backs quota for needy Muslims
NC leader and former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah says he’s not for politics of appeasement but economically disadvantaged Muslims need reservation for their uplift
Published on May 07, 2024 09:50 PM IST
Lalu backs Muslim quota, walks back after Modi’s fire
For the past few days, top BJP leaders, especially PM Modi and union home minister Amit Shah, have intensified their attacks on the opposition alliance, accusing it of harbouring intentions to “snatch away” quota for backward classes in favour of Muslims.
Published on May 07, 2024 09:45 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
How has Maharashtra argued its case to take reservations from 52% to 62%?
Maharashtra passes bill proposing 10% quota for Marathas in government jobs and education, increasing state's overall reservation to 62%.
Updated on Feb 21, 2024 07:14 AM IST
How the Maharashtra govt argued to increase reservation in state from 52% to 62%
The Maharashtra State Commission for Backward Classes, headed by (retired) Justice Sunil Shukre, submitted its 550-page report on the issue last Friday
Published on Feb 20, 2024 03:19 PM IST
Bill to provide 10% quota for Marathas to be tabled in Maharashtra assembly
The bill seeks to provide the Maratha community 10% quota in educational institutes and jobs above the existing 62% reservation in Maharashtra
Published on Feb 20, 2024 12:59 PM IST
Steep decline in Haj applications against quota
By the original deadline of December 20 last year, only 6,737 applications were received, prompting an extension of the deadline to January 15.
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 08:16 AM IST
2024 LS polls: Die ‘caste’, Bihar parties do their maths afresh
Armed with data from the statewide caste survey, political parties in Bihar have started wooing caste combinations.
Published on Nov 25, 2023 09:37 PM IST
Bihar will bring bill to hike quota to 75%, says Nitish Kumar after caste survey
Bihar chief minister Nitsh Kumar said the increase in quota will allow OBC and EBC to have larger share in tune with their population
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 09:36 PM IST
Parties support reservation for Marathas without touching OBC quota
Significantly, none of them backed Manoj Jarange-Patil’s demand to include the entire Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes (OBC), maintaining that reservation needed to be worked out without disturbing the quota of other communities
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 08:38 AM IST
Maratha quota stir: Sub-caste certificates to be issued to pacify protesters
Chief minister Eknath Shinde announced a series of measures to pacify the protesters after an urgent meeting of the Cabinet Sub-committee on the Maratha reservation
Published on Oct 30, 2023 03:55 PM IST
Shinde assures reservation to Marathas, bashes ‘power-hungry’ Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde vowed to ensure a quota for the Maratha community amid ongoing protests. He criticised Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray and appealed to the Maratha community not to resort to drastic measures.
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 07:44 AM IST
Yogesh Naik, Mumbai
All-party meeting in Bihar: Ruling allies pitch for more quota, BJP says survey flawed
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar holds all-party meeting to discuss increasing quota for weaker sections after release of caste survey findings.
Updated on Oct 03, 2023 09:51 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
‘Modi govt wants increased representation of Savarna women’: Owaisi in Lok Sabha
Owaisi attacked the Narendra Modi-led Central government for not offering a quota to women from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Muslim communities.
Published on Sep 20, 2023 05:07 PM IST
How Brahmins and Marathas from Tuljapur get OBC certificate based on Nizam records
The Tuljapur model of Maratha reservation has been at the centre of discussion in the ongoing quota debate for the community that has been staging protests
Published on Sep 09, 2023 11:03 PM IST
No proposal to revive MP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas: Centre
The government’s statement came in response to a query by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) member Sarmistha Sethi in Lok Sabha on plans to revive the discretionary quota that was scrapped last year
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:47 AM IST
No proposal to revive MP quota for admissions in KVs: Govt
The Union government last year scrapped the discretionary MP quota for admissions to the Kendriya Vidyalayas, and released revised admission guidelines
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 06:32 PM IST
Class-11 admissions in Chandigarh: Over 17,0006 students apply for 13,875 seats
The Chandigarh education department has extended the last date for registration for admission in government schools, from June 4 to June 6
Updated on Jun 05, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Ranjit Sagar dam project: Job to oustee a concession not vested right, says high court
The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that a job offer to someone whose land has been acquired for a project is "a concession and not a vested right". The court said the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, does not require the acquiring authority or project beneficiary to guarantee employment for those ousted from their homes or land. The ruling came in response to 107 petitions from people removed from their land to make way for the Ranjit Sagar dam project, which involved the acquisition of 11,250 acres in Punjab, 1,226 acres in Himachal Pradesh and 13,820 acres in erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir.
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 02:47 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Posh Ghatkopar society spends lakhs on tankers as daily water supply dips to 15%
Residents of Promenade Cooperative Housing Society in Mumbai have paid ₹10 lakh for water tankers since April 1, and ₹8.5 lakh in March, while suffering a 15% water cut. Members claim the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has supplied only 55% of their sanctioned quota for the past two years and that the low water pressure and supply is due to the building's internal pipeline, which does not comply with regulations. The building is located around 700-800 metres from the BMC's main pipeline. The society has spent ₹68 lakh on water in the last financial year.
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Vishwanath Pratap Singh’s life-sized statue to be installed in Chennai
Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said the statue is meant to express the gratitude of the Tamil society towards the late former Prime Minister
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:24 PM IST
Life-size statue of VP Singh to come up in Chennai: Stalin
Paying rich tributes to the former prime minister, Stalin said despite being born in an affluent family, V P Singh reached out to the OBCs and moved forward on social justice-related issues.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chennai
J’khand guv again returns bill to increase reservation
A senior Raj Bhawan official said that the bill has been returned to the government based on legal opinion provided by the Attorney General of India.
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
Jharkhand governor returns quota increase bill for review
An official in the governor’s office said the bill was returned on the basis of the legal opinion from the attorney general of India
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:17 PM IST
SC to hear pleas on scrapping of Muslim quota on April 25
Appearing before a bench led by justice KM Joseph, solicitor general Tushar Mehta requested more time to enable the state finalise its response to the petitions.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:29 AM IST
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