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Lingayat label: Is religion connected to SC/ST quota benefits? Facts and myths

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Monday, April 30, 2018, 4:47 PM   |   e-paper HOME PUNE MAHARASHTRA ART AND CULTURE SPORTS BUSINESS WORLD OPINION Home   Opinion   Facts & myths of Lingayat label and SC/ST benefits Facts & myths of Lingayat label and SC/ST benefits Camil Parkhe Saturday, 21 April 2018     goo.gl/eKp5u3   By recommending minority status to the Lingayat community, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has indeed opened a Pandora’s box. With the move made prior to the declaration of the State assembly elections, he has scored a political point over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Meanwhile, the issue of recognising Lingayat sect as an independent religion has been kept at an abeyance.   By recommending minority status to the Lingayat community, Karnataka Chief Minist...

Nagaland BJP's Jerusalem tour aid: Shedding anti-Christian tag?

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 6:46 PM   |   e-paper HOME PUNE MAHARASHTRA ART AND CULTURE SPORTS BUSINESS WORLD OPINION Home   Opinion   BJP resorts to sponsorship politics BJP resorts to sponsorship politics Camil Parkhe Saturday, 31 March 2018  goo.gl/ouePn7 Party seeks to shed its anti-Christian tag with sponsorship for tours to Jerusalem. In keeping with its election promise, the ruling front in Nagaland, comprising the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the BJP, has announced its plans to provide financial aid to Christian devotees to visit the Holy Land of Jerusalem.   Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, also a devout Christian, has said that guidelines will be prepared to enable Christians to visit the Holy Land. He said that his government will par...