JAMMU KASHMIR OBC QUOTA BILL

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma outlines NDA's goals, asserting over 400 Lok Sabha seats needed for Uniform Civil Code (UCC) implementation, construction of Mathura temple, and PoK reintegration. He criticizes Congress for religious-based p...

The BJP's charge comes at a time when the Congress has been claiming that the saffron party is seeking more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls to change the Constitution and also end the reservations provided to the members of the Scheduled Caste...

Speaking at a rally in support of Rajveer Singh, the BJP candidate from Etah-Kasganj, Shah alleged that the opposition parties ignored people from backward communities, who were granted their rights by Narendra Modi after he became prime minister.

The Congress party unveiled its manifesto, 'Nyay Patra,' for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Led by former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, the manifesto promises a ten percent quota in jobs and educational institutions for Economically Weak...

The Congress party released its manifesto, titled 'Nyay Patra,' for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, focusing on five pillars of justice and 25 guarantees. Promises include implementing a 10% quota for economically weaker sections (EWS) without dis...

Congress promises a wide array of reforms if it wins upcoming elections, including reservation cap raise, women's quota, job creation, tax reforms, and election law changes. The manifesto also pledges economic reforms, OPS revival, and universal hea...

Jammu and Kashmir administration approves 10% reservation for four new tribes, increasing total ST reservation to 20%. Additionally, 15 new castes added to OBCs with reservation increased to 8%. The move follows Parliament's passage of bills grantin...

Parliament passed a bill to include two groups, namely Gadda Brahmin, and Koli, in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Jammu and Kashmir. The approval was granted to the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, ext...

The Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, providing OBC reservation in local bodies. Union Minister Nityanand Rai highlighted development in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. The bill a...

The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to provide reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir. Introduced by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, the bill aims to uphold fairne...

The Administrative Council, led by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, has approved amendments to the J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, incorporating the definition of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to ensure reservation for them. The draf...

In the upcoming Parliament session, Amit Shah will present the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha, aiming to reserve 33% of Puducherry Assembly seats for women. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendmen...

In a landmark verdict, a five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud on Monday unanimously upheld the Centre's August 5, 2019 decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370, while directing restoration of statehood for J&K at the ear...

The Parliament passed the Jammu-Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and Jammu-Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2023, following the Supreme Court's upholding of Article 370. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act of 2004 allows reservation in ...

According to Home Minister Amit Shah, the two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir brought by the government will give justice to those deprived of their rights for the last 70 years and asserted that reservation to the displaced people will give them...

The government plans to introduce seven new bills in the upcoming Winter session of Parliament, including one extending the women's quota bill provisions to Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has...

Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha was addressing the felicitation ceremony of the councillors of Jammu Municipal Corporation, whose tenure ended on Tuesday. The term of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) also ended earlier this...

Farooq Abdullah, the president of the National Conference, praised the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha but expressed disappointment that OBC women were not included in the quota. Other opposition leaders also supported the d...

The first bill aims to empower the lieutenant governor to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community, including a woman, and one member from the displaced persons of PoJK to the assembly. The second and third bills pertain to the Sched...