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Ex-Agniveers to get 50% reservation, age relaxation and recruitment exemption in CAPF and Assam Rifles

Center announces reservation, age relaxation, recruitment exemption for ex-Agniveers in CAPF NEW DELHI: The Center has created a separate category for ex-Agniver personnel during recruitment for the posts of constables (general duties) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and recruitment in the Assam Rifles for the posts of riflemen. The new regulations include reservation…

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West Bengal Assembly passes OBC reservation bill, 66 communities get 7% quota in government jobs

Representative archival photos The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two bills to amend the state’s OBC reservation law, bringing changes that will impact reservations in government jobs and services. The amendment provides 7% reservation to 66 OBC communities and reorganizes the OBC categories in the state in accordance with directions issued by the…

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‘He was just a Muslim, nothing more’: Madras high court rejects Tamil Nadu order allowing converts to retain reservation in BCM category

this madras high court A Tamil Nadu government order that allowed converts to Islam from Backward Classes (BCs), Most Backward Classes (MBCs), Scheduled Communities (DNCs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs) to continue receiving reservation benefits under the Backward Classes Muslims (BCM) category was overturned on Friday.A division bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and PB Balaji in…

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