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National OBC seminar in Delhi on Aug 18–19 to push for 50 pc reservation

Hyderabad, Aug 10 (UNI) The National BC Welfare Association, led by its president and Rajya Sabha member R Krishnaiah, will host a national seminar of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in New Delhi on August 18–19 to demand 50 per cent reservation for BCs in Assembly and Parliament elections.
In a statement here on Sunday, Krishnaiah said large delegations from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Odisha will participate, along with professors, intellectuals, eight Union Ministers, and 20 MPs from various parties.
He noted that for the first time in independent India’s history, the BJP-led Centre will include a caste census in the upcoming national census — a move he called a “historic record” after a gap since the British survey of 1931.

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JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D85U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D84U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D83U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D82U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D81U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D80U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D79U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D78U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D77U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D76U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D75U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D74U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D73U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D72U

JAMMU,JULY 14 (UNI):-Sadhus perform prayers before partaking in a community langar (meal) after arriving at the Shri Ram Mandir Amarnath Yatri Base Camp, where they await registration for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine UNI PHOTO-D71U

TIRMALA, JUL 14 (UNI):- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board meeting was held at Annamayya Bhavan under the chairmanship of TTD Chairman BR Naidu, in Tirmala on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-93U