News Topic:Other Backward Classes
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Local Bodies Polls: J-K Govt constitutes 3-member panel for reservation of OBCs in Panchayats, ULBs
J&K Govt appointed Justice (Retd.) Janak Raj Kotwal as the head of a panel set up last month for the reservation of other backward classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Rajya Sabha approves bills granting reservation to OBCs and ST status to Paharis in J-K
In a significant development for J&K, the Rajya Sabha passed two bills aimed at fostering social inclusion and political representation in the Union Territory.
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Parliament passes bill granting OBC reservation in J-K local bodies
The Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservations to Other Backward Classes in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Year 2023: Parliament passed key laws on political reservation in J-K
In 2023, the Parliament passed key bills to grant political reservation to different groups in Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory.
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11 cold storage units in Pulwama face closure as PCC cracks whip
11 CA cold storage units in Lassipora Industrial Growth Centre have been served closure notices by the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee.
Fake pesticides leave Shopian farmers in severe distress
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