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Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Fourth Day; Highways, Train Tracks Blocked
Gujjar community blocked National Highway-11, which connects Jaipur with Agra, in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Monday, the fourth day of their agitation demanding 5 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes.
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Rajasthan Police Use Tear Gas On Gujjar Quota Protesters
The Rajasthan police on Sunday fired tear gas shells to prevent members of the Gujjar community--who have been protesting for their demand of five per cent quota in jobs and education-- from blocking a highway connecting Dholpur to Gwalior.
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Gujjar Agitation: Court Pulls up Rajasthan Government, Questions Why Agitators Were Given 'Free Hand'
Pulling up the state government for giving a "free-hand" to Gujjar agitators, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretary and the police chief to appear before it and also asked them to immediately restore traffic on the Jaipur-Agra national highway, blocked by protesters.
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Gujjar Agitation: Highway Cleared; Rail Track Remains Blocked in Rajasthan
On the fifth day of the Gujjar agitation, police today cleared the Jaipur-Agra national highway of the protestors even as the rail track continued to be blocked amid a stand-off with the government over the community's demand for five per cent reservation.
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Gujjars Intensify Agitation, Block National Highway in Rajasthan
A day after their talks failed with the government, Gujjars intensified their agitation today for five per cent quota by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan and threatened to expand it across the state even as their leaders were booked for rioting and endangering lives.
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Gujjars block Delhi-Jaipur highway; Centre sends 1500 paramilitary forces
The Centre has sent 1500 paramilitary troops to Rajasthan after the Gujjars stepped up their agitation following the Rajasthan High Court order that said members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs.The quota act that gives 5 per cent extra quota for Gujjars in government jobs and educational institutes has bee...
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Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Fourth Day; Highways, Train Tracks Blocked
Gujjar community blocked National Highway-11, which connects Jaipur with Agra, in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Monday, the fourth day of their agitation demanding 5 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes.
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Rajasthan Police Use Tear Gas On Gujjar Quota Protesters
The Rajasthan police on Sunday fired tear gas shells to prevent members of the Gujjar community--who have been protesting for their demand of five per cent quota in jobs and education-- from blocking a highway connecting Dholpur to Gwalior.
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Gujjar Agitation: Court Pulls up Rajasthan Government, Questions Why Agitators Were Given 'Free Hand'
Pulling up the state government for giving a "free-hand" to Gujjar agitators, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretary and the police chief to appear before it and also asked them to immediately restore traffic on the Jaipur-Agra national highway, blocked by protesters.
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Gujjar Agitation: Highway Cleared; Rail Track Remains Blocked in Rajasthan
On the fifth day of the Gujjar agitation, police today cleared the Jaipur-Agra national highway of the protestors even as the rail track continued to be blocked amid a stand-off with the government over the community's demand for five per cent reservation.
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Gujjars Intensify Agitation, Block National Highway in Rajasthan
A day after their talks failed with the government, Gujjars intensified their agitation today for five per cent quota by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan and threatened to expand it across the state even as their leaders were booked for rioting and endangering lives.
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Gujjars block Delhi-Jaipur highway; Centre sends 1500 paramilitary forces
The Centre has sent 1500 paramilitary troops to Rajasthan after the Gujjars stepped up their agitation following the Rajasthan High Court order that said members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs.The quota act that gives 5 per cent extra quota for Gujjars in government jobs and educational institutes has bee...
