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CM Hemant Soren bats for caste census in Jharkhand | Jamshedpur News | The Avenue Mail

The Supreme Court today refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing further data from its caste survey, saying that it cannot stop the state from taking a policy decision.

Various political parties in Odisha are calling for a fresh caste enumeration following the release of the results of Bihar's caste survey. Critics ar

The Court added that by treating the reserved category candidate as an open category appointee, the seats available in the reserved quota would remain intact for additional selection of reserved category candidates.

What has the caste landscape of Bihar been like historically? Who are the EBCs? How does having exact caste data help in policy making? What are the implications of the survey results on Bihar politics?

If the leaked details of the 2015 report are true, the dominant classes are expected to lose their numerical advantage. | Latest News India

‘We must fight against caste system and dismantle it totally’. This is an oft repeated line in the country since we attained independence in 1947. The choice of words may be different but the message...

Close on the heels of Bihar publishing results of a survey on backward classes, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak on Wednes

Caste churning isnt new to Bihar, starting with the JP movement to the formation of the EBC category. But will this data lead to another Mandal moment?

Terming the Odisha survey “half-baked as it was voluntary,” former Union minister Srikant Jena on Thursday demanded fresh headcount of backward class