Karnataka reservation roster: SC/ST, OBC quota at 56 per cent, general merit 44 per cent
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka government on Wednesday issued an order prescribing a new reservation roster, which clarifies that the quantum of reservation for SC/STs and OBCs in the state for jobs and education stood at 56 per cent.
While the reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) is 17 percent, it is 7 per cent for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 32 per cent for Other Backward Classes (OBC). The general merit category will have a 44 per cent share.
The new reservation roster under which all government recruitment must happen, has been issued following the Congress government recently deciding on internal reservation, slicing up the 17 per cent reservation matrix given to 101 SCs.
The internal reservation provided among SCs is: Group A (SC Left/Madigas) and Group B (SC Right / Holeya) reservation of 6 per cent each, and Group C (Banjara, Bhovi, Korma, Korcha and most backward communities) 5 per cent.
Though the previous BJP government's decision in 2022-23 to increase SC reservation from 15 to 17 per cent and for ST reservation from 3 to 7 per cent had taken the overall reservation in the state to 56 per cent, breaching the 50 per cent cap, the issue of internal reservation was not settled at that time.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
