PEACE WITH GUJJAR

The Hindustan Times;  June 21, 2008 ;     426 words ......their major demand of ST status to the community...Raje announced 5 per cent reservation for Gujjars along...Government for granting ST status to the Gujjars. Col...also announced 14 per cent reservation for Economically Backward...announcement of 14 per cent ...

Assam tribals voice against ST status to more groups

The Hindustan Times;  December 7, 2007 ;     487 words ......Assam, which has promised to push for ST status to six more communities in the state. "Granting ST status to more groups in Assam will jeopardise...by recommending to the Centre to grant ST status to six other communities in the state...

STATE GOVT ALL ALONG PUSHING FOR ST STATUS

The Hindustan Times;  November 27, 2007 ;     353 words ......Government had all along been pushing for ST status to the Adivasi people, Labour Minister...purpose had also strongly recommended ST status for the Adivasis. "After 1965 no State...State Governments has been in favour of ST status for the Adivasis and were taking up the...

Tribal war ; The caste scourge threatens to turn into a serious law and...

India Today;  June 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to ensure reservations...were interested in the ST status and the agitation has...provide for 4 to 6 per cent reservation quota for Gurjars like...inclusion in the official ST status and has no precedence. Raje could not recommend ...

ST STATUS

The Hindustan Times;  August 24, 2007 ;     419 words ......resolution recommending grant of ST status to these six tribes. The attempt made by the Assam Government to accord ST status to these six tribes, though commendable...strengthen the case for according ST status. The Gujjars of Rajasthan are also...

PROSPECTS OF ST STATUS TO KOCH-RAJBONGSHIS BLEAK

The Hindustan Times;  July 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ......July 21 -- The wait for Schedule Tribe (ST) status for the Koch- Rajbongshi and other aspiring...clear, as an apprehension has grown that ST status for one community would open the flood...and Adivasis waiting in the wing for ST status, appears to be very bleak. When asked...

EXPERT PANEL ON ST STATUS TO ETHNIC GROUPS

The Hindustan Times;  July 18, 2008 ;     172 words ......committee to facilitate the process of ST status to the six communities, the Moran, Mottock...committee to the organizations agitating for ST status.In a meet with the organizations, Gogoi...Government would facilitate the process of ST status to the six communities without ...

AKRSU ULTIMATUM TO GOVT ON ST STATUS

The Hindustan Times;  January 15, 2007 ;     200 words ......clear its stand on the issue of granting ST status to the Koch-Rajbongshis. The student...to state in clear cut terms, whether ST status would be granted to the Koch Rajbongshis...promises, the government had failed to grant ST status to the Koch Rajbongshis."The State government...

ST STATUS TO SIX COMMUNITIES: AASU ACTION PLAN TO PRESSURISE GOVT

The Hindustan Times;  August 1, 2008 ;     367 words ......to pressurise the Government to grant ST status to Moran, Mottock, Chutia, Tai Ahom...platform of the organizations demanding ST status for these six communities.The meet of...steps to facilitate the process to grant ST status to the six communities without any disturbance...

DDU students demand 27 pc quota for OBCs

The Hindustan Times;  August 20, 2007 ;     202 words ......statue on Monday to demand 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in educational institutions...their interests. He demanded 27 per cent reservation for the OBCs in Parliament, assemblies...population and were enjoying 23 per cent reservation but the OBCs who constituted 54 per...

'Nothing less than ST status'

The Hindustan Times;  May 27, 2008 ;     261 words ......will not settle for anything less than ST status." Calling upon the Central government...demand. Raje has recommended 4 to 6 per cent reservation for Gujjars in government jobs and...as the Gujjars' basic demand is for ST status which is notified under section 342...recommendations ...

Mandalocracy

The Hindustan Times;  April 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......things, the report recommended 27 per cent reservation in public sector jobs for Other Backward...Barakhamba Road. He says, "Fifty per cent reservation is scary and unfair to general category...student at IIT Delhi, says, "Fifty per cent reservation is a joke. It will undermine the ...

Quota still a dream for Van Gujjars

The Hindustan Times;  June 4, 2007 ;     394 words ......neighbouring states on the issue of granting ST status to Gujjars has brought into focus the...While the community has been granted ST status in Jammu & Kashmir as well as in...groups in the country have been granted ST status, Van Gujjars are yet to get included...

Demanding ST status, Gujjars plan stir in city

The Hindustan Times;  October 3, 2007 ;     232 words ......October 6, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for their community in the state. Earlier...Bidhuri said the community has sought no ST status in Delhi as "it was not needed". In Rajasthan...be believed. "They are a fit case for ST status," he said. Prominent Gujjar leaders ...

Samajwadi Party to oppose 33 p.c. reservation to women in Parliament

The Hindustan Times;  November 23, 2006 ;     298 words ......in the present form, seeking 33 per cent reservation to the fairer sex. "With 33 per cent reservation to women, total reservation, including...at the Centre had agreed to 20 per cent reservation for women and former Prime Minister...