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Doctors working in the PHCs say that these centres are being ignored and instead of opening new mohalla clinics, the government should have first focused on improving the facilities here and in the dispensaries. (Representational image)

Act against private hospital, EWS panel tells govt

The Bensups hospital has a capacity of 150 beds and cannot support less than 15 patients from EWS category on a daily...

7 Oct 2017 2:09 AM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

We will examine the issue': SC bench on 10 per cent reservation

The petitions say that the 10pc reservation takes the total count of reservation above 50pc, which was decided by the SC...

25 Jan 2019 11:59 AM IST

This initiative comes as a part of the Railways drive to go green as it also aims at boosting the nations sugarcane industry.. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Railways begin mega recruitment process, 10 pc reserved for...

Indian Railways will initiate fresh recruitments of 2,30,000 more employees under various cadres of Indian Railways.

24 Jan 2019 11:42 AM IST

The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act 2019, that came into force from Monday, provides for a 10 per cent additional reservation for those not eligible earlier. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha approved the bill within a week. So compelling were the provisions an inclusive agenda for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and explicit exclusion of the well-off that all parties were agreed a rare but welcome show of national consensus. (Representational image)

After EWS quota, only 10 per cent of India is left out

In comparison, the EWS quota is rather miserly, at less than 50 per cent (quota of 10 per cent for a population share of...

16 Jan 2019 12:20 AM IST

A file photo of BJP supporters celebrating the passage of the Bill for 10 per cent EWS quota in Parliament.

New upper caste quota: BJP gains to be limited

The upper castes do play an important role in the politics of the northern Indian states, but this impact is limited to...

14 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

A file photo of BJP supporters celebrating the passage of the Bill for 10 per cent EWS quota in Parliament.

Debate exposes contrasting viewpoints within Opposition

Thomas alleged that the government has brought the Bill without proper homework and demanded that the Bill should be...

13 Jan 2019 2:00 AM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan

Ram Vilas Paswan says quota bill will bring back NDA

Paswan said many of RJD leaders come from upper castes and would find it difficult to woo voters from their community.

11 Jan 2019 1:49 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election campaign rally in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Quotas great. Where are jobs?

Jobs can be created only through growth, but growth has been slowing down under his watch.

10 Jan 2019 12:02 AM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

LS passes 10 per cent EWS quota, Bill to face Rajya Sabha test today

323 MPs voted in support of the Bill and only 3 voted against it, underlining the cross-party support the politically...

9 Jan 2019 12:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Govt proposes 10 per cent economically weaker sections quota

The Supreme Court had diluted certain provisions in the Act, but the BJP government restored them by passing a Bill in...

8 Jan 2019 6:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks during a plenary session on the occasion of World Environment Day in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

10 per cent quota: PM Modi's masterstroke

Union Cabinet approves reservation for economically weaker sections in general category.

8 Jan 2019 6:45 AM IST

The Supreme Court

SC will take up petitions against 10 per cent quota on April 8

The petitions filed seek the quashing of the Constitution (103 Amendment) Act, 2019.

29 March 2019 1:09 AM IST