Page 3 - Reservations

Explained: Why economically weaker section could become a taxing issue

The Centre's three-member committee has recommended incorporating tax database to determine the income status of beneficiaries

Haryana's new job quota law may adversely hit small industries

The Haryana govt's amendment of its draft Bill to reserve 75% of private jobs for locals has allayed concerns of private sector giants in Gurugram. But what will be the impact on smaller industries?

Reservations on hiring

Problems remain in Haryana's modified law

Caste politics

A census of this kind isn't good for the country

Caste in stone

States should not misuse the power vested in the 127th Amendment

India's ever-increasing reservations

A more divisive society and economic disasters ahead if reservations above 50 per cent are deemed legal by the Supreme Court

Seat reservation process in UP panchayat polls to be decided afresh

The process of reservation of seats will be decided afresh in the three-tier panchayat polls to be held in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday

SC refuses reservation in Super Specialty Medical Courses for 2020-21

The Supreme Court Friday refused to permit reservation to doctors for admission in Super Specialty Medical Courses for the academic year 2020-2021.

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