Page 2 - Reservations

Section 144 in Rajasthan's Dholpur ahead of Gurjar protest over reservation

The community's demands include reservation in jobs and education as a 'most backward class' (MBC)

Lukewarm opening day for 80 special trains; avg occupancy less than 50%

Occupancy in trains originating from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for journeys towards Karnataka and Telangana maintained an average occupancy of around 30 per cent

Railways to run 80 new special trains from Sept 12; bookings from Sept 10

Yadav said the Railways will be monitoring all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have long waiting list

SC refers pleas against 10% EWS quota in jobs, education to 5-judge bench

The bench said it is of the view that the questions raised in a batch of pleas and transfer petitions do constitute substantial questions of law to be considered by a Bench of five Judges

M K Stalin seeks support of top national leaders on OBC reservation

The Madras High Court had on Monday directed the Central government to constitute a committee

Tamil Nadu CM asks PM to continue with current OBC reservation policy

The government had reserved 27 per cent of the vacancies in civilian posts and services falling under its purview for the OBCs to be filled through direct recruitment

AIADMK moves HC seeking 50% reservation for OBCs in medical courses

The AIADMK represented by its Villupuram district secretary and Law Minister C Ve Shanmugam filed the petition

If growth falters, Dalit social mobility will be hurt, says Amit Ahuja

Amit Ahuja teaches political science at University of California at Santa Barbara. Ahuja, who has just published a book, Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties Without Ethnic Movements

State govt not bound to provide reservations in jobs and promotions: SC

"No mandamus can be issued by the court directing the state government to provide reservations," the bench said in its verdict

Job reservations, promotion quotas not a fundamental right: Supreme Court

The top court observed the state government has the absolute discretion to decide whether or not to provide for reservation in jobs or reservation in promotions

Cabinet approves SC, ST reservation in LS, assemblies for another 10 years

The reservation for these categories in the LS and the assemblies was to expire on January 25, 2020

Reservation, unemployment allowances key highlights in JMM manifesto

Releasing the party's manifesto for the polls, JMM president Shibu Soren and his son Hemant said unemployed graduates and post-graduates would be given an allowance of Rs 5,000

Reaching out to the unreached

As the Indian society is complex, hierarchical and evidently exclusivist, such instances are inevitable

The country needs reservation for social justice, says AIADMK's Thambidurai

"Caste system, still in our country, cannot be avoided. If we can get over casteism, then only we can achieve social justice," he said

97% of all OBC-quota central govt jobs, benefits go to 25% of its castes

Almost 37 per cent of OBC communities have not a single job or admission seat

Gurjars, 4 other communities to get 1% reservation in Rajasthan

The present overall reservation percentage in the state stands at 49 per cent

Religion-based reservation not in country's interest, says Venkaiah Naidu

BJP does not believe in giving religion-based reservation and is against it, says Venkaiah Naidu

How reservations help disadvantaged-caste students get higher education

A review of education data confirmed a growing tide of SC/ST students in higher education, but their numbers still lag their proportion in the general population

Gujarat to give reservations on economic criteria

CM Anandiben Patel said that the reservation will be given to all those whose annual income is Rs 6 lakh or less