The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday stayed the five per cent quota for special backward classes including Gujjars observing that it would mean that the quota limit exceeded 50 per cent mark, which was unconstitutional. The Gujjar community has been for a long time now demanding quota and has held large-scale protests to push for its demand. ...
01:34 PM, Jan 29, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday slammed the government on the issue of cartoon of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar in school text books and accused Congress of "insulting" Gujjar, Jat, Sikh and Jain communities in text books. "For the last two days, this government has been committing mistakes and apologising. It commits a mistake in the morning and apologises in the evening. On Thursday, the Leader of the House in...
08:27 PM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: There is an uneasy calm at the Gopalgarh village, a week after eight people were killed in violent clashes between the local Gujjar and Meo Muslim communities. Bullet marks on the walls of the masjid are a reminder of what happened last Wednesday. Shops are closed, with very few locals and a lot of policemen strictly imposing the curfew which is in place for almost 18 hours everyday....
07:59 AM, Sep 20, 2011
Jaipur: The talks on Monday between a motley delegation of the Gujjars and the Rajasthan government broke down, with the community leaders blaming the government for not accepting their three major demands, and continuing their job quota agitation for the 15th day. "They did not accept our demand to stop the government recruitment process till an amicable solution is found to our reservation issue. Secondly, the government failed to satisfy...
06:13 PM, Jan 03, 2011
New Delhi: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to attend a fresh invitation for talks saying he first wants to know the outcome of talks between Congress leaders of his community and the government. After a fresh invitation for talks was made by the government this evening, Bainla refused to commit that a delegation of community leaders will be sent for negotiations on Sunday, saying he was waiting to know...
08:36 AM, Jan 02, 2011
Jaipur: A Gujjar delegation is likely to meet government officials in Bayana town of Bharatpur district on Thursday for talks aimed at ending the deadlock over the reservation issue. "A delegation comprising of around 15-25 Gujjars is expected to come here and meet us. I was informed by aides of Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla that a delegation will be coming here at Bayana for talks," GS Sandhu, Principal Secretary,...
11:48 AM, Dec 30, 2010
Jaipur: Making a fresh appeal to Gujjars to call off their agitation, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the community should understand the Government's limitations over the reservation issue as the matter is subjudice. "What is in our hands will be done for sure, but since the matter is sub-judice, there are some limitations too and they (Gujjars) must understand it," Gehlot told reporters. The stand-off between Gujjars...
03:33 PM, Dec 28, 2010
Jaipur: Gujjars have intensified their agitation demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational agitations in Rajasthan. Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla has put forward new demands asking the state government to put new recruitment on hold and take steps to ensure reservation for the community within a month. Agitators have disrupted Jaipur-Delhi rail tracks as well as road routes. The Gangapur-Lalsot route and the Dausa-Bharatpur-Agra highway...
11:37 AM, Dec 25, 2010
New Delhi: Rajasthan government has invited protesting Gujjars for talks. Rajasthan Government has constituted a committee of three ministers to talk to Gujjars including Jitendra Singh, power minister, home minister Shanti Dhariwal, transport minister Braj Kishore Sharma. Meanwhile it's another day of rail disruptions in north India - as the Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan continues into it's fifth day - a 24-hour bandh in Ajmer. To put pressure on the...
08:34 AM, Dec 24, 2010
Hambantota: Sri Lanka won the five-match one-day international series against New Zealand 3-0 after the final match was abandoned because of rain after 28 overs of play on Monday. The hosts won all three matches in this rain-hit series under the Duckworth/Lewis method. New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first, and they slumped to 123 for eight when rain stopped play. Upul ...
01:29 AM, Jul 18, 2008
New Delhi: Twenty20 cricket is a constant battle of wits and bowlers who cannot think on their feet will end up cannon-fodder, says South African pace bowler Wayne Parnell. Representing Pune Warriors in this year's Indian Premier League, the 21-year-old left-arm seamer has seen how harshly some bowlers have been treated by unheralded batsmen such as Paul Valthaty and Bharat Chipli. Parnell nearly echoes French philosopher Rene Descartes when he...
10:08 PM, Jan 17, 2008
Colombo: Joint hosts Sri Lanka will be venturing into the unknown in every way despite home advantage when they meet Canada in their World Cup opener at Hambantota on Sunday. Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara admitted that his team was unfamiliar with the pitch and conditions at Hambantota and they knew very little about the opposition who ran England close in a 16-run defeat in their warm-up on Wednesday. Several...
11:08 AM, Dec 18, 2007
Dhaka: International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar said on Thursday that the World Cup will strengthen bonds between the cricket playing nations. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Pawar said Thursday will go down as a historic day as Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka host the 10th World Cup. Today is a historic day when the people of Bangladesh join India ...
08:55 AM, Dec 17, 2007
The Gujjar community is set to stage a massive rally in Delhi on Saturday. ...
10:43 AM, Nov 03, 2007
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11:04 PM, Oct 02, 2007
