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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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Bihar Caste Survey: 27% Backward Classes, 36% Extremely Backward Classes
Bihar government on Monday released of data from a state-wide caste-based survey, which indicated that 36 per cent of the population are from Extremely Backward Classes, 27 per cent are from Backward Classes and 19 per cent are from Scheduled Castes.
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Supreme Court Judge Recuses Self From Hearing Bihar's Plea On Caste Survey
Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol today recused from hearing the Bihar Government plea challenging the Patna High Court order putting an interim stay on the caste-based census in the state.
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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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"Publicity Interest Litigation": Supreme Court On Petitions Against Bihar Caste Survey
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain requests against the caste survey in Bihar. Calling it "publicity interest litigation", the court questioned why didn't the petitioners go to Patna High Court in this matter.
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I'm "Surprised": Nitish Kumar On Request Challenging Bihar Caste Census
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Wednesday aghast over a petition challenging the ambitious survey of castes, ordered by his government, filed before the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court To Hear Request Challenging Caste Census In Bihar On Jan 13
The Supreme Court today agreed to give an urgent hearing to the petition challenging the Bihar government's notification for conducting the Caste Census in the state.
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Nitish Kumar Joins Chorus On Increased Quota For Other Backward Class
Taking a cue from Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, the ruling Janata Dal-United in Bihar has also sought enhanced reservation benefits for members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) - a politically significant section of the population - in the country. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spoke in support of such a move at a press meet today, but admitted...
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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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Bihar Caste Survey: 27% Backward Classes, 36% Extremely Backward Classes
Bihar government on Monday released of data from a state-wide caste-based survey, which indicated that 36 per cent of the population are from Extremely Backward Classes, 27 per cent are from Backward Classes and 19 per cent are from Scheduled Castes.
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Supreme Court Judge Recuses Self From Hearing Bihar's Plea On Caste Survey
Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol today recused from hearing the Bihar Government plea challenging the Patna High Court order putting an interim stay on the caste-based census in the state.
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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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"Publicity Interest Litigation": Supreme Court On Petitions Against Bihar Caste Survey
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain requests against the caste survey in Bihar. Calling it "publicity interest litigation", the court questioned why didn't the petitioners go to Patna High Court in this matter.
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I'm "Surprised": Nitish Kumar On Request Challenging Bihar Caste Census
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Wednesday aghast over a petition challenging the ambitious survey of castes, ordered by his government, filed before the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court To Hear Request Challenging Caste Census In Bihar On Jan 13
The Supreme Court today agreed to give an urgent hearing to the petition challenging the Bihar government's notification for conducting the Caste Census in the state.
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Nitish Kumar Joins Chorus On Increased Quota For Other Backward Class
Taking a cue from Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, the ruling Janata Dal-United in Bihar has also sought enhanced reservation benefits for members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) - a politically significant section of the population - in the country. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spoke in support of such a move at a press meet today, but admitted...
