Tag: reservation
Tripura Restricts Bangladesh Fish Import After Formalin Scare
After traces of formalin were found in fish brought from Bangladesh, the Tripura government has stopped fish import from the neighbouring country through its seven Land Customs Stations (LCSs), except for the Agartala-Akhaura ICP, a minister said here on Friday.....
Punjab Announces Reservation For Women, Dumps VIP Culture
The new Punjab Cabinet in its maiden meeting here on Saturday announced reservation for women in jobs and urban and rural local bodies and an end to use of red beacons on official vehicles by the Chief Minister, ministers, legislators and officers. ....
Women diagnosed and treated for cancer during their childbearing years are more at risk of having a premature delivery, babies with low birth weights or cesarean section delivery, a study has found.....
Telangana To Hike Muslim Quota To 12%
The Telangana government on Saturday decided to hike the reservations for the socially and economically backward among Muslims to 12 per cent from the existing four per cent.....
Reservation Is Against BJP, RSS Ideology: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP and the RSS on the issue of quota in promotion after the Supreme Court ruling that there is no fundamental right to claim reservation in promotion.....
AHPI Mulls Legal Options Against Delhi Govt Order Reserving 80% ICU Beds For COVID Patients
The Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) would likely challenge in court the Delhi government's recent order where 33 private hospitals were directed to reserve 80 per cent of their total ICU bed capacity for COVID patients. The association expressed serious reservations against the latest order and called it "arbitrary in nature". ....
Delhi's ICU Beds Reservation Causes Misery To Non-Covid Patients
Being a national capital, Delhi has been privileged with advanced medical treatment facilities and numerous hospitals. Thousands of patients come here with a hope for cure as such facilities are not available in their hometowns. However, their hopes were dashed after the Delhi government ordered 33 private hospitals to reserve 80 per cent ICU beds for Covid patients. ....
No Reservation For OBCs In National Law Universities: DMK MP
Senior DMK leader T.R. Baalu on Saturday said there was no reservation for other backward classes (OBC) in the admission in the National Law Universities (NLU) for the academic year 2020-21. ....
Income Limit Raised By Rs 2 Lakh For OBC Non-creamy Layer In Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday raised the income limit for non-creamy layer of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in reservations from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. ....
Unforgettable Geeta Mukherjee: 1st MP To Move Private Bill On Women's Reservation In 1996
As India rejoices over the tabling of the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament, the story of the soft-spoken, low-profile lady from West Bengal remains unsung.....
