backward classes
- Telangana
Telangana govt sincere about BC reservations: Ponnam Prabhakar
Hyderabad: Telangana BC Welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar has reiterated that the Congress government remains “sincere and committed” regarding reservations for Backward Classes (BCs). Addressing the media at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday, June…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kavitha seeks 42 pc BC reservation, Rail Roko on July 17
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Sunday, June 22, sought a 42 percent reservation of Backward Classes (BC) in Telangana and announced to go on a rail roko protest…
- India
Backwardness only benchmark to decide OBC status, not religion: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday told the state Assembly that backwardness is the only benchmark to decide the OBC status of people. Maintaining that a disinformation campaign is…
- Telangana
Rahul to join protest in Delhi seeking Telangana BC quota bill
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will attend a protest organised by the Backward Classes (BC) associations from Telangana at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, party sources said. The protest is in…
- Telangana
Communities appeal to Telangana BC Panel for new caste names
Hyderabad: The Dommari and Pichakuntla communities have appealed to the Telangana Backward Classes (BC) Commission to consider changing their caste names, citing discomfort and negative societal perceptions associated with their current identities.…
- Telangana
Telangana HC seeks details on SC guidelines for BC quota in local bodies
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, March 5 sought details regarding Supreme Court guidelines for Backward Classes (BC) quota in local bodies. A bench comprising chief justice Sujoy Paul and justice…
- Telangana
29 minority communities getting BC quota in BJP ruled states: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, February 24 said that 29 Muslim communities are getting reservations under Backward Classes in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states. He stated that…
- Bangalore
Karnataka BJP slams Siddaramaiah for ‘blocking’ funds allotted for most backward community
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday for allegedly blocking funds allotted for one of the most backward communities. State BJP President B. Y. Vijayendra, claimed the grant allocated…
- Hyderabad
BC leaders announce massive protest in Hyderabad over quota
Hyderabad: The BC Welfare Association is escalating its demands for increased reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) in upcoming local body elections in Telangana, with a massive protest on March 9 in Hyderabad.…
- Telangana
Congress govt in Telangana neglecting promises made to BCs: BRS MLC Kavitha
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha has accused the Congress government in Telangana of neglecting the promises made to the Backward Classes (BCs) under its Kamareddy Declaration. She said that…
- Telangana
BC survey: Telangana HC asks govt to consider ‘no caste, no religion’ options
Hyderabad: Justice Surepalli Nanda of the Telangana High Court has instructed the state government and its Backward Classes (BC) Commission to promptly consider the requests made by the Kula Nirmulana Sangham (KNS).…