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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicPahari reservation

Topic: Pahari reservation

How 3 reservation bills introduced in Lok Sabha are likely to impact BJP’s vote share in Jammu & Kashmir

3 bills seek to include Paharis to ST list in J&K, add ‘Valmiki’ as synonym for Chura, Bhangi, Balmiki & Mehtar groups in SC list & redefine 'socially & educationally backward classes' as OBC.

‘Give us a roof, water’: With Paharis assured ST tag, J&K’s Gujjars, Bakarwals fear more neglect

Amit Shah announced ST reservation for Paharis in J&K last week, but Gujjars and Bakarwals fear it may be at their expense when many don’t even have the ‘bare minimum’ yet.

Selfies, dhol, ‘BJP zindabad’ — Amit Shah’s Baramulla rally pulls huge crowd, especially Paharis

A day after Shah’s announcement of reservation for J&K’s Pahari-speaking tribes, jubilant community members throng his Baramulla rally, full of praise for Modi government.

Reservations for Kashmir’s Paharis meant to help them but it could start new fires instead

Fieldwork has shown Paharis and Gujjars are deeply entwined, in ways that their political leadership does not acknowledge.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.