1. Article 243-T of Part IX -A was INSERT IGNOREed in the Constitution of India by the 74th Amendment in the year 1992 providing 33% women reservation for a period of 10 years to empower women belonging to sche
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Naga Society lies wounded … Part 2
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The Hindu
All-male tribal bodies have been against the 33% reservation for women in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Nagaland right from the time the Nagaland government enacted the Na
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Monalisa Changkija
Courtesy: Indian Express
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