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Five years post-Article 370: What Pakistan is signalling Delhi from Jammu

On July 30, Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha that 14 civilians and 14 soldiers have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year. As they have every year since 2019, the numbers belie the government's claim that the abolition of Article 370…

Newslaundry · Aug 2, 2024

Lakshadweep goes to polls in the wake of a tsunami of unpopular reforms

In the tiny Lok Sabha constituency of Lakshadweep, a Union Territory comprising a group of islands in the Arabian Sea, elections have usually been low-key affairs.

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2024

Hundreds of locals rally in Ladakh for Statehood as talks with Centre breakdown

Ladakh witnessed a shutdown and a protest rally calling for granting of Statehood to the newly-created Union Territory

The Hindu · Mar 6, 2024

Kargil hill council polls: legal wrangle between Ladakh govt. and National Conference far from over

The administration of the Union Territory and the National Conference were in a legal battle over the party symbol. The administration had refused to grant the symbol of a ‘plough’ to the NC on the grounds that the election authority of Ladakh was not a Commission and had no such…

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023

Centre gears up for Lok Sabha election in J&K as SC to hear petition on Article 370

NEW DELHI: Even as the Supreme Court will start hearing on a bunch of petitions challenging the nullification of Article 370 and degrading Jammu and Kashmir’s status to a Union Territory (UT) after bifurcating it into two, the Centre is believed to be making arrangements for holding Lok Sabha, and…

The Times of India · Jul 4, 2023

Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which bring together politico-religious groups from the Union Territory of Ladakh, on Tuesday extended their support to the 10-day protest fast by Sonam Wangchuk, an award-winning educationist, for the granting of Sixth Schedule status to the region.  

The Hindu · May 23, 2023

Establish connectivity with 168 border villages: Amit Shah

The minister was speaking at the inauguration of a workshop on Vibrant Villages Programme, that will cover 2,967 villages in 46 border blocks of 19 districts in four States and one Union Territory along the Chinese border.

The Hindu · May 23, 2023

'Naya J-K': Ease of doing business in terror free environment opens up new vistas

The digitally connected 'Naya Jammu and Kashmir' is reaping the benefits of ease of doing business in a more peaceful and terror-free environment. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 5, 2023

J&K: Crackdown Against Terrorists' Illegal Properties Unnerves Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir administration has started a crackdown against illegal properties and encroached government lands in parts of the Union Territory. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 13, 2023

Jammu & Kashmir Poised To Witness 'Sweet Revolution'

Through the apiculture development schemes of the current dispensation in the Union Territory, beekeepers are processing crude honey in government facilities for free. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 30, 2022