India Indian Express ( India) September 8, 2007 Estimated printed pages: 2 The Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2006, that seeks to provide reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in apprenticeship training, was adopted by Parliament on Friday. The Lok Sabha approved the Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2006, with voice vote amidst pande…

India Financial Express September 7, 2007 The equal opportunity system practiced in the US and the UK might be the basis for setting up an equal opportunity commission (EOC) in India to address the issue of job reservation for minorities and Dalits and institutionalise affirmative action in the private sector. Eminent jurist NR Madhava…

India by Dhananjay Mahapatra   The Times of India September 5, 2007   NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that the 50% cap on reservations mandated by it does not cover the 3% quota in force for the disabled as well as the one that may be introduced for women. This means, the pie for the unreserved categories will shrink furt…

India   The Hindu September 5, 2007 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that no further reservation can be made available to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes within the quota for the physically handicapped as the disabled themselves constitute a special class. ‘A disabled is a disabled. The question of making…

India The Hindu September 5, 2007 ERODE: In rural areas where caste Hindus are dominant tea shop owners will not serve Harijans tea inside their shops. But the situation in Erode district is different. Here, according to the police, no such incident has been reported from any part of the district. Nor are separate glasses provided for Dalits …