Articles for Bihar Caste

BPSC TRE 3.0 Exam 2024: Results Delayed after Key SC Ruling on Tanti-Tatwa Caste
4 months ago

BPSC TRE 3.0 Exam 2024: Results Delayed after Key SC Ruling on Tanti-Tatwa Caste

News 18  

The Bihar Public Service Commission has delayed the announcement of the TRE 3 exam results, citing complications related to caste classification. On August 12, the Bihar government issued a gazette following a Supreme Court order that included the Tanti-Tatwa caste in the “Extremely Backward Classes” category, rather than the Scheduled Caste category as previously listed. Background on the Tanti-Tatwa Caste …

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Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Patna high court decision striking down the law enhancing caste-based reservation to 65% in jobs and admissions and argued that the caste survey carried out by the state adequately satisfies the parameters required to breach the 50% ceiling on reservation set by the top court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney …

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Opposition wants to advance with politics of lies', says Chirag Paswan to India TV | VIDEO
6 months, 2 weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: 'Opposition wants to advance with politics of lies', says Chirag Paswan to India TV | VIDEO

India TV News  

The swearing-in ceremony for the new government is slated for Sunday, during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take the oath of office for the third time. Before the swearing-in, Chirag Paswan had an exclusive conversation with India TV, stating that the opposition wants to advance by playing the politics of lies. He claimed that the opposition's tactics will not …

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HT interview: JD(U) losing ground, BJP has lost identity, says Tejashwi Yadav
7 months, 3 weeks ago

HT interview: JD(U) losing ground, BJP has lost identity, says Tejashwi Yadav

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav speaks to HT on a range of issues, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged failure to fulfil several promises, the BJP’s Hindutva plank, the poll prospects of the INDIA bloc and its promise of a nationwide caste census. The people expect a PM to speak about what he …

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Rahul Gandhi is pushing the country into the fire through his divisive politics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi is pushing the country into the fire through his divisive politics

Op India  

Bihar used to have a leader. Rahul means inflammatory and divisive politics What Lalu did in Bihar, Rahul Gandhi is disseminating the same poison throughout the country. On the contrary, Rahul Gandhi is attempting to incite every part of society since he has started feeling that he is the ‘prince’ of the country since he thinks that his father-grandmother ‘sacrificed’ …

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Rahul taking ‘fake credit’ for caste census, says Nitish
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul taking ‘fake credit’ for caste census, says Nitish

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on January 31 dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claim, made on January 30, the second day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the State. “Now I’ve returned to where earlier I was and will not go anywhere from here…ab hum sab din idhare rahenge,” he said, adding, “I work for the development of Bihar …

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Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar
1 year ago

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar

India TV News  

The Patna High Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to file its response on a batch of petitions challenging the recent increase in reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran asked the Nitish Kumar government, represented by Advocate General PK Shahi, to file …

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Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House

The Hindu  

The much-hyped caste survey report of the Bihar government was released on October 2 and a detailed report was tabled in the State Assembly on November 7 along with a proposal for raising reservation cap for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%. “In the digital era, caste survey report has not even …

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Bihar caste survey decoded: Data reveals alarming poverty, job challenges
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar caste survey decoded: Data reveals alarming poverty, job challenges

Live Mint  

The caste survey report in Bihar, which was tabled in the Assembly by Parliamentary Affairs Department Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday, has revealed alarming data on the jobs and poverty challenges in the state. According to the Bihar caste survey, 34.1 per cent of Bihar’s households are poor and only 1.57 per cent which is 2,049,370 of the state’s …

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42% from Scheduled Castes, 25% from General poor, Bihar caste survey shows
1 year, 1 month ago

42% from Scheduled Castes, 25% from General poor, Bihar caste survey shows

India Today  

The full report describing the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes and the second part of the data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey was tabled in the Bihar Assembly today. According to the report, over 42 per cent of Bihar families from Scheduled Castes are poor while 25 per cent of …

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Bihar Caste Survey's social and economic data released: Check status of major castes
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar Caste Survey's social and economic data released: Check status of major castes

India TV News  

Bihar caste survey: The Bihar government on Tuesday provided data on the social and economic status of people on the basis of a recently conducted caste survey in the state. Bhumihars poorest followed by Brahmins There are at least 8,38,447 families that belong to the Bhumihar caste, out of which 2,31,211 belong to the economically weak category, the state government's …

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Population of Muslims and Yadavs deliberately inflated in Bihar caste survey: Amit Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

Population of Muslims and Yadavs deliberately inflated in Bihar caste survey: Amit Shah

Op India  

On 5th November, Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government. He said, “Population of Muslims, Yadavs deliberately shown more in Bihar caste survey as part of appeasement politics.” Population of Muslims, Yadavs deliberately shown more in Bihar caste survey as part of appeasement politics: Shah — Press Trust …

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Bihar caste survey: Is this Mandal 2.0?
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Is this Mandal 2.0?

