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PM Modi To Attend BJP's Meeting Of Backward Classes In Hyderabad Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a 'BC Atma Gourava Sabha' (backward classes self-respect meeting) here on Tuesday ahead of the November 30 Telangana assembly polls.
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BJP To Run Nationwide Campaign On Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification: Sources
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi held a meeting with all OBC ministers, who will issue statements echoing party president JP Nadda's charge that Mr Gandhi insulted the Other Backward Classes by calling them thieves.
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Viral Video Shows Ex BJP Minister Abusing Madhya Pradesh Transport Official
BJP ex-minister Gaurishankar Bisen, who is the chairman of the 'MP Pichhda Varg Kalyan Aayog' (backward class welfare commission), has courted controversy for abusing a government official in a meeting at Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district.
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Can Delay Local Polls Over Caste Data: Maharashtra Parties, Including BJP
An all-party meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwar
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Nitish Kumar Joins Chorus On Increased Quota For Other Backward Class
Taking a cue from Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, the ruling Janata Dal-United in Bihar has also sought enhanced reservation benefits for members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) - a politically significant section of the population - in the country. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spoke in support of such a move at a press meet today, but admitted...
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Inside Story Of Government's 10% Quota Bill, Sneaked Into Cabinet Note
The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.
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Karnataka BJP Tries To Fix Cracks, Leaders Asked To 'Work As A Family'
The two-day executive meet of the Karnataka BJP unit, that ends today in Mysuru, saw the party trying hard to present a united front and keep it together. Ahead of the meet, backward class leader KS Eshwarappa continued his open defiance against state party president, BS Yeddyurappa. Also, there was little interaction between the two during the mee...
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National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Gets Approved By Cabinet
The Union cabinet has approved setting up of National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes replacing the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday and approved amending the Constitution and inserting Article 338B for setting up the new commission.
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Jat Quota Stir Called Off After Leaders Meet Chief Minister Khattar: 10 Facts
The Jats called off the huge protest they had planned in Delhi and the National Capital Region from tomorrow after their leaders had a discussion with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Delhi, though, has made massive preparations for security. While metro service outside the city limits will not be stopped, security at the border and the ...
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63 Cases Registered Over Kapu Quota Stir Violence In Andhra Pradesh
Police have registered 63 cases in connection with the violence that had erupted in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh last Sunday during a meeting by Kapu community members, who sought reservation under Backward Class category, a top officer said.
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BJP leadership promised my reinstatement in six months: Yeddyurappa
BJP leader, and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today claimed that the party's central leadership had promised to reinstate him as chief minister in six months when he was asked to step down last year after the Lokayukta report on illegal mining indicted him. "I did not aspire for the chief minister's post. Since the central leader...
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Jats threaten to re-launch stir for reservation
Jats in Haryana today threatened to re-launch their stir if the government did not meet their demand of reservation in government jobs under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota by February next year.
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PM Modi To Attend BJP's Meeting Of Backward Classes In Hyderabad Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a 'BC Atma Gourava Sabha' (backward classes self-respect meeting) here on Tuesday ahead of the November 30 Telangana assembly polls.
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BJP To Run Nationwide Campaign On Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification: Sources
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi held a meeting with all OBC ministers, who will issue statements echoing party president JP Nadda's charge that Mr Gandhi insulted the Other Backward Classes by calling them thieves.
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Viral Video Shows Ex BJP Minister Abusing Madhya Pradesh Transport Official
BJP ex-minister Gaurishankar Bisen, who is the chairman of the 'MP Pichhda Varg Kalyan Aayog' (backward class welfare commission), has courted controversy for abusing a government official in a meeting at Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district.
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Can Delay Local Polls Over Caste Data: Maharashtra Parties, Including BJP
An all-party meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwar
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Nitish Kumar Joins Chorus On Increased Quota For Other Backward Class
Taking a cue from Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, the ruling Janata Dal-United in Bihar has also sought enhanced reservation benefits for members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) - a politically significant section of the population - in the country. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spoke in support of such a move at a press meet today, but admitted...
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Inside Story Of Government's 10% Quota Bill, Sneaked Into Cabinet Note
The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.
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Karnataka BJP Tries To Fix Cracks, Leaders Asked To 'Work As A Family'
The two-day executive meet of the Karnataka BJP unit, that ends today in Mysuru, saw the party trying hard to present a united front and keep it together. Ahead of the meet, backward class leader KS Eshwarappa continued his open defiance against state party president, BS Yeddyurappa. Also, there was little interaction between the two during the mee...
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National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Gets Approved By Cabinet
The Union cabinet has approved setting up of National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes replacing the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday and approved amending the Constitution and inserting Article 338B for setting up the new commission.
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Jat Quota Stir Called Off After Leaders Meet Chief Minister Khattar: 10 Facts
The Jats called off the huge protest they had planned in Delhi and the National Capital Region from tomorrow after their leaders had a discussion with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Delhi, though, has made massive preparations for security. While metro service outside the city limits will not be stopped, security at the border and the ...
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63 Cases Registered Over Kapu Quota Stir Violence In Andhra Pradesh
Police have registered 63 cases in connection with the violence that had erupted in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh last Sunday during a meeting by Kapu community members, who sought reservation under Backward Class category, a top officer said.
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BJP leadership promised my reinstatement in six months: Yeddyurappa
BJP leader, and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today claimed that the party's central leadership had promised to reinstate him as chief minister in six months when he was asked to step down last year after the Lokayukta report on illegal mining indicted him. "I did not aspire for the chief minister's post. Since the central leader...
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Jats threaten to re-launch stir for reservation
Jats in Haryana today threatened to re-launch their stir if the government did not meet their demand of reservation in government jobs under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota by February next year.
