Tag: Reservation

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities in Jammu and Kashmir will be soon given reservation, as recommended by the committee set up to examine quota benefits. "After the abrogation of Article 370, the process for reservation has been cleared. Justice ...

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in Police.During the 16th edition of ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ radio talk on Sunday, Sinha said his decision was based on the suggestion given by two youth from Jammu – Sankarshan Sharma and Akarshit Sharma.“Sankarshan and Akarshit, ...

Commission submits interim, supplementary reports After JK Govt, MHA nod; issue to go to Parliament Sanjeev PargalJAMMU, June 4: Jammu and Kashmir Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission has submitted its interim and supplementary reports to the Government on reservations to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Paharis and inclusion ...

Jammu: Six main organisations of Gujjars and Bakerwals Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for granting political reservation to STs of Jammu and Kashmir.They also welcomed the Delimitation Commission’s final notification reserving nine seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.In a joint statement Gurjar Desh Charitable ...

Bukhari seeks OBC reservation in J&K, regularization of daily wagers Bishnah, April 15: Apni Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari on Friday appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement Mandal Commission Report in favour of Other Backward Class (OBC) community and regularize all the daily wagers in ...

Colonel (retd.) Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is regarded as the architect of the Gujjar reservation agitation, passed away Thursday morning, his son Vijay Singh confirmed to The Indian Express. Bainsla was 85. “He asked us for some water at around 5.30 am and went to sleep. He didn’t wake ...

Govt committed to ensure Nari Shaktis’ social and economic empowerment: LG JAMMU: On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced 15% reservation for Women in the non-gazetted posts in the Jammu Kashmir Police. This landmark decision will further strengthen women empowerment in J&K UT.The ...

    Srinagar: Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Monday approved 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted posts of Jammu and Kashmir police.   “On #NationalGirlChildDay, approved 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted posts of @JmuKmrPolice. This is just the beginning. We are determined and committed to increase it further ...

Opposition brings up MSP, women’s reservation bill in all-party meet All the parties asked the government to give a legal guarantee on the MSP for farmers. Trinamool Congress (TMC) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) asked the government not to disinvest the profit-making public sector companies.   With the government ...

This Sunday, it will be 25 years since the first time the Women’s Reservation Bill was introduced in Parliament. The bill which proposed to amend the Constitution of India to reserve 1/3rd of all seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women was introduced by the Deve ...