The Modi government’s decision to go in for caste enumeration in the next population census is not entirely unexpected. Although it marks a major ideological shift away from the Hindutva vision of crafting a united Hindu family undivided by caste, there were enough indications that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was preparing to bite the…
Photo used for representation purpose only. The interim budget 2024-24 on February 1 allocated ₹1,277.80 crore for census, a significant reduction from 2021-22 when ₹3,768 crore was allocated and an indication that the exercise may not be carried out even after three years of delay. A meeting of the Union cabinet on December 24, 2019…
The incident took place in an apartment in Rathi Nagar. (Representational) Amravati: Two unidentified men posing as census surveyors on Tuesday looted valuables and cash worth Rs 5 lakh from a house here, police said. The incident took place in an apartment in Rathi Nagar. The culprits told a woman member of the family, who…
