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Opinion | Refugee Voters To ST Seats, The Many Firsts In 2024 J&K Polls
The results of the J&K election will be known on October 8, but one cannot rule out a realignment of political parties and groups in the aftermath of the results.
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77 Years After Migrating, West Pak Refugees Vote For 1st Time In J&K Polls
Ruldu Ram's joy knew no bounds after he voted for the first time in his life at the age of 90, nearly eight decades after migrating from Pakistan during the Partition.
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Job Benefits For 15 New Groups As J&K Redraws Social Caste List
Among those included in the list are refugees from West Pakistan who had settled in Jammu, Gorkhas and members from the Jat community
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"Refugees From West Pakistan, PoK Given Domicile Certificates in J&K": Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said refugees from West Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been provided domicile certificates in Jammu and Kashmir.
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In J&K, Smriti Irani's Call To Refugees: "Gupkar Gang Never Let You Vote"
Union minister Smriti Irani accused the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration of not extending voting powers to refugees from Pakistan, who have pride in the Indian flag. The comment was also a rebuke to former ally Mehbooba Mufti of the People's Democratic Party or the PDP, who had said that she would not hoist the Indian flag till the governme...
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Amit Shah Says BJP Will Ensure Citizenship For Hindu, Buddhist Refugees
The BJP will scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and introduce National Register of Citizens across the country if voted to power again, BJP chief Amit Shah said Thursday, raking up the two hugely disputed issues.
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From The Refugee Camps, This Kashmiri Pandit Is Among Civil Services Toppers
From a refugee living in a tent to the civil services, it has been one incredible journey of grit and determination for 27-year-old Neha Pandita who cracked the prestigious Kashmir Adminstrative Services exam securing fourth rank.
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Amit Shah To Rahul Gandhi: Clear Stand On Kashmir, Rohingya
BJP president Amit Shah today asked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to make his stand clear on Rohingya Muslim refugees as well as the issue of autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir.
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Race To Take Credit As Refugees In Jammu And Kashmir Get Settlement Funds
75-year-old Vimla Devi's long wait has finally come to an end. Her family of 10 crossed into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir during the Partition. Since then, they have been living in a two-room house allotted by the government.
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Amend Constitution To 'Assimilate' People Of Jammu and Kashmir With Rest Of India: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has demanded "necessary" constitutional amendments for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to be "completely assimilated" with the rest of the country and batted for the rights of Hindu refugees in the state.
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ID Cards Idea For Pakistan Refugees Triggers Row In Jammu And Kashmir
Mandeep Singh, 22, from the border town of RS Pura in Jammu and Kashmir is preparing to move to Canada. It is a gesture more of despair than of hope. Born 47 years after Independence, Mr Singh has failed to get a job from the Jammu and Kashmir government or any placement in a professional course. By the laws of the state, he is not its citizen.
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After West Pak Refugees, Rohingya Settlers Spark Another Debate In Jammu
Zahid Hussain, 45, and his family were the first Rohingya Muslims to make Jammu their home in 2009. They were followed by others, who came to escape persecution in Myanmar. Today there are over 1,500 registered Rohingiya Muslim families in Jammu who are neither citizens of India, nor permanent residents of the state.
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70 Years On, West Pak Refugees In Kashmir Still Can't Apply For Jobs In State
While lakhs of people who left West Pakistan and settled across India enjoy all the citizenship rights, their compatriots who chose Jammu and Kashmir as their home have little rights seven decades on.
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Jammu And Kashmir Lawmaker Detained For Protest Outside Chief Minister's Home
It is minus 4.5 degrees in Srinagar but that did not seem to deter independent legislator Engineer Rashid as he spent the whole night yesterday under the open sky outside Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's residence in Srinagar.
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Centre Approves Rs 2,000 Crore Package For POJK Refugees
A Rs 2,000-crore development package, approved by the central government recently, will be applicable to the displaced people of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) and not to those from West Pakistan.
