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Rajasthan elections: Gujjar vote may shape outcome in state’s east

Like many other communities, the Gujjars sway back and forth between the two national parties in assembly polls (HT)
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 10:25 pm IST

11,000 litres of milk, curd poured in foundation pit for Rajasthan temple

People pouring milk, curd, ghee for the foundation ceremony of a temple in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar.
Updated on Dec 28, 2020 09:48 am IST

Sector 9 firing: More weapons recovered after gangster Newton questioned

Two revolvers, two pistols with one magazine and three live cartridges were recovered in Chandigarh after the interrogation of gangster Sagar Newton.
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 12:39 am IST

Rajasthan’s Gujjar quota stir: One faction continues agitation, the other calls for ending it

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla speaks to media as he announces the agitation in Pilupura and other districts, on October 30.
Updated on Nov 02, 2020 05:13 pm IST

Several trains diverted as Gujjars continue quota protest on rail tracks in Rajasthan

Agitating Gujjars block railway tracks in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur.
Updated on Nov 02, 2020 02:32 pm IST

Second case of firing in city within 24 hours, TikTok star hurt

The crime scene at Sector 9 in Chandigarh on Sunday night.
Updated on Oct 12, 2020 11:11 pm IST

Kirori Singh Bainsla seeks 9th schedule cover for Gujjar quota, threatens fresh stir

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his son Vijay Bainsla have threatened fresh agitation on the issue of Gujjar quota.
Updated on Sept 14, 2020 07:47 am IST

Despite hardships in life, Irm Shamim becomes first Gujjar girl from Jammu- Kashmir to crack AIIMS MBBS exam

Irm Shamim (left) with her mother. Shamim is the first girl from Gujjar community in Rajouri to crack AIIMS MBBS exam.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 03:31 pm IST

MBBS AIIMS entrance 2019: Irmim Shamim is first Gujjar woman from Rajouri in J-K to clear exam

Shamim, hails from Dhanore village in the bordering district, worked hard beating all adversaries to make it to the premier institute.
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 02:14 pm IST

Two dead, 3 injured as tree falls over house in Rampur

The incident took place near Mashnu village, 30 kilometres away from Rampur in Shimla district
Updated on Aug 13, 2019 10:01 pm IST

On video, teacher in J-K hostel seen caning students for being 10 minutes late to class

A video grab of the teacher thrashing students in a school in Doda district.
Published on Jun 21, 2019 09:44 am IST

Bakerwals hail Kathua rape and murder case verdict, say faith reaffirmed

A member of the Bakerwal community rests en route to the Mughal Road, 80 kms from Srinagar in May 2018.
Published on Jun 11, 2019 12:14 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: ‘Gujjars feel cheated over Congress not crowning Sachin as CM’

Gujjar community is overwhelmed with the amicable resolution of special backward caste reservation to Gujjars by CM Ashok Gehlot.
Updated on Apr 27, 2019 12:05 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Kirori Singh Bainsla, who led protests for Gujjar quota in Rajasthan, joins BJP

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla join BJP in the presence of Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Updated on Apr 10, 2019 03:02 pm IST

Gujjar reservation challenged in HC, 50% limit cited

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla with Gujjar brothers ongoing Gujjar Reservation agitation at Malarna Dungar railway track in Sawai Madhopur
Published on Mar 02, 2019 09:45 am IST

Gujjars call off stir after government assurance

The Gujjar community on Saturday called off their eight-day agitation after Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh handed over a draft of reservation bill to the Gujjar leaders on the railway tracks at Malarna Dungar.
Updated on Feb 16, 2019 10:58 pm IST

Gujjars quota stir : Rajasthan minister assures solution on Wednesday

Gujjar protesters, demanding quota in education and jobs, camping on rail tracks at Maksudanpura, near Malarna Dungar railway station, in Sawai madhopur on Monday 11 February 2019.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 12:02 pm IST

Opposition corners Gehlot government over loan waiver, Gujjar reservation in Rajasthan assembly

BSP MLAS Joginder Singh Awana and Sandeep Kumar talking to media outside the Rajasthan assembly on Monday, Feb 11, 2019.
Updated on Feb 12, 2019 02:55 pm IST

On Day 4, Gujjar quota stir starts spreading in Rajasthan

A clash broke out between police and protesters at Dholpur Highway today where the latter had blocked the road and set vehicles ablaze on February 10.
Updated on Feb 12, 2019 07:36 am IST

Gujjars reject government’s invitation for talks

The stalemate between the state government and the Gujjars continued for the second day on Saturday as the Gujjar leader Kirodi Singh Bainsla, spearheading the stir, rejected the government invite for talks in Jaipur.
Published on Feb 09, 2019 11:44 pm IST

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot deflects Gujjar quota protest to PM Modi

CM Ashok Gehlot in a meeting at PCC on Sunday. Photo:-HT
Updated on Feb 09, 2019 04:22 pm IST

Rajputs, Gujjars, Meenas came out in support of Congress in Rajasthan

Congress party worker celebrate the party's good show in Assembly elections of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
Updated on Dec 12, 2018 10:40 am IST

Constituency watch: Votes from all sections must in this once Brahmin bastion of Thanagazi

National People’s Party leader Kanti Prasad Meena.
Updated on Oct 22, 2018 10:32 pm IST

Gujjars block highway, seek police action on woman’s elopement

Members of the Gujjar community block the Sikar-Delhi highway.
Published on Sept 23, 2018 12:45 am IST

Vasundhara Raje’s yatra hits Gujjar, Rebari bump

File photo of Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje.
Updated on Aug 20, 2018 10:10 pm IST

Gojri: The language that’s spoken but rarely read

Nomadic Bakerwals en route to the Mughal Road near Peer ki Gali, some 90 km south of Srinagar in May 12, 2018.The community travels hundreds of miles to graze their cattle in Kashmir.
Updated on Jul 28, 2018 09:17 am IST

Govt approves 1% quota to Gujjars, 4 other communities under MBC

Gujjars protest for quota in Rajasthan.
Updated on Jul 03, 2018 10:08 pm IST

Rajasthan govt clarifies: Gujjars entitled to 21% OBC reservation

The clarification came a day after activists of the Gujjar Aarakshan Sangarh Samiti threatened to protest during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Jaipur rally in Jaipur on July 7.
Updated on Jul 02, 2018 10:53 pm IST

Gurugramwale: Discover tranquility amid the bustle in Mangar Bani

Mangar Bani is considered a sacred forest by the villagers who live there. The trees are worshipped and villagers believe cutting down even a branch will invite the wrath of a mystic, Gudariyadas Baba.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 02:07 pm IST

Jats in Rajasthan back quota to Gujjars, oppose OBC classification

A mahapanchayat of Gujjar
Updated on May 15, 2018 10:45 pm IST