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Rajya Sabha passes bill for ST status to Paharis, others

Srinagar: In a significant development, the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament, has passed a crucial bill aimed at extending Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation benefits to the Pahari community. The Gujjar Bakarwal community of Jammu and Kashmir earlier announced plans to challenge the decision that could grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation status to

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LG, Manoj Sinha, at a function in Srinagar.

‘New sub group being established to preserve existing ST reservations’

Srinagar: In response to the recent extension of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Pahari people and other communities in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured that the reservation benefits for Gujjar and Bakerwal communities would remain unaffected. During an interaction with journalists at Raj Bhawan, LG Sinha clarified that the newly recognized

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Hotel Manager found dead

Srinagar: On Thursday night, a 45-year-old man was found dead in a hotel situated in the Budshah Chowk vicinity of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Identified as Arnab Khujuria, originally from Chinni Himmat, Jammu, he suddenly lost consciousness in his hotel room. Rushed to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar for urgent medical attention, he was pronounced dead

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2 persons stuck inside accident-hit Tipper rescued in Srinagar

Srinagar: Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) successfully rescued two persons after they were stuck inside a tipper, hit by an accident in Nowshera area in Srinagar. As learnt by GNS, two persons Lateef Ahmad Bhat and Arif Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Budgam, were stuck inside a tipper bearing registration number JK04 7173 after the

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Gujjars to approach Supreme Court in case ST reservation to Paharis gets implemented, give call for boycotting BJP

Srinagar: The Gujjar Bakarwal community of Jammu and Kashmir has announced plans to challenge the decision that could grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation status to the Pahari community.  The Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, passed the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023, granting scheduled tribe status to the Pahari people and other

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ED arrests Kupwara resident for arranging admissions of MBBS students in Pakistani colleges

Srinagar  The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a Kupwara resident in a money laundering case linked to admissions of Jammu and Kashmir students in MBBS and other courses in Pakistan. In a post on X, ED said that it has arrested Mohammad Abdullah Shah, a resident of Kupwara under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in connection

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Mehbooba Mufti performs Umrah, says concerned over condition of Muslims

Srinagar: Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, performed Umrah. Mufti shared a video during her Umrah pilgrimage, highlighting the dire conditions faced by the Ummah, particularly Muslims grappling with challenges in Palestine and various parts of the world. The video, posted from the sacred land of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam,

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Arms and ammunition recovered in Jammu

Explosives, ammunition recovered from militant’s brother in Sopore: Police

Srinagar: Police on Thursday recovered explosives and ammunition in the Krankshivan locality of Sopore in North Kashmir during a search operation. An official said that a search operation was launched by police, army, and CRPF in Krankshiven colony early morning. “During the search operation explosive material, IEDs, a rusted pistol with a magazine and ammunition

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