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Trains Diverted, Buses Affected Amid Gujjar Quota Protest In Rajasthan
Rail and road traffic has been disrupted as protests continue by members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan's Bharatpur. More than a dozen trains have been diverted on the Delhi-Mumbai Railway line and the state has temporarily discontinued its bus service on the Agra-Jaipur route as a precaution.
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Rajasthan Gujjars Block Tracks In Reservation Protest, Train Schedule Hit
Members of the Gujjar community have occupied railway tracks in Rajasthan's Bharatpur in their protest seeking reservation in jobs and education, officials said. Some train movement has been affected, including the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express. Officials said half a dozen other trains whose schedule has been hit by the protest include Awadh Expres...
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Gujjars Call Off Quota Agitation After Assurance, Rajasthan Relieved
Gujjar protesters in the state ended their eight-day-old strike today, after the state government gave a written assurance that it would take every legal step at its disposal to ensure that the community gets 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutes even if it gets stuck in court.
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Gujjar Leader Kirori Singh Bainsla Falls Sick Amid Protests In Rajasthan
Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is on a sit-in in Sawai Madhopur district along with his supporters since Friday demanding five per cent reservation for Gujjar community in jobs and education, fell sick on Wednesday.
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Ashok Gehlot Government Gives 5% Quota To Gujjars, Says Over To Centre
The Congress government in Rajasthan passed a bill earmarking 5 per cent reservation for Gujjars in jobs and education today amid a huge protest by the community, which has paralysed road and rail traffic since last week in parts of the state.
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Gujjar Protest Continues, Quota Proposal In Rajasthan Assembly Today
As the protesting members of the Gujjar community refused to quit their agitation till their demand for five per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutes is fulfilled, Congress leaders in Rajasthan said that the state government will announce a plan on Wednesday to break the deadlock.
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"Not Leaving Till We Get 5 Per Cent Reservation," Warn Gujjar Protesters In Rajasthan
As the ongoing agitation to demand reservation for the Gujjar community in government jobs and educational institutes entered its fourth day, the protesters refused to budge from railway tracks in Rajasthan. A Gujjar leader warned that nobody will leave till their demands are met.
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Government Ready For Discussion With Gujjars: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that his government was ready to open talks with Gujjars, but condemned the violence and blocking of road and train traffic by protesters in the state.
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Gujjar Agitation Enters Third Day; Train Services Remain Affected
Several trains were cancelled, diverted and terminated as the agitation by Gujjars in Rajasthan over Kota demand continued for the third consecutive day on Sunday.
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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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23 Trains Cancelled, 20 Diverted As Gujjars On Quota Stir Block Tracks
Members of the Gujjar community continued to block railway tracks on the second day of their agitation today to demand implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the Rajasthan government. Agitating Gujjars sat on railway tracks at Malarna Doongar near Sawai Madhopur, leading to the cancellation of 23trains and the re-...
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Gujjars Demanding Quota Block Tracks In Rajasthan; Delhi-Mumbai Route Hit
Hundreds of people from the Gujjar community in Rajasthan are protesting at railway tracks at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, demanding implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the state government.
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Rajasthan Government To Raise OBC Quota, Give Reservation To Gujjars
The Rajasthan government will raise the other backward class (OBC) quota from the present 21 per cent to 26 per cent for granting 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and other castes.
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Rajasthan Government Assures Gujjars Of Support After Quota Stir Threat
The Rajasthan government has assured the Gujjar community that it will look for an appropriate solution under the framework of law to protect their interests after high court struck down Special Backward Classes status given to six communities.
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Gujjars Call Off Agitation After Rajasthan Government Agrees to 5% Quota in Jobs
The eight-day Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan, which had wreaked havoc on the rail traffic in the state, was called off late on Thursday evening after the state government agreed to give 5% reservation to them.
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Trains Diverted, Buses Affected Amid Gujjar Quota Protest In Rajasthan
Rail and road traffic has been disrupted as protests continue by members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan's Bharatpur. More than a dozen trains have been diverted on the Delhi-Mumbai Railway line and the state has temporarily discontinued its bus service on the Agra-Jaipur route as a precaution.
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Rajasthan Gujjars Block Tracks In Reservation Protest, Train Schedule Hit
Members of the Gujjar community have occupied railway tracks in Rajasthan's Bharatpur in their protest seeking reservation in jobs and education, officials said. Some train movement has been affected, including the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express. Officials said half a dozen other trains whose schedule has been hit by the protest include Awadh Expres...
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Gujjars Call Off Quota Agitation After Assurance, Rajasthan Relieved
Gujjar protesters in the state ended their eight-day-old strike today, after the state government gave a written assurance that it would take every legal step at its disposal to ensure that the community gets 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutes even if it gets stuck in court.
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Gujjar Leader Kirori Singh Bainsla Falls Sick Amid Protests In Rajasthan
Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is on a sit-in in Sawai Madhopur district along with his supporters since Friday demanding five per cent reservation for Gujjar community in jobs and education, fell sick on Wednesday.
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Ashok Gehlot Government Gives 5% Quota To Gujjars, Says Over To Centre
The Congress government in Rajasthan passed a bill earmarking 5 per cent reservation for Gujjars in jobs and education today amid a huge protest by the community, which has paralysed road and rail traffic since last week in parts of the state.
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Gujjar Protest Continues, Quota Proposal In Rajasthan Assembly Today
As the protesting members of the Gujjar community refused to quit their agitation till their demand for five per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutes is fulfilled, Congress leaders in Rajasthan said that the state government will announce a plan on Wednesday to break the deadlock.
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"Not Leaving Till We Get 5 Per Cent Reservation," Warn Gujjar Protesters In Rajasthan
As the ongoing agitation to demand reservation for the Gujjar community in government jobs and educational institutes entered its fourth day, the protesters refused to budge from railway tracks in Rajasthan. A Gujjar leader warned that nobody will leave till their demands are met.
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Government Ready For Discussion With Gujjars: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that his government was ready to open talks with Gujjars, but condemned the violence and blocking of road and train traffic by protesters in the state.
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Gujjar Agitation Enters Third Day; Train Services Remain Affected
Several trains were cancelled, diverted and terminated as the agitation by Gujjars in Rajasthan over Kota demand continued for the third consecutive day on Sunday.
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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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23 Trains Cancelled, 20 Diverted As Gujjars On Quota Stir Block Tracks
Members of the Gujjar community continued to block railway tracks on the second day of their agitation today to demand implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the Rajasthan government. Agitating Gujjars sat on railway tracks at Malarna Doongar near Sawai Madhopur, leading to the cancellation of 23trains and the re-...
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Gujjars Demanding Quota Block Tracks In Rajasthan; Delhi-Mumbai Route Hit
Hundreds of people from the Gujjar community in Rajasthan are protesting at railway tracks at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, demanding implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the state government.
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Rajasthan Government To Raise OBC Quota, Give Reservation To Gujjars
The Rajasthan government will raise the other backward class (OBC) quota from the present 21 per cent to 26 per cent for granting 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and other castes.
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Rajasthan Government Assures Gujjars Of Support After Quota Stir Threat
The Rajasthan government has assured the Gujjar community that it will look for an appropriate solution under the framework of law to protect their interests after high court struck down Special Backward Classes status given to six communities.
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Gujjars Call Off Agitation After Rajasthan Government Agrees to 5% Quota in Jobs
The eight-day Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan, which had wreaked havoc on the rail traffic in the state, was called off late on Thursday evening after the state government agreed to give 5% reservation to them.
