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The Hindu Karnataka halts jobs Bill as industry raises uproar

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says the Bill is “still in an initial stage”; it mandates that industries and factories in Karnataka appoint locals in 50% of management positions and 70% in non-management positions

The Hindu Rajasthan exploring scope for promoting coalbed methane, underground coal gasification

Underground coal gasification, besides being a new source of energy, would also be a viable option for decarbonisation in order to reduce the carbon intensity

The Hindu DoE: enrol Delhi govt. school students who failed Class 9 twice in open-learning schools

Move is intended to help students who are at risk of dropping out: DoE; it’s an attempt to push weak students out of the mainstream, say parents

The Hindu The problems with sub-caste reservations

Problem of low participation of some sub-castes in job reservation will have to be dealt with by improving their ownership of capital assets and education levels

The Hindu CID to investigate death of Sundarbans youth allegedly tortured in police custody

A second post-mortem has been conducted following an order by the Calcutta High Court when allegations of torture at the Dholahath Police Station came to light

The Hindu Government-Governor rift in West Bengal

The conflict is creating several challenges, affecting the State’s overall governance