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Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Devaswom Board To Cap Daily Pilgrim Quota; 50,000 Limit Set For December 25

ABP News

As part of the Mandala Makaravilakku festival, the Travancore Devaswom Board has issued restrictions on daily tickets for the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple during peak times in order to manage the large influx of visitors. On December 25, when the ceremonial procession of the "Thanka Anki" for the Mandala Puja take place, a maximum of 54,000 devotees will be permitted to …

Devotees Sabarimala Temple Tdb Makaravilakku Cap Daily

3 days, 18 hours ago

Minority groups in Karnataka plan protests against Amit Shah over Ambedkar remarks

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Dalit organisations are planning to stage protests against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar. Senior DSS leader Mavalli Shankar said that along with Dalits, backward classes will join the campaign against Amit Shah until he resigns from his post. Dalit organisations were also upset over former PM HD Deve Gowda’s advice in the …

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4 days, 11 hours ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays Filling Of NRI Quota Seats In NEET-PG 2024 Counselling Till Final Verdict Is Passed

Live Law

In an interim order on Wednesday the Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court stayed the filling up of seats under the NRI Quota in the NEET-PG 2024 counselling, till the final judgment is passed. The division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla observed, "Taking into consideration the fact that the matter has been heard and …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

In a first, IIT Madras introduces 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' quota

India Today

In a historic move, the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras has launched the Fine Arts and Culture Excellence admission scheme for its undergraduate programmes. Speaking at the launch, IIT Madras Director Professor V Kamakoti said, “IIT Madras is embarking on a new journey to recognise and reward talent in fine arts and culture through FACE admission. A FACE Rank …

Arts Admission Indian Fine Iit Fine Arts Seat

6 days, 10 hours ago

Candidate Turns 100% Blind After Submitting Application: Rajasthan HC Permits Him To Change Category, Avail PwD Quota; Calls It 'Act Of God'

Live Law

Rajasthan High Court allowed writ petition filed by a candidate for the post of a teacher for changing his category from “unreserved” to “physically handicapped” when his blindness transformed from 40% to 100% in between submission of application and publication of result. Opining it to be an instance of Vis Major, the bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand ruled that …

Constitution Court State Act Petitioner Reasonable Accommodation Unreserved Category

6 days, 18 hours ago

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to go on hunger strike again from January 25

India Today

Activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday announced that he would launch an indefinite fast on January 25, 2025, to press for the Maratha community's demands, including reservations in jobs and education under the OBC category. Addressing the media at Antarwali Sarthi village in Jalna, Jarange urged members of the Maratha community to gather in large numbers at the protest site. The …

Community Maratha Obc Jarange Kunbi

1 week ago

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange announces to launch fresh indefinite fast over reservation issue

India TV News

Activist Manoj Jarange on Monday announced plans for a fresh indefinite hunger strike to demand reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes category. He emphasised the fast would be open to all Maratha community members, but clarified there was no compulsion in participating in the hunger strike, part of a wider state-wide quota …

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K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer

New Indian Express

BELAGAVI: Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama has said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has insulted the Panchamasali Lingayats by calling their agitation for reservation under the 2A category unconstitutional. The seer said that by calling their agitation unconstitutional, the Chief Minister has insulted Basvanna by insulting the community members. will not suit Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also a law …

Constitution Minister Siddaramaiah Seer Panchamasali 2A Category

1 week, 1 day ago

Government Firm that there will be no Tinkering with Quota, Congress Weakened it by giving it to Muslims: Shah

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government is firm that there will be no tinkering with the current reservation system in the country as he charged the Congress with weakening the quota for SCs, STs and OBCs by giving it to Muslims.Participating in the "Agenda Aaj Tak 2024", he also said the country will …

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Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel

Hindustan Times

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that no changes will be made to the existing 2A and 2B reservation categories, referencing a directive from the Jayaprakash Hegde-led Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission during the previous BJP government’s rule, Deccan Herald reported. 'Government can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience' Siddaramaiah on Tuesday defended the lathi charge by police on the …

