
Shafat Malik
Journalist at Rising Kashmir
Learning J of Journalism, Cricket aficionado by heart | Lost in books 📚 | Found in NFAK’s music | Chronicling pulse of world | Staffer @risingkashmir.
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6 days ago |
risingkashmir.com | Shafat Malik
Srinagar, June 22: There is likely to be a shift in Jammu and Kashmir's job reservation policy, as a Cabinet Sub-Committee's report, recently tabled before the J&K Council of Ministers has proposed realignment of select reservation categories in order to widen the scope for open merit candidates. The report has since been forwarded to the Union Territory's Law Department for legal vetting.
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1 week ago |
risingkashmir.com | Shafat Malik
Srinagar, June 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday rejected any proposal to divert the Union Territory's surplus water to other states, stating, "Nobody will give it approval, not even me. First let J&K use its own water." Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the outreach centre "Raabta" in Jammu, Omar highlighted the region's ongoing water crisis. "Why should I send water to Punjab, which already has three rivers?
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1 week ago |
risingkashmir.com | Shafat Malik
Srinagar, June 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the government is actively coordinating with the Union Ministry of External Affairs to ensure the safe evacuation of students from Jammu and Kashmir stranded in Iran amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. Speaking to reporters in Samba, the Chief Minister said that there are around 1300 to 1400 students from Jammu and Kashmir. "We are evacuating them one by one.
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1 week ago |
risingkashmir.com | Shafat Malik
Srinagar, June 18: Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir, Dr. Owais Ahmed, on Wednesday said that the Department is fully geared up to provide ration at all Yatra ration points during the upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. Speaking to Rising Kashmir, Dr Owais said that stocking has already completed at lower stages and is going at full pace for higher-altitude points along both the Anantnag and Ganderbal routes.
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1 week ago |
risingkashmir.com | Shafat Malik
Srinagar, June 18: The Jammu and Kashmir government, at a high-level cabinet meeting held at the Civil Secretariat Srinagar on Wednesday evening, deliberated on a wide range of administrative issues, but top priority was given to the much-debated reservation policy, which sources privy to the meeting said has now been forwarded to the Law Department for legal review before being reintroduced for cabinet clearance.
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