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  J&K 'state subjects' equal to other Indians, won't get preference: MHA

  India | October 31, 2019 18:43 IST

  The Centre has declared omission of "permanent residents or hereditary state subjects" in two newly created Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh — which came into existence on Thursday, ending their seven-decades-long privileges over land and jobs.

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  Murmu, Mathur take reins of two new union territories of JK and Ladakh

  India | October 31, 2019 17:06 IST

  The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, have been carved out of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, in accordance with the government's August 5 decision to revoke the special status of the state under Article 370 and bifurcate it into two UTs.

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  Reorganisation of J&K internal affair: India slams China over Kashmir

  India | October 31, 2019 17:49 IST

  China has objected to the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories as "unlawful and void", saying India's decision to "include" some of China's territory into its administrative jurisdiction "challenged" Beijing's sovereignty on Thursday.

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  Modi slams Pak, dedicates abrogation of Art. 370 to Patel

  India | October 31, 2019 12:11 IST

  "Today, on National Integration Day, I am reminding every citizen of this challenge that is present in front of the country. Those who cannot win in war with us, they are challenging the unity of ours," Modi said in an apparent reference to Pakistan.

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  Jammu and Kashmir no more a state; officially bifurcated into two UTs

  India | October 31, 2019 7:52 IST

  The swearing-in ceremony will be first held in Leh where Mathur would be administered the oath of office followed by that of Murmu in Srinagar.

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  Nations backing India will be hit by missile: Pakistan minister

  World | October 30, 2019 12:08 IST

  In his maiden address at the UN General Assembly in New York in September, Prime Minister Imran Khan had devoted his 50-minute speech on Kashmir and resorted to anti-India rant.

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  Internet suspension averted major terror incidents in J&K: Jitendra

  India | October 29, 2019 21:23 IST

  Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the suspension of internet services in Jammu and Kashmir has helped in averting some major terror incidents in the last two months.

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  UN urges India to fully restore rights of Kashmiris

  World | October 29, 2019 18:34 IST

  Normal life remained disrupted in Kashmir for the 86th day on Tuesday following the August 5 decision to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. Markets remained closed while transport remained off the roads due to the clashes.

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  UK Member of EU claims India withdrew invitation to visit J&K

  India | October 29, 2019 17:03 IST

  A senior UK politician claimed on Tuesday that the Indian government withdrew with little explanation its invitation to him to be part of an EU delegation currently on a visit to Kashmir after he demanded to speak with local people without a police escort.

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  CPI leader requests PM Modi to allow him to visit J&K

  India | October 29, 2019 16:43 IST

  CPI leader Binoy Viswam wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, requesting that he be allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir since a foreign delegation was given a "red carpet'' entry into the region.

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  EU panel visits Kashmir today post Article 370 abrogation

  India | October 29, 2019 11:26 IST

  This is the first visit by a foreign delegation to the valley after the government abrogated Article 370 in August and comes barely weeks after the European Parliament plenary debate on the situation in Kashmir, during which High Representative/Vice-President expressed concern over the situation there.

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  Kashmir on way to development after Article 370 revocation: Amit Shah

  India | October 26, 2019 16:52 IST

  With less than a week for the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, to take effect, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reiterated "not a single bullet has been fired nor a death reported in Kashmir" since the abrogation of Article 370 in the restive region.

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  Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir again; only if asked by India, Pak

  World | October 25, 2019 8:35 IST

  If the president is asked to mediate by both countries, he has expressed his willingness and his interests to help facilitate a solution, the official told a group of reporters.

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  1.6 lakh students to appear in upcoming BOSE exams in Kashmir

  India | October 23, 2019 14:00 IST

  As many as 1.6 lakh students will appear in year-end examinations at 1,502 centres. Class 10 exams will start from October 29 in which 65,000 candidates will appear at 413 centres while class 12 exams will commence from October 30 in which 48,000 students will appear at 633 centres and exams for class 11t will be held from November 10 in which 47,000 candidates will appear at 456 centres.

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  US proud to partner with India, says it survived Kashmir insurgencies

  World | October 23, 2019 6:43 IST

  "India has survived Maoist insurgencies and insurgencies in Kashmir, and at the same time, it has continued to lift people out of poverty and incrementally make advances. We respect that," Wells said. 

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  Donald Trump voices support for abrogation of Article 370 in J&K

  World | October 22, 2019 14:13 IST

  "While we support these objectives, the US State Department remains concerned about the situation in the Kashmir Valley, where daily life for the nearly eight million residents has been severely impacted since August 5," Trump said.

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  London Mayor condemns plans to hold anti-India march over Kashmir

  World | October 20, 2019 17:41 IST

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan has condemned plans to hold an anti-India march here on the Kashmir issue on Diwali next Sunday, saying it would deepen divisions in the UK capital and called on the organisers and prospective participants to cancel the protest rally.

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  Campaigning for UP assembly by-polls comes to end

  Elections | October 19, 2019 18:16 IST

  Campaigning for the bypolls to 11 assembly seats in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh came to an end on Saturday evening, with political parties making a last-minute effort to reach out to voters in the polls seen as a litmus test for the Yogi Adityanath government which has completed 30 months in office.

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  After Article 370 axing, RSS demands UCC, pan-India NRC

  India | October 18, 2019 21:46 IST

  National security remained the top focus during the three-day RSS conclave here, apart from focussing on further expansion of the saffron outfit, that has grown manifold since the 2014 poll victory of the BJP.

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  Indian ambassador briefs US lawmakers on ground situation in Kashmir

  World | October 17, 2019 7:07 IST

  India's ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday briefed lawmakers on the situation in Kashmir and the steps taken to maintain peace after Jammu and Kashmir's special status was abrogated.