Karnataka Bjp Siddaramaiah Panchamasali

Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayapura: Clarifying that the government has no objections to the Panchamasali community's demand for reservation under Category 2A, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the agitation must remain lawful and orderly. Addressing BJP’s allegations that the police resorted to stone-pelting during the Panchamasali community’s march to Suvarna Soudha, the Chief Minister denied the claims. Reacting to statements made by Jayamruthyunjaya Swamiji, …

Law Bjp Siddaramaiah Panchamasali

1 week, 3 days ago

Jharkhand HC Stays Law Giving 75% Quota To Locals In Private Jobs, Says Employers Can't Be Prevented From Recruiting Based On Choice

Live Law

In an interim order passed on Wednesday the Jharkhand High Court stayed the operation of the state law mandating employment of 75% local candidates in private sector against the total notified vacancies. The high court passed the order while hearing a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates in Private Sector Act, 2021. …

Law India Constitution Court Local States Jharkhand

1 week, 3 days ago

Failure to handle Panchamasali stir in Karnataka could cost Congress in long run

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The failure to handle the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s stir demanding the 2A tag, that resulted in violence, including stone throwing and police ‘lathicharge’ on protesters in Belagavi, is likely to have its own ramifications on the ruling Congress government, as part of North Karnataka is engulfed in protests. “Being a Kuruba community icon, Siddaramaiah is unlikely to include Panchamasali …

Community Congress Siddaramaiah Parameshwara Sc Quota Lingayats Panchamasali

1 week, 4 days ago

Jharkhand High Court halts 75% job quota for locals in private sector

India Today

The Jharkhand High Court has put on hold the implementation of the Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates in Private Sector Act, 2021. The law mandates 75 per cent reservation for local candidates in private sector jobs. A division bench comprising Chief Justice MS Ramchandra Rao and Justice Dipak Roshan passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Inder …

High Court Local Private Sector Local Candidates Halts 75

1 week, 5 days ago

Panchamasalis stopped from storming Suvarna Soudha during quota protest

The Hindu

The police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse members of the Panchamasali Reservation Agitation Committee who tried to storm the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi on Tuesday. The police stopped several groups led by community leaders Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjay Swami, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Iranna Kadadi and Arvind Bellad that tried to forcefully enter the Suvarna Soudha. Panchamasali protesters try …

Leaders State Minister Chief Suvarna Hebbalkar Seer

1 week, 6 days ago

CM to present BJP affidavit, SC order on Panchamasali quota

Hindustan Times

Chaos erupted during the Karnataka assembly winter session, which commenced on Monday, over the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s demand for inclusion under the 2A reservation category dominating discussions. BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil, centre, during the Winter session of Karanataka Assembly, at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, in Belagavi district, Karnataka, on Monday The Panchamasali community, a subsect of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat group, has been …

Reservation Bjp Siddaramaiah Panchamasali

2 weeks ago

CM Siddaramaiah to Present SC Order on Panchamasali 2A Quota

Deccan Chronicle

Belagavi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today announced that the Supreme Court’s order and the affidavit submitted by the previous government regarding the Panchamasali 2A reservation will be tabled in the state assembly. The CM explained that Karnataka categorizes backward classes into Category-1, 2A, 3A, and 3B. He explained that the previous Basavaraj Bommai-led government did not include Panchamasalis in 2A but …

Muslim Sc Order Panchamasali Present Sc Present Sc Order

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bombay High Court Upholds Post-Graduate Medical Admission Criteria For Domiciled Candidates Who Obtained MBBS Degree Outside Maharashtra

Live Law

The Bombay High Court has upheld the framework for PG medical course admission in Maharashtra which mandates domiciled candidates who obtained MBBS degree outside the State, to have secured admission to MBBS course under the All-India Quota in any Government Medical College or the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or any other Central Government Institution, to be eligible for …

Policy Medical Court Admission College State Quota High

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Internal quota: Justice Nagamohan Das panel told to use 2011 census

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The Justice Nagamohan Das Committee, constituted to review the implementation of internal reservation for Scheduled Castes, has been told to consider the 2011 population census data and review internal reservation scientifically and reasonably. The Terms of Reference were issued on Tuesday, stressing on collecting empirical data on the representation of the inter-se backwardness community among the SCs in government …