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 13 MINS READ By indicating a higher proportion of Other Backward Castes, at 63 per cent compared with the 55 per cent that has been speculated for a long time, the Bihar caste survey has given the opposition parties, especially the Janata Dal, or JD, and its coalition partner the Rashtriya Janata …

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Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that all the details of the state’s caste survey, including the educational and socio-economic data, would be placed before the legislative assembly during the forthcoming winter session of the House and the future course of action, including whether the reservation ambit would be extended, would be decided after taking feedback from the …

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Supreme Court refuses to stay Bihar caste census, says it can't stop govt from taking a decision
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay Bihar caste census, says it can't stop govt from taking a decision

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay Bihar caste census which had stated that state’s total population stood at a little over 13.07 crore. What was the survey The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released findings of its survey months ahead of the 2024 Parliamentary elections, which revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of …

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Why Bihar caste survey is useless without economic data
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Bihar caste survey is useless without economic data

India Today  

The Bihar government, under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, revealed the results of the caste survey on Gandhi Jayanti. "Until all the data related to the survey is presented before political parties in a transparent manner, the findings of the caste survey are meaningless," BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha said. Unless the caste data is interpreted with the economic figures, the …

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BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

PATNA: A day after the Bihar government released the caste survey report the opposition BJP raised questions on the procedure of the exercise. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called an all-party meeting to discuss the facts and figures of the caste-based survey on Tuesday. The grand alliance partner RJD has called the caste survey report “historic” and promised to carry …

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Bihar caste survey: Why Nitish Kumar has only to gain from the census
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Why Nitish Kumar has only to gain from the census

Firstpost  

The Bihar caste survey has put the spotlight on CM Nitish Kumar and his role in national politics. The census is also likely to give him a leg up within the INDIA bloc Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is all set to hold an all-party meeting today to deliberate on the findings of the caste survey. According to Indian Express, …

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Bihar caste survey: What are its findings and how will it impact poll outcome in 2024? EXPLAINED
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: What are its findings and how will it impact poll outcome in 2024? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Bihar caste census: The caste survey in Bihar was released on Monday divulging that the OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total population, a number which could hugely leave its impact on the strategies of the political parties and outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls which is now not too far away. In …

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RJD Accuses Centre of Attempting to Block Caste Survey in Bihar
1 year, 3 months ago

RJD Accuses Centre of Attempting to Block Caste Survey in Bihar

News 18  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Tuesday accused the Centre of attempting to stop the caste survey in Bihar and “depriving” a large section of society of their rights. RJD MP and party spokesperson Manoj Jha claimed that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s presence in court on the matter shows that the Prime Minister’s Office is directly involved in attempting to block …

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Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday filed a fresh revised affidavit in the Supreme Court in the matter of the Bihar caste survey withdrawing the earlier one filed before the apex court. In the new affidavit, paragraph 5 of the old affidavit has been removed, in which it was said that apart from the Central Government, no other organisation can conduct census …

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Plea filed against Bihar caste survey in Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Plea filed against Bihar caste survey in Supreme Court

India Today  

After the Patna High Court upheld the caste-based survey by the Bihar government, a plea challenging the order was filed in the Supreme Court,. Petitioner Akhilesh Kumar approached the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court order which had dismissed a batch of PILs challenging the validity of the Bihar caste survey. The High Court had termed the state government’s …

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'How's Being Transgender a Caste Identity?' Bihar's 'Discriminatory' Caste Survey Reaches Patna HC
1 year, 8 months ago

'How's Being Transgender a Caste Identity?' Bihar's 'Discriminatory' Caste Survey Reaches Patna HC

News 18  

They face societal stigma, often have to fight for their fundamental rights, and find themselves detached from the society but now, Bihar’s transgender community has entered the battlefield to fight for their identity. Prasad’s petition said that categorising “transgenders as a caste, is unconstitutional and arbitrary as it is inconsistent with Articles 14, 15, 16, 19 and 21 as well …

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Prashant Kishor Supports Caste-based Reservation After Criticising Bihar Govt Over Caste Survey
1 year, 10 months ago

Prashant Kishor Supports Caste-based Reservation After Criticising Bihar Govt Over Caste Survey

News 18  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Monday supported caste-based reservation, saying it should continue until the weaker and deprived sections of society are brought on a par with others in terms of development. Kishor’s support for the reservation policy came days after he slammed the caste survey rolled out by the grand alliance government in Bihar as a means to “befool” …

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