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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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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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Gujjar reservation must remain a priority: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: A day following the passage of the ST Bill in the Lok Sabha, granting reservation to the Pahari Ethnic Community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list of Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice-President, Omar Abdullah, voiced concerns on Wednesday, emphasizing the need to safeguard the share of the Gujjar

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Omar Abdullah restricted from traveling: NC

Srinagar: The Vice-President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Omar Abdullah, has been prevented from attending a scheduled program in Sundarbani, the party said today. The incident has sparked controversy, with the state spokesperson of the National Conference, Sarah Hayat Shah, condemning the move. Abdullah, who was expected to participate in a program

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‘Tomorrow parliament says that we’re constituent assembly. They can do away with basic structure,’ argues Kapil Sibal on Article 370

Srinagar, July 30: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal lead the arguments on the second day of the hearing on Article 370 before the 5-member consititution bench of Supreme Court on Thursday. In his arguments that the Parliament can’t do away with the Article 370 which was a permenant provision, he said, ” There is a clear

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DPAP slams Cong for seeking postponement of Article 370 hearing in SC

Srinagar, July 22: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) on Saturday said the Congress party stands exposed on Article 370 as its Member of Parliament and Spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi sought deferring the hearing of petitions in the Supreme Court on August 2. In a statement, DPAP Chief Spokesperson Salman Nizami accused Congress party of betraying people

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Hakeem Yaseen  urges Govt to allow traditional Muharram  processions in  Srinagar

Srinagar, July 22: Chairman JK Peoples Democratic Front and former Minister  Hakeem Muhammad  Yaseen has urged the government  to allow the traditional Muharram processions that remains banned in main  Srinagar city since the onset of militancy  in the early 90’s.   Since there has been a discernable improvement in the  situation in Jammu and Kashmir ,

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No, Manipur Congress President Did Not Blame Congress For Manipur Violence

Published by BOOM Live By Anmol Alphonso A cropped news report about a letter written by Naorem Mohen, General Secretary of the Manipur Patriotic Party to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi blaming the Congress party for the violence in Manipur is being shared with a false claim that the letter was written by the president of

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Why do Kashmiri leaders see Hari Singh as a despot ?

Srinagar, July 13: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir today paid glowing tributes to the July 13 Martyrs of 1931 with the People’s Conference also lashing out at the authorities for disallowing them from assembling to remember the martyrs. “This restriction on our peaceful assembly is deeply concerning and infringes upon our right to commemorate

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