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Supreme Court Issues Notice On 65% Bihar Quota, No Stay On High Court Order
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and the Bihar government on a petition challenging the High Court's order striking down a hike in reservation in Bihar to 65%, but has not imposed a stay for now.
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Bharat Bandh Today As Opposition, Dalit Groups Protest Top Court's Quota Order
A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Pause Ruling That Struck Down 65% Quota In Bihar
In a setback for Nitish Kumar-government in Bihar, the Supreme Court today refused to stay the Patna High Court order that struck down state government's 65% quota for backward classes.
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Bihar Approaches Supreme Court Over Verdict Striking Down Quota Hike
The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court verdict that has set aside amended reservation laws in the state, which enabled the Bihar government to increase the quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes.
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Nitish Kumar Should Press For Special Status For Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should raise demands for special status for the state, nationwide caste census and greater quotas for deprived castes before the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
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Bihar Urges Centre To Add Its Quota Hike In Constitution's 9th Schedule
The Bihar government on Wednesday decided to urge the Centre to incorporate the hiked reservation for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs and educational institutions in the 9th schedule of the Constitution.
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Bihar Releases Official Notification For Increasing Quota From 50 To 65%
The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday issued gazette notifications for raising the quota for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs and educational institutions, after receiving assent from the Governor.
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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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Nitish Kumar Wants Bihar Caste Quotas Raised To 65%, Past Supreme Court Cap
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.
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Economic Data Collected During Caste Survey To Be Tabled In Bihar Assembly: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar has said that details collected as part of the caste survey, including the economic condition of households, will be tabled before the state assembly.
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"I Have Been Vocal For Women's Quota Since...": Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that he was in support of women's reservation in Parliament and state assemblies though there must be provisions for adequate representation of SCs, STs, OBCs and EBCs.
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"Had Census Been Held...": Nitish Kumar On Women's Reservation Bill
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday welcomed the women's reservation bill brought by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, but with a few riders, including quotas for women from OBCs and Extremely Backward Classes.
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"Had Census Been Held...": Nitish Kumar On Women's Reservation Bill
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday welcomed the women's reservation bill brought by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, but with a few riders, including quotas for women from OBCs and Extremely Backward Classes.
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After Supreme Court's Quota Ruling, Nitish Kumar Revives An Old Demand
A day after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's 10 per cent quota for the poor or EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) in jobs and education, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a nationwide caste census.
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Backward Classes Quotas For Bihar Municipal Polls Illegal: High Court
The Patna High Court on Tuesday ordered that the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in urban local body elections was "illegal".
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Supreme Court Issues Notice On 65% Bihar Quota, No Stay On High Court Order
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and the Bihar government on a petition challenging the High Court's order striking down a hike in reservation in Bihar to 65%, but has not imposed a stay for now.
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Bharat Bandh Today As Opposition, Dalit Groups Protest Top Court's Quota Order
A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Pause Ruling That Struck Down 65% Quota In Bihar
In a setback for Nitish Kumar-government in Bihar, the Supreme Court today refused to stay the Patna High Court order that struck down state government's 65% quota for backward classes.
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Bihar Approaches Supreme Court Over Verdict Striking Down Quota Hike
The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court verdict that has set aside amended reservation laws in the state, which enabled the Bihar government to increase the quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes.
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Nitish Kumar Should Press For Special Status For Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should raise demands for special status for the state, nationwide caste census and greater quotas for deprived castes before the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
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Bihar Urges Centre To Add Its Quota Hike In Constitution's 9th Schedule
The Bihar government on Wednesday decided to urge the Centre to incorporate the hiked reservation for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs and educational institutions in the 9th schedule of the Constitution.
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Bihar Releases Official Notification For Increasing Quota From 50 To 65%
The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday issued gazette notifications for raising the quota for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs and educational institutions, after receiving assent from the Governor.
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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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Nitish Kumar Wants Bihar Caste Quotas Raised To 65%, Past Supreme Court Cap
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.
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Economic Data Collected During Caste Survey To Be Tabled In Bihar Assembly: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar has said that details collected as part of the caste survey, including the economic condition of households, will be tabled before the state assembly.
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"I Have Been Vocal For Women's Quota Since...": Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that he was in support of women's reservation in Parliament and state assemblies though there must be provisions for adequate representation of SCs, STs, OBCs and EBCs.
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"Had Census Been Held...": Nitish Kumar On Women's Reservation Bill
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday welcomed the women's reservation bill brought by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, but with a few riders, including quotas for women from OBCs and Extremely Backward Classes.
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"Had Census Been Held...": Nitish Kumar On Women's Reservation Bill
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday welcomed the women's reservation bill brought by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, but with a few riders, including quotas for women from OBCs and Extremely Backward Classes.
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After Supreme Court's Quota Ruling, Nitish Kumar Revives An Old Demand
A day after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's 10 per cent quota for the poor or EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) in jobs and education, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a nationwide caste census.
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Backward Classes Quotas For Bihar Municipal Polls Illegal: High Court
The Patna High Court on Tuesday ordered that the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in urban local body elections was "illegal".
