Maharashtra's push for a 10% Maratha quota raises legal and fairness concerns, pushing the reservation system's limits
22 Feb 2024 12:19 AM
Following the 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community, the total reservation in Maharashtra will go up to 72 per cent
21 Feb 2024 1:53 AM
The issue has taken centre-stage with the emergence of Manoj Jarange Patil from the backward Marathwada region.
06 Nov 2023 12:05 AM
The demand for a Maratha quota started in the 1980s coinciding with the Mandal Commission debate.
01 Nov 2023 11:53 PM
The court said that to change the 50 per cent limit is to have a society which is not founded on equality but based on caste rule
05 May 2021 11:05 PM
Observing at any interference at this stage would lead to a "chaos”.
25 Jun 2019 2:47 AM
Mr Sadavarte has written a letter to governor Vidyasagar Rao requesting him not to sign the state’s ordinance.
20 May 2019 6:21 AM
The apex court observed that since the admission process had already begun last year, the HC order was right.
10 May 2019 3:31 AM
If anyone wants to say anything in this matter now, they will have to give written submissions.
27 Mar 2019 2:47 AM
The high court is now hearing arguments of those who support the Maratha quota.
18 Mar 2019 2:54 AM
The petitioners were free to go to the state secretariat and inspect the hard copies of the annexures, the court said.
01 Feb 2019 2:05 AM
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, additionally, has levelled allegations of stalling reservation for Marathas against Opposition parties.
28 Nov 2018 12:44 AM
Sources claimed that the state government is now trying to build consensus among all parties over the issue.
23 Nov 2018 12:17 AM
The Cabinet decision will have major political implications in coming general as well as Assembly elections.
19 Nov 2018 1:09 AM
On Tuesday, the commission filed its interim report in court and said that till date, it had surveyed 45,000 families throughout the state.
12 Sep 2018 1:32 AM
In her suicide note, Kishori Baban Kakade said despite scoring 89 pc she failed to get admission owing to no reservation for Marathas.
11 Sep 2018 9:26 AM
Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said, 'The government recruitment is frozen. Where are the jobs?'
06 Aug 2018 1:10 PM
There is no conflict between peoples of both countries; it is Pak govt, army which carry out anti-India propaganda, Pawar said.
05 Aug 2018 10:57 AM
'Let us assume reservation is given. But there are no jobs. The government recruitment is frozen. Where are the jobs?' Gadkari asked.
05 Aug 2018 10:44 AM
Shiv Sena has contacted its MLAs over the issue and Uddhav Thackeray will guide them.
30 Jul 2018 1:24 AM