OBC
- India
No proposal to hike OBC non-creamy layer income ceiling: Centre
New Delhi: The existing annual income ceiling of Rs 8 lakh is “sufficient” to determine the OBC non-creamy layer status of community members, the Centre told Lok Sabha on Tuesday, clarifying that…
- India
Commission for sub-categorisation of OBCs get six-month extension
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has extended the tenure of the commission for sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) by another six month, sources said. The Rohini Commission had told the government…
- India
SC stays HC order asking UP govt to hold urban local body polls without OBC quota
New Delhi: In a major relief to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Allahabad High Court order directing it to hold urban local body polls without reservation…
- India
UP govt appoints five-member panel on OBC reservation in urban local body elections
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday appointed a five-member commission for providing reservation to Other Backward Classes in urban local body elections. The panel will be headed by Justice (Retd) Ram…
- India
Urban body elections in UP only after ensuring OBC quota, says Yogi after HC order
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that urban civic body elections will be held in the state only after reservation is provided to Other Backward Classes for which…
- India
OBC quota in UP urban local body polls: Allahabad HC to deliver verdict on Dec 27
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Saturday completed its hearing on the issue of urban local body elections that has been stayed for a fortnight. The bench said it…
- India
Ensure OBC representation in top management of AAI, BSNL, GAIL, Canara Bank: Par Panel
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has asked the Centre to ensure representation of other backward classes (OBCs) in the board of directors of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Bharat Sanchar Nigam…
- India
OBC Mahasabha activists show black flags to MP CM, demand 27 per cent quota
Shivpuri: Activists of the Other Backward Class (OBC) Mahasabha staged a protest and showed black flags to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Friday to press their demand of…
- India
OBCs representation in local bodies: SC gives Karnataka govt time till March 31
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Karnataka government time till March 31, to complete the finalisation of OBCs political representation in local bodies. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the…
- Hyderabad
OBC oppressed even after 75 years of Independence: BC leader
Hyderabad: BC Rajyadhikara Samiti president Suresh Dasu on Saturday said that people of the Other Backward Class (OBC) community are being “oppressed” even after 75 years of the country’s independence. After unveiling…
- News
Bihar woman stabbed to death, husband claims accused cut off her breasts
Patna: A woman of an OBC community was stabbed to death in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police said on Monday. The family members, however, claimed that the accused cut off the breasts of…
- Delhi
Clarify stand on issuing OBC certificate to child of single mother: HC tells Delhi govt
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted time to the city government to clarify its stand on a plea for issuing OBC certificate to the child of a single mother,…
- India
BJP stages protest near Raj Bhawan, demands OBC quota in ULB poll
Ranchi: The BJP OBC cell Thursday staged a day-long protest near the Raj Bhawan gates here in support of its demand for reservation for other backward classes in the coming urban local…
- India
Kejriwal insulted Yadavs with ‘descendants of Kansa’ comment: BJP OBC Morcha
Patna: The BJP OBC Morcha on Sunday charged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with having insulted the Yadav community in Gujarat where his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going full throttle for…
- Delhi
OBC commission summons DU College principal over teacher recruitment
New Delhi: The Delhi OBC commission has summoned the principal of DU’s Swami Shraddhanand College for allegedly not abiding by the directions of the National Commission for Backward Classes in appointing teachers.…
