Special courts would be set up soon for Muslim youth accused of various offences, including terror-related charges, Minister for Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan said in New Delhi on Saturday. ...
03:00 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Rubbishing allegations of negligence being meted out towards the minority community, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the state government had already completed nearly 90 per cent of the recommendations made by Sachar Committee for their welfare. ...
03:20 AM, Jan 19, 2013
While voting is scheduled in the Rajya Sabha on the SC/ ST reservation in promotion bill on Monday, the opponents of the bill had locked government offices in Lucknow even as those supporting the reservation are sitting on protest outside the offices in Uttar Pradesh's capital. ...
02:50 PM, Dec 17, 2012
New Delhi: Accepting a key recommendation of the Sachar Committee, the Centre has asked the states to appoint at least one Muslim officer in police stations in areas having high concentration of Muslim population. In a communication to Chief Secretaries of all states, Union Home Secretary RK Singh asked them to send a status report on it by the end of June. The missive was sent after the Home Ministry...
02:03 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: It's not just the Lokpal Bill that the government is coming under fire for, but the minority issue is also creating difficulties for the government. Sachar Committee member Abu Saleh Shariff has claimed that the condition of the Muslim community has actually worsened under the UPA regime. This came even as the UPA introduced a quota for Muslim OBCs ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls. The Opposition parties...
07:46 AM, Dec 24, 2011
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding reservation benefits for the Muslims. In her letter, Mayawati said that Muslims need reservation as they are socially backward, and therefore require "special attention". "If necessary, for providing the benefits of reservation to the Muslims, the government should make amendments in the constitution for which the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will extend all support to...
09:19 AM, Sep 18, 2011
New Delhi: Discrimination against minorities in education, employment and housing can soon invite a fine up to Rs 5 lakh and offenders can also be send behind bars for three years as the Government is ready with a draft for a new law that aims to protect minority interest. The Minority Affairs Ministry has circulated a draft bill to constitute an Equal Opportunity Commission. If passed, the commission will be...
09:15 AM, Jun 20, 2011
Sachar committtee has recommended to appoint Muslim officers in civil services. ...
01:03 PM, Sep 02, 2009
Alliance won 50 seats in 121 districts by implementing panel's suggestions. ...
08:06 AM, Jun 06, 2009
Pranab Mukherjee said that the report was for the welfare of minorities. ...
04:31 PM, May 29, 2009
Karachi: Members of the Pakistan team are yet to get their new central contracts and are also awaiting payments dating back to the last four months. According to the Jang newspaper, the members of the national team have not been paid their match fees, central-contract retainers and other dues for the series against Bangladesh, England and the Asia Cup. The newspaper quoted sources close to the national team as saying...
10:04 PM, May 12, 2008
Dhaka: No Chris Gayle, no problem said West Indies coach Ottis Gibson as he placed his faith in a number of young players for the upcoming series in Bangladesh. Gayle and Gibson have had an estranged relationship following the former West Indies captain's highly controversial interview on Jamaican radio station KLAS Sports in April, when he lambasted the coach as well as West Indies Cricket Board officials. Gibson answered with...
10:09 PM, Mar 06, 2008
There are hardly any Muslim cops to be posted in minority dominated areas. ...
10:48 PM, Sep 06, 2007
A new survey has contradicted the findings of the Sachar Committee in almost every aspect. ...
04:38 PM, Apr 06, 2007
HRD Minister Arjun Singh speaks his mind on what to do for Dalit Muslims. ...
09:01 AM, Mar 10, 2007
Development plan for places with high minority population and scholarships this year, promises govt. ...
05:13 PM, Feb 23, 2007
VHP has approved an agenda for bringing the temple issue at the centrestage in the wake of Sachar committee's report. ...
10:18 PM, Jan 15, 2007
A statement made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on minorities snowballs into a raging national debate. ...
12:32 AM, Dec 12, 2006
The Sachar Report says that the number of madrassa attending students is much less than commonly believed. ...
08:53 AM, Dec 05, 2006
A high level committee has been formed to suggest steps to implement the findings of the Sachar panel in education. ...
01:07 AM, Dec 03, 2006
