Alappuzha: The SNDP Yogam has decided to withdraw the petition filed before the Supreme Court against the decision of the state government to implement 10 per cent reservation for the economically backward belonging to the upward communities in the state. SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan has said that the Yogam has also decided to withdraw the impleading petition filed before the Supreme Court. The Jamaat Council had filed petitions...
01:30 PM, Aug 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet will meeting on Tuesday and may approve a new proposal to increase reservation for women in urban local bodies to 50 per cent. It currently stands at one-third. The proposal also suggests that the chairperson's post be decided on the basis of proportional representation. The Cabinet is also expected to take up the Land Acquisition bill. The revised bill aims at ensuring that the process of...
08:41 AM, Aug 28, 2012
New Delhi: Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati has reportedly written to the Law Ministry on reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in job promotions, pointing out that the proposal is not legally possible. Sources say that Vahanvati has told the Law Ministry that reservation for SCs/ STs in promotions could be struck down by the Supreme Court. The government is in favour of reservation for the SCs/ STs in...
12:36 PM, Aug 25, 2012
Lucknow: Alleging that the provisions of reservation were not being followed in the recruitment process at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, BSP on Friday sought the immediate intervention by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the matter. An advertisement for recruitment on 44 academic posts in the institute was published on July 2, 2012, but reservation norms were not being followed in the selection process,...
02:40 AM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: While the government is under fire over the CAG report and the Opposition gunning for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation in the coal block allocations, UPA's reform agenda has been pushed to a corner. Over 90 bills are waiting for an approval by Parliament and the government's efforts seem to be losing steam as it tries to work against a deadline of the 2014 elections. With only adjournments...
07:21 AM, Aug 24, 2012
The Centre is planning to amend the Constitution to allow reservation in promotions in government jobs. ...
11:50 PM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: The all-party meet called in by the government on Tuesday evening to discuss the SC/ST Quota Bill failed to arrive at a consensus. While the Centre has deferred the Bill for now, it says it would bring in a Constitutional amendment to pass it if needed. "The government is in favour of reservation for the SC and the ST in jobs. If there is any need, we will...
07:17 AM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: The government has said that it is in favour of reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in job promotions. Following the all-party meeting on the issue, Minister of State for PMO V Narayanasamy said that the government was ready to bring in constitutional amendments on the issue. The minister, however, said that no time frame had been set for the implementation of the...
10:01 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to brief UPA allies at noon today on the proposed bill for quota-based promotions for SC/ST candidates in government posts. ...
12:23 PM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: The government will hold an all-party meet on Tuesday evening at 6 pm to discuss the SC/ST Quota Bill, which envisages quota-based promotions for SC/ST candidates in government jobs. The Bill will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Finance Minister P Chidambaram is expected to brief the UPA on the Bill shortly. ...
10:59 AM, Aug 21, 2012
The Supreme Court earlier rejected Mayawati demand for quota for promotion of SCs and STs in government jobs in UP. ...
04:06 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: After repeated adjournments in Rajya Sabha and turmoil in Lok Sabha, the government on Thursday agreed to members' demand for bringing a Constitution amendment bill for reservation in promotion of SCs and STs in state jobs. Minister of State for PMO V Narayansamy informed the Upper House that a bill will be brought in this regard on August 22 after an all-party meeting, which will discuss the issue...
02:38 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Hyderabad: The 2,350 years old Egyptian Mummy which is on display at the YSR AP State Museum, will soon have a special conservation room for itself, considering its bad shape. Talks are on to rope in the National Physical Laboratory to complete the task. Currently being preserved in an air tight glass case, the Mummy is soon expected to have an advanced facility for effective preservation in the next four...
02:10 PM, Aug 01, 2012
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought a probe and an Action Taken Report from the state govt within 7 days. ...
04:20 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Bangalore: Karnataka Primary & Secondary Education Secretary G Kumar Naik says he hasn't received any complaint on any school chopping of the hair of children admitted under the Right to Education (RTE) Act and will act once he receives it. "The incident has just come to government's notice. We have asked for a report on this from the zonal officers and it'll come by this (Wednesday) evening. We will take...
01:15 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Bangalore: The Oxford English School in Laggere in Bangalore branded students from the economically weaker sections because they were admitted under the 25 per cent quota under the Right to Education Act. The parents of four students at the unaided school in Bangalore have alleged that their children were branded by cutting of tufts of their hair, just because they had been admitted under the Right To Education quota. This...
01:00 PM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: The new measures introduced by the Indian Railways with regard to the Tatkal train tickets reservation has come as a major relief to the common man. People have welcomed the new steps taken by the railway. Happy with the measures initiated by the Indian Railways on Tuesday, the passengers found it easier to get Tatkal tickets, which were being cornered by the touts. "I think the people will...
06:36 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: Amidst rising complaints about misuse of the railway's Tatkal scheme of booking tickets, a revised scheme with additional measures to check the lacunae will come into effect from Tuesday under which passengers can book Tatkal tickets from 10 am instead of 8 am. The revised scheme comes in the backdrop of increased number of complaints from train passengers about the misuse of the scheme and involvement of touts...
08:53 PM, Jul 09, 2012
Kolkata: The West Bengal assembly on Friday passed a bill providing 17 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in government jobs in two different categories. Category A for 'more backward classes' provides 10 per cent seat reservation while other category for 'backward classes' provides seven percent seat reservation in government jobs. This category has 65 different Muslim communities. Terming as historic the West Bengal Backward Classes (other than...
04:49 AM, Jul 07, 2012
Chennai: In a major boost for students excelling in sports in the State, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday ordered an increase of 400 seats to be allotted under the sports quota in engineering admissions. With this order, the total number of seats under this quota will now be 500, up from the 100 seats till last year. A press release said the decision is part of the continuing efforts...
11:23 AM, Jul 04, 2012