Data Internal Reservation Castes

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Expansion of Hemant Soren cabinet: 11 MLAs becomes ministers

New Indian Express

RANCHI: After six days of taking oath, Chief Minister Hemant Soren expanded his Cabinet by inducting 11 ministers on Thursday. Senior Congress leader Radha Krishna Kishore along with 10 ministers were administered the oath of office by Governor Santosh Gangwar at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. The six MLAs from the JMM quota included Deepak Birua, Chamra Linda, Ramdas Soren, Hafizul …

Congress Ministers Jmm Cabinet Hemant Soren

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ladakh to get 95% job quota for locals and one-third reservation for women

India Today

Ladakh has received a significant proposal from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, offering 95% reservation in government jobs for locals. Thupstan Chhewang, former BJP MP and chairman of the Leh Apex Body, attended the talks and clarified that a separate public service commission for Ladakh would not be feasible due to the lack of a local legislature. FOUR MAJOR …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Govt. warns of legal action as Manipal University refuses to charge government-fixed fees for 25% PG medical seats

The Hindu

Despite the State government’s order, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education has refused to charge the government-fixed fees for 25% government quota PG medical seats in its constituent units — Kasturba Medical Colleges in Manipal and Mangaluru. For example, in 2023-24, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education had fixed fees for government quota PG medical seats ranging from ₹5,10,750 to …

Education Higher Education Fees Legal Action Hindu State Seats

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Documents of students who got medical seats under NRI quota to be verified by embassies

The Hindu

For the first time, the Karnataka Examination Authority has decided to send the details and documents of 320 students who secured postgraduate medical seats under the Non-Resident Indian quota to the respective embassies for cross-verification. This decision comes after KEA discovered irregularities involving 21 students who secured postgraduate medical seats under the management quota in the All India Quota while …

Students State Seats Nri Quota Kea Nri Quota

3 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Linguistic minority colleges bound by NMC’s PG education reservation rule’: Madras HC

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Madras HC has held that private linguistic minority medical colleges are bound by the provision of the Post-Graduate Medical Education Reservations, 2023 issued by the National Medical Commission and the agreements made with the government to reserve PG medical seats for the government quota as per the applicable laws of the state or union territory. The court dismissed …

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Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Devaswom Board To Cap Daily Pilgrim Quota; 50,000 Limit Set For December 25

Minority groups in Karnataka plan protests against Amit Shah over Ambedkar remarks

Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays Filling Of NRI Quota Seats In NEET-PG 2024 Counselling Till Final Verdict Is Passed

In a first, IIT Madras introduces 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' quota

Candidate Turns 100% Blind After Submitting Application: Rajasthan HC Permits Him To Change Category, Avail PwD Quota; Calls It 'Act Of God'

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to go on hunger strike again from January 25

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange announces to launch fresh indefinite fast over reservation issue

K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer

Government Firm that there will be no Tinkering with Quota, Congress Weakened it by giving it to Muslims: Shah

Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel

Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah

Jharkhand HC Stays Law Giving 75% Quota To Locals In Private Jobs, Says Employers Can't Be Prevented From Recruiting Based On Choice

Failure to handle Panchamasali stir in Karnataka could cost Congress in long run

Jharkhand High Court halts 75% job quota for locals in private sector

Panchamasalis stopped from storming Suvarna Soudha during quota protest

CM to present BJP affidavit, SC order on Panchamasali quota

CM Siddaramaiah to Present SC Order on Panchamasali 2A Quota

Bombay High Court Upholds Post-Graduate Medical Admission Criteria For Domiciled Candidates Who Obtained MBBS Degree Outside Maharashtra

Internal quota: Justice Nagamohan Das panel told to use 2011 census

Expansion of Hemant Soren cabinet: 11 MLAs becomes ministers

Ladakh to get 95% job quota for locals and one-third reservation for women

Govt. warns of legal action as Manipal University refuses to charge government-fixed fees for 25% PG medical seats

Documents of students who got medical seats under NRI quota to be verified by embassies

‘Linguistic minority colleges bound by NMC’s PG education reservation rule’: Madras HC