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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…

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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.

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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

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Welcome direction: On the Supreme Court’s deadline to conduct elections in J&K

But it is also incongruous that the Supreme Court judgment does not press the government to restore statehood to the bifurcated Union Territory

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President Murmu attends 4th Ladakh UT Foundation Day in Leh

The President attended the fourth