Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested a cooperative bank official for allegedly siphoning off Rs 33.80 lakh in government funds meant for agricultural and cooperative development programmes, uncovering a major case of financial misappropriation in the cooperative sector.
The release of the Karnataka caste census has shifted the state’s political terrain, triggering reactions that stretch far beyond its borders.
Karnataka government may consider internal quotas for SCs; one-man commission submits its report to Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah on Thursday, just before the cabinet meet
The Supreme Court’s ruling granting states the authority to sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for reservations marks a pivotal development in the nation’s affirmative action framework.
While none of the regional parties deemed it fit to raise the demand in the run-up to the elections, the Congress with a marginal presence in Andhra politics raised the issue.
Amidst the furore over alleged cancellation of Aadhaar cards in districts, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that the state would issue alternative Aadhaar cards to those, who have far found their cards deactivated.
Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that a high-level committee formed to review the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes is "nothing more than a ploy to mislead" the Dalit community.
The Finance Minister said the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance ruled the state several times but despite the fact that state has more than 34 per cent population belonging to the Scheduled Castes categories, no government made reservations for lawyers belonging to SC category while appointing Law Officers.
BJP leader Satish Poonia, 58, is the new Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly. He was the party's Rajasthan unit chief until recently.
The CM said with the implementation of these steps, the state will gradually move towards ‘Samrasta’ (harmony) society.