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Opinion | Refugee Voters To ST Seats, The Many Firsts In 2024 J&K Polls
The results of the J&K election will be known on October 8, but one cannot rule out a realignment of political parties and groups in the aftermath of the results.
-
77 Years After Migrating, West Pak Refugees Vote For 1st Time In J&K Polls
Ruldu Ram's joy knew no bounds after he voted for the first time in his life at the age of 90, nearly eight decades after migrating from Pakistan during the Partition.
-
Job Benefits For 15 New Groups As J&K Redraws Social Caste List
Among those included in the list are refugees from West Pakistan who had settled in Jammu, Gorkhas and members from the Jat community
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"Refugees From West Pakistan, PoK Given Domicile Certificates in J&K": Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said refugees from West Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been provided domicile certificates in Jammu and Kashmir.
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In J&K, Smriti Irani's Call To Refugees: "Gupkar Gang Never Let You Vote"
Union minister Smriti Irani accused the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration of not extending voting powers to refugees from Pakistan, who have pride in the Indian flag. The comment was also a rebuke to former ally Mehbooba Mufti of the People's Democratic Party or the PDP, who had said that she would not hoist the Indian flag till the governme...
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Amit Shah Says BJP Will Ensure Citizenship For Hindu, Buddhist Refugees
The BJP will scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and introduce National Register of Citizens across the country if voted to power again, BJP chief Amit Shah said Thursday, raking up the two hugely disputed issues.
-
From The Refugee Camps, This Kashmiri Pandit Is Among Civil Services Toppers
From a refugee living in a tent to the civil services, it has been one incredible journey of grit and determination for 27-year-old Neha Pandita who cracked the prestigious Kashmir Adminstrative Services exam securing fourth rank.
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Amit Shah To Rahul Gandhi: Clear Stand On Kashmir, Rohingya
BJP president Amit Shah today asked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to make his stand clear on Rohingya Muslim refugees as well as the issue of autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir.
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Race To Take Credit As Refugees In Jammu And Kashmir Get Settlement Funds
75-year-old Vimla Devi's long wait has finally come to an end. Her family of 10 crossed into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir during the Partition. Since then, they have been living in a two-room house allotted by the government.
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Amend Constitution To 'Assimilate' People Of Jammu and Kashmir With Rest Of India: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has demanded "necessary" constitutional amendments for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to be "completely assimilated" with the rest of the country and batted for the rights of Hindu refugees in the state.
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ID Cards Idea For Pakistan Refugees Triggers Row In Jammu And Kashmir
Mandeep Singh, 22, from the border town of RS Pura in Jammu and Kashmir is preparing to move to Canada. It is a gesture more of despair than of hope. Born 47 years after Independence, Mr Singh has failed to get a job from the Jammu and Kashmir government or any placement in a professional course. By the laws of the state, he is not its citizen.
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After West Pak Refugees, Rohingya Settlers Spark Another Debate In Jammu
Zahid Hussain, 45, and his family were the first Rohingya Muslims to make Jammu their home in 2009. They were followed by others, who came to escape persecution in Myanmar. Today there are over 1,500 registered Rohingiya Muslim families in Jammu who are neither citizens of India, nor permanent residents of the state.
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70 Years On, West Pak Refugees In Kashmir Still Can't Apply For Jobs In State
While lakhs of people who left West Pakistan and settled across India enjoy all the citizenship rights, their compatriots who chose Jammu and Kashmir as their home have little rights seven decades on.
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Jammu And Kashmir Lawmaker Detained For Protest Outside Chief Minister's Home
It is minus 4.5 degrees in Srinagar but that did not seem to deter independent legislator Engineer Rashid as he spent the whole night yesterday under the open sky outside Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's residence in Srinagar.
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Centre Approves Rs 2,000 Crore Package For POJK Refugees
A Rs 2,000-crore development package, approved by the central government recently, will be applicable to the displaced people of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) and not to those from West Pakistan.
