Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan allotted 195 petrol pumps to women and SC/ST community as the government looks to increase the number of outlets for the weaker sections of society. “For the Modi government, Indian Constitution is the only guide for administration. Upliftment of SC/ST communities is a constitutional duty for[Read More…]
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Telangana Muslim reservation bill a ‘trash paper’: BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday called the reservation bill for Muslims in Telangana as a trash paper and said the bill would be quashed at the central level as it has no legal sanctity. The party also added that it would project the ruling TRS party in a bad[Read More…]
Telangana hikes Muslim reservation quota
The Telangana assembly on Sunday has passed a bill to hike reservation in educational institutions and jobs for Muslims and Scheduled Tribes. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had moved the Backward Class, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Reservation Bill, 2017 at a special session of the State legislative assembly[Read More…]
PG medical courses will have no quota this year in Haryana
Medical colleges in Haryana, as per the state government rules, will have no reservation for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and backwards classes in admission to the postgraduate courses (MD/MS/PG Diploma and MDS) this year. A proposal in November 2016 by Department of Medical Education and Research (DMER)[Read More…]
BJP ruled states report highest number of crimes against SC, STs
According to National Crime Record Bureau’s annual data BJP-ruled states of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan have reported the highest rates of crimes against Scheduled Castes in 2015. Gujarat reported the highest crime rate against Dalits (163.3%, 6,655 cases), followed by Chhattisgarh (91.9%, 3,008 cases), Rajasthan (58.5%, 7,144 cases). Uttar Pradesh which is[Read More…]