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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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"How Low Will They Stoop?" PM Slams Nitish Kumar For Controversial Comment
The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.
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"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
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PM Narendra Modi Questions Congress On Resource Allocation Based On Population
PM Modi questions Congress on resource allocation based on population and asserts that the welfare of the poor is his priority, while also raising concerns about Congress's alleged secret pact with another country.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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NDTV Explainer: With Eye On Polls, Breaking Down Bihar's Caste Survey
NDTV explains after the Bihar government released data from a caste-based survey that said nearly 63.1 per cent of the state's 13.1 crore population belong to backward classes and nearly 85 per cent belong to either OBCs, EBCs, SCs or STs.
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"Trying To Divide Country...": PM After Bihar Releases Caste Survey Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the opposition of "trying to divide the country in the name of caste", in a sharp comment that came hours after the Bihar government released details of its controversial state-wide caste-based survey.
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Bihar Moves Supreme Court To Oppose High Court Pause On Caste Survey
The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court order granting a stay on the caste survey it was conducting, contending "huge loss" would be caused if the exercise is stopped.
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Caste-Based Survey: High Court Rejects Bihar Government Plea For Early Hearing
The Patna High Court today rejected the Bihar government's plea, seeking early hearing of its interim stay on caste-based survey in the state.
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Row In Bihar After 3rd Gender Denoted As 'Caste' In Headcount Survey
The much publicized ongoing exercise of the headcount of social groups in Bihar by the state government has run into fresh controversy over enumeration of members of 'third gender' as a separate caste.
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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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"How Low Will They Stoop?" PM Slams Nitish Kumar For Controversial Comment
The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.
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"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
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PM Narendra Modi Questions Congress On Resource Allocation Based On Population
PM Modi questions Congress on resource allocation based on population and asserts that the welfare of the poor is his priority, while also raising concerns about Congress's alleged secret pact with another country.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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NDTV Explainer: With Eye On Polls, Breaking Down Bihar's Caste Survey
NDTV explains after the Bihar government released data from a caste-based survey that said nearly 63.1 per cent of the state's 13.1 crore population belong to backward classes and nearly 85 per cent belong to either OBCs, EBCs, SCs or STs.
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"Trying To Divide Country...": PM After Bihar Releases Caste Survey Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the opposition of "trying to divide the country in the name of caste", in a sharp comment that came hours after the Bihar government released details of its controversial state-wide caste-based survey.
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Bihar Moves Supreme Court To Oppose High Court Pause On Caste Survey
The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court order granting a stay on the caste survey it was conducting, contending "huge loss" would be caused if the exercise is stopped.
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Caste-Based Survey: High Court Rejects Bihar Government Plea For Early Hearing
The Patna High Court today rejected the Bihar government's plea, seeking early hearing of its interim stay on caste-based survey in the state.
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Row In Bihar After 3rd Gender Denoted As 'Caste' In Headcount Survey
The much publicized ongoing exercise of the headcount of social groups in Bihar by the state government has run into fresh controversy over enumeration of members of 'third gender' as a separate caste.
