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In Gujarat Manifesto, Congress Promises To Rename Narendra Modi Stadium
While promising to create 10 lakh jobs for all Gujaratis in the state, the Congress manifesto says it will ensure 50 per cent reservation for women in government jobs if voted to power
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Reservation Bill Passes Parliament Test But Judicial Obstacles Remain
The Constitutional Amendment Bill to ensure 10% reservation in education and government jobs for the economically weak has passed smoothly through parliament, but it may not be out of the woods just yet. The legislation is likely to face the judicial test in the coming days.
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Hardik Patel Questions Centre's Upper Caste Quota Move
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and the Gujarat Congress Monday questioned the Union Cabinet's approval of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category.
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Will Leave Quota Demand If 2 Crore Jobs Are Created, Says Hardik Patel
Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel Monday asserted that he would give up his demand for reservation if two crore jobs were created for the youth and farmers were paid suitable price for their produce.
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If Marathas Can Get Reservation, Why Not Patidars, Asks Hardik Patel
With the Maharashtra legislature passing a bill giving 16 per cent reservation to the Marathas, Patidar leader Hardik Patel asked Thursday why the BJP government in Gujarat can not take the same step for his community.
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Alpesh Thakor Seeks Survey Of Other Backward Classes In Gujarat
Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor on Friday said he would approach the Gujarat OBC Commission soon with a demand for a survey of all the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state to find out if they have benefited from the existing reservation system.
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Hardik Patel Meets OBC Panel Chief, Demands Survey Of Patidars In Gujarat
Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel is pushing for a survey to establish "social and economic backwardness" of the community in Gujarat so that they qualify for reservation in jobs, days after Marathas were granted reservation in Maharashtra after a similar exercise.
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Court Frames Charges Against Hardik Patel, Two Aides In Sedition Case
Hardik Patel and his two colleagues have been charged with sedition in a case related to a protest they had organised three years ago demanding reservation for Patel community allegedly turning violent.
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Crackdown On 2015 Quota Protests Was Like Jallianwala Bagh: Hardik Patel
The police lathicharge on the agitators demanding reservation for the Patidar community in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in August, 2015 was akin to the brutal British era "Jallianwala Bagh" episode, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel told a court in Ahmedabad today.
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Hardik Patel Leaves Hospital; On Facebook Live, Warns Hunger Strike Is On
Hardik Patel, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding reservation for Patidars and loan waiver from farmers, was discharged from a hospital in Ahmedabad today. In a Facebook live message, the Patidar leader told his supporters that he would be continuing his fast from home.
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Hardik Patel Begins Indefinite Fast For Patidar Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel began an indefinite fast today to press for reservation for his community, after the BJP government in Gujarat refused him permission to stage the protest at a public place.
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New Rs 100 Banknote Coming Soon: Key Things You May Have Missed
The new banknote of Rs. 100 denomination will be of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, RBI said, adding that it will bear the motif of Rani Ki Vav - a heritage site located in Gujarat - on the reverse side.
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Gujarat Election Result 2017: Top 10 Allegations And Controversies During Poll Campaign
Gujarat assembly election 2017 saw a high-voltage campaign where Congress and the BJP got engaged in a bitter war of words. The BJP has not declared its chief ministerial candidate for Gujarat; however, the party ran an aggressive campaign with many senior leaders including BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister Arun Jaitley seeking vote...
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This Gujarat Group Decides 27 Seats. What The BJP's Done For Them
To counter the effect of the Congress' new political collaborations, the BJP has focused a part of its sprawling campaign on a group that hasn't got much media attention, but could be vital to the result: the Adivasis or tribals, who form 15% of the population.
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In Gujarat, BJP Faces A New Threat: Patel WhatsApp Groups
In Dhampur village in Gujarat's Vijapur constituency, about two hours north of Ahmedabad, a group of young men loiter in the village square, hunched over their smartphones.
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In Gujarat Manifesto, Congress Promises To Rename Narendra Modi Stadium
While promising to create 10 lakh jobs for all Gujaratis in the state, the Congress manifesto says it will ensure 50 per cent reservation for women in government jobs if voted to power
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Reservation Bill Passes Parliament Test But Judicial Obstacles Remain
The Constitutional Amendment Bill to ensure 10% reservation in education and government jobs for the economically weak has passed smoothly through parliament, but it may not be out of the woods just yet. The legislation is likely to face the judicial test in the coming days.
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Hardik Patel Questions Centre's Upper Caste Quota Move
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and the Gujarat Congress Monday questioned the Union Cabinet's approval of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category.
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Will Leave Quota Demand If 2 Crore Jobs Are Created, Says Hardik Patel
Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel Monday asserted that he would give up his demand for reservation if two crore jobs were created for the youth and farmers were paid suitable price for their produce.
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If Marathas Can Get Reservation, Why Not Patidars, Asks Hardik Patel
With the Maharashtra legislature passing a bill giving 16 per cent reservation to the Marathas, Patidar leader Hardik Patel asked Thursday why the BJP government in Gujarat can not take the same step for his community.
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Alpesh Thakor Seeks Survey Of Other Backward Classes In Gujarat
Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor on Friday said he would approach the Gujarat OBC Commission soon with a demand for a survey of all the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state to find out if they have benefited from the existing reservation system.
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Hardik Patel Meets OBC Panel Chief, Demands Survey Of Patidars In Gujarat
Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel is pushing for a survey to establish "social and economic backwardness" of the community in Gujarat so that they qualify for reservation in jobs, days after Marathas were granted reservation in Maharashtra after a similar exercise.
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Court Frames Charges Against Hardik Patel, Two Aides In Sedition Case
Hardik Patel and his two colleagues have been charged with sedition in a case related to a protest they had organised three years ago demanding reservation for Patel community allegedly turning violent.
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Crackdown On 2015 Quota Protests Was Like Jallianwala Bagh: Hardik Patel
The police lathicharge on the agitators demanding reservation for the Patidar community in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in August, 2015 was akin to the brutal British era "Jallianwala Bagh" episode, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel told a court in Ahmedabad today.
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Hardik Patel Leaves Hospital; On Facebook Live, Warns Hunger Strike Is On
Hardik Patel, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding reservation for Patidars and loan waiver from farmers, was discharged from a hospital in Ahmedabad today. In a Facebook live message, the Patidar leader told his supporters that he would be continuing his fast from home.
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Hardik Patel Begins Indefinite Fast For Patidar Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel began an indefinite fast today to press for reservation for his community, after the BJP government in Gujarat refused him permission to stage the protest at a public place.
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New Rs 100 Banknote Coming Soon: Key Things You May Have Missed
The new banknote of Rs. 100 denomination will be of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, RBI said, adding that it will bear the motif of Rani Ki Vav - a heritage site located in Gujarat - on the reverse side.
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Gujarat Election Result 2017: Top 10 Allegations And Controversies During Poll Campaign
Gujarat assembly election 2017 saw a high-voltage campaign where Congress and the BJP got engaged in a bitter war of words. The BJP has not declared its chief ministerial candidate for Gujarat; however, the party ran an aggressive campaign with many senior leaders including BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister Arun Jaitley seeking vote...
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This Gujarat Group Decides 27 Seats. What The BJP's Done For Them
To counter the effect of the Congress' new political collaborations, the BJP has focused a part of its sprawling campaign on a group that hasn't got much media attention, but could be vital to the result: the Adivasis or tribals, who form 15% of the population.
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In Gujarat, BJP Faces A New Threat: Patel WhatsApp Groups
In Dhampur village in Gujarat's Vijapur constituency, about two hours north of Ahmedabad, a group of young men loiter in the village square, hunched over their smartphones.
