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Art 370 resolution, J&K reorganisation bill may sail through in Parliament

Regional parties like BSP, BJD, AIADMK and YSRCP on Monday supported the resolution in Rajya Sabha, that will aid the government in the passage of the bill

Pakistan summons joint session of Parliament after India scraps Article 370

The joint sitting will review the tense situation in Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control. It will also suggest the government a plan of action to deal with the fallout of India's decision

Article 370: Jammu and Kashmir to be largest UT, followed by Ladakh

Jammu and Kashmir will be the largest union territory (UT) in the country in terms of area once it is carved out, following the Centre's move to bifurcate the state. Ladakh, will be the second largest UT after it comes to force. The government on Monday revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two separate union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. This provoked outrage from the National Conference and the PDP and triumph from leaders of India's ruling BJP. There has been a long pending demand from a section of people of Ladakh to turn it into a union territory. With the addition of two new UTs, its total number will go up to nine -- J&K, Ladakh, Delhi, Puducherry, Diu and Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Currently, only two UTs -- Delhi and Puducherry -- have Legislative Assemblies. With the addition of Jammu and Kashmir, the number will go up

Rajya Sabha passes Bill to reorganise J&K, govt says it's for development

The Bill will split the state into two union territories: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Jammu & Kashmir will have a representative body

Special status for Jammu and Kashmir ends: Govt celebrates, Oppn protests

J&K to be reorganised into two Union territories. 10% quota in jobs, education for poor Kashmiris. Opposition cries 'murder of democracy'

Pulwama-like attacks can happen after revocation of Article 370: Imran Khan

"This will be a war that no one will win and the implications will be global," he warned

Govt scraps Article 370, proposes to split J&K into two Union Territories

Decision could throw up constitutional questions, including sanctity of terms of Jammu & Kashmir's accession to Union of India, and is likely to be challenged in SC

Curbs eased in Kashmir, 2G internet services restored in 5 Jammu districts

The 2G mobile internet services have been restored in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi districts

J&K crisis: Over 500 political workers and leaders in detention in Kashmir

Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah of the National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP have been detained at Hari Niwas on Gupkar road

Give govt time to restore normalcy in J&K as situation 'very sensitive': SC

The MHA confirmed a protest in the Valley reported by some media outlets, but said no bullet was fired

New Delhi stands ground on Kashmir in first top-level meet with US

In the meantime, the US has clarified that its position on Kashmir hasn't changed and it continued to view it as a bilateral issue

Shekhar Gupta: Facts, fiction and reality in J&K

Modi has broken the post-Simla status quo on Kashmir. The new reality has to be accepted to move on from its complex and complicated past

A different fundamentalism

Our Constitution has been reformed 104 times in just 70 years

More relief for J&K: Postpaid mobile services likely to resume from Monday

The services were likely to be resumed Saturday but a last minute technical hitch led to postponing of the resumption of services

Kashmir a prison under military control, say activists back from Valley

The activists said the Valley was on the edge and could erupt in protests as and when the authorities lift the curfew

Scrapping of Article 370 unconstitutional, against democracy: Priyanka

In her first reaction to the scrapping of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday said it was done in an unconstitutional manner. The manner in which it has been done is totally unconstitutional and against the principles of democracy," she told reporters Umbha, the village where 10 tribals were killed in July in a land dispute. "There are rules that have to be followed when such things are done, which have not been followed," she said. The Congress general secretary said her party always stood for safeguarding the Constitution. "Unlike the BJP where only one voice is heard, in the Congress every voice is given importance and properly discussed to reach a conclusion," she said. Last week, Parliament adopted a resolution approving a government move to scrap provisions of Article 370 which gave J&K a special status under the Constitution and also passed a Bill splitting J&K into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir .

Imran Khan to raise Kashmir issue at UNGA session next month: Report

Khan's General Debate speech at the world body is scheduled for September 27, the Express Tribune reported

Jammu & Kashmir special status: Decoding Article 35A and Article 370

While popular notion is that Article 35A and Article 370 give J&K a special state status, the Centre has similar arrangements with several others. We explain the two statutes to demystify the issue

Views of people's representatives of J&K must come to fore: Faizan Mustafa

Assembly's expression of views is not power because those views cannot change anything. Parliament can ignore its opinion, says NALSAR University vice chancellor

Chidambaram only a 'burden on earth': TN CM Palaniswami on Article 370 row

Chidambaram had taken potshots at seven regional parties ruling in seven states, saying they did not cooperate against the BJP's move to scrap Article 370 in the Rajya Sabha out of 'fear'