OBC category News

With the Gujjar community set to be included under the OBC category, Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment, Minority Affairs Minister Arun Chaturvedi on Saturday assured that the main motive of the Rajasthan government is to protect the jobs of the five castes in the state.

A review committee headed by Chief Minister Anandiben Patel discussed the matter "sympathetically" after repeated appeals to get the cases withdrawn.

Nearly 20,000 security personnel from central and state forces kept a a close vigil across the state, including on national highways and railway tracks which the protesters had blocked for several days in February.

Referring to the ongoing agitation by the Jats in Haryana, he said it was the outcome of the frustration of people who think that they were being denied their rightful due.

Northern Railways has cancelled about 700 trains and over 100 trains have been delayed or diverted due to ongoing Jat reservation protests in Haryana .

The response came after Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today released a statement saying that his government has "accepted" their demands.

Rail and road traffic was again affected in Rohtak-Jhajjar region on Tuesday as the Jats intensified their ongoing protest demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions under OBC category.

Railway tracks and national highway-10 (NH-10) were blocked in Sampla town, 25 km from Rohtak.

The online exam dates for National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam has been released.