Article 370
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All central laws now applicable in new UTs of J&K, Ladakh
India | Oct 31, 2019, 07:41 PM ISTAll central laws — such as the anti-corruption act and provisions of the IPC — will be applicable in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from Thursday, according to a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry. Some of these laws were until now not applicable to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, because of its special status under Article 370 and Article 35.
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Madras HC dismisses plea challenging J-K Reorganisation Act
India | Oct 31, 2019, 07:08 PM ISTAccording to the petitioner, Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi (DMSK), a Tamil Nadu-based group, the Union legislature cannot legislate on those matters in the Union List and the Concurrent List which are not in accordance with subjects in the Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir.
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J&K 'state subjects' equal to other Indians, won't get preference: MHA
India | Oct 31, 2019, 06:43 PM ISTThe 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 | Oct 31, 2019, 05:06 PM ISTThe 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 | Oct 31, 2019, 05:49 PM ISTChina 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 | Oct 31, 2019, 12:11 PM 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 | Oct 31, 2019, 07:52 AM ISTThe 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 | Oct 30, 2019, 12:08 PM ISTIn 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 | Oct 29, 2019, 09:23 PM ISTUnion 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 | Oct 29, 2019, 06:34 PM ISTNormal 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 | Oct 29, 2019, 05:03 PM ISTA 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 | Oct 29, 2019, 04:43 PM ISTCPI 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 | Oct 29, 2019, 11:26 AM ISTThis 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 | Oct 26, 2019, 04:52 PM ISTWith 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 | Oct 25, 2019, 08:35 AM ISTIf 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 | Oct 23, 2019, 02:00 PM ISTAs 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 | Oct 23, 2019, 06:43 AM 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 | Oct 22, 2019, 02:13 PM 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 | Oct 20, 2019, 05:41 PM ISTLondon 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 | Oct 19, 2019, 06:16 PM ISTCampaigning 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.