Muslim quota: SC puts BJP’s decision on hold

The Supreme Court directed that the Karnataka government’s decision to scrap the four percent quota for Muslims will not be implemented until May 9. Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have shown concern over the Supreme Court (SC) ruling to not implement the Karnataka Government’s decision to scrap the four percent quota for Muslims […]

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Muslim community to take legal action

Muslim religious leaders plan to discuss their removal from the reservation with Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders in the state. Fearing that they will be blamed for communal tensions before the assembly elections of 2023, the Muslim community of Karnataka will take the legal way to fight for their reservation rights. Recently, the Karnataka government scrapped […]

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Vacant seats despite reservations

Differently Abled  students feel more comfortable in special schools. Seats reserved for differently abled people in educational institutions remain vacant most of the time. Veena C, Superintendent, Seshadripuram Pre University college, said, “We have reservations for differently abled people but till date we have not received any applications. We do not have enough space in […]

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The transgender community expects base-level reforms

Many believe the Karnataka Government should come up with more schemes to help the transgender community. The transgender community is urging for more reforms within the Government sectors even as the authorities come up with many initiatives. They believe base-level reforms could go a long way in empowering the community. In recent years, the Karnataka […]

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No ICU beds for paediatric reservation: Hospitals

Ghaziabad hospitals were directed to reserve 10 ICU beds for children, in order to gear up for the ‘third wave’ of the pandemic, which is expected to primarily affect children. Ghaziabad: Private hospitals treating Covid-19 in Ghaziabad have been unable to reserve Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for Children, as directed by the district magistrate. […]

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Reserving the law for the domicile

The recent amendment of the National Law School of India University Act, 1986, garnered negative opinions from students and faculty both. By Riddhiman Roy Bangalore: The recent cabinet approval of 25 per cent quota for local/domicile youth in National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is the latest addition to a string of reservations introduced […]

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Dalit Sangharsh Samithi Opposes KPSC Directive, Stages Protests at KG Road

Mavalli Shankar led the protest at SBM Circle on KG road to protest against the Supreme Court’s directive to Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) to change the outline of reservations in direct recruitments. Bengaluru, Nov. 19, 2018 Dalit Sangharsh Samithi protested today to oppose the SC directive issued to KPSC.  A recent order from the […]

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