The CM also pointed out that over 3,000 undertrials, many of them poor tribals, dalits and members of the weaker sections of society, were languishing in the state's prisons for petty crimes for more than five years and said...
As part of the irrigation scheme, the Jharkhand government approved the construction of 1 lakh wells, besides 10 per cent job reservation for people from economically weaker sections (EWS).
The Centre on June 14 last year had unveiled the Agnipath scheme for recruitment of youths aged between 17 and a half and 21 in the army, the navy and the air force, largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis.
In contrast, the Congress emerged victorious in these reserved seats, registering a massive win with 14 out of 15 ST-reserved seats and 21 out of 36 SC-reserved seats.
Calcutta High Court's circuit bench, Port Blair, will hear a PIL seeking 100 percent government job reservation for locals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday.
While the Congress is committed to building a progressive, safe society by empowering women, the RSS 'objectifies and disempowers women', the resolution alleged.
On Monday, The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra government to consider granting reservations to transgenders in state-run educational institutions and government jobs.
During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, DMK leader Tiruchi Siva asked if the government would consider the possibility of introducing a reservation policy in the appointment of judges.
Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka's chief minister, said his government is committed to resolving the reservation issue after Panchamasalis renewed their protests...
According to the Chief Minister, there was a special demand for reservation to the Kunchitigas, who are a sub-caste of Vokkaligas.
The Jharkhand Chief Minister has expressed his desire that an all-party delegation should meet the governor and request him to send the Bills to the Government...
India's first transgender judge Joyita Mondal said her community also needs shelter homes in adequate numbers in the country and the government should launch a...
Supriya Sule, a member of the NCP in the Lok Sabha, dubbed the Maharashtra government "ED Sarkar" while pushing for reservation for certain communities in the...
Nishikant Dubey, a BJP member, demanded on Wednesday that reservations be denied to Scheduled Tribes members who convert to other religions.
The Supreme Court of India recently ruled that 10 percent reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) is constitutional and does not violate the basic...
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tabled the Chhattisgarh Public Service (Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Reservation) Amendment Bill...
The apex court on Friday lifted the stay imposed by the high court on a 2006 order giving 30 per cent reservation to women having domicile of Uttarakhand in...
Reminiscing on his personal encounters with the ‘son of the soil’, Faisal Fareed pays a rich tribute to Socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav popularly...
RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav claimed CBI and ED actions against him were an outcome of his efforts to unite opposition parties.
The move came two years after the Soren government’ historic decision to pass the Sarna code bill, asking the Centre to provide a separate religion column...
Following the decision by the Hemant Soren government, families enlisted in 1932 Land Surveys will get benefits in different sectors including private and...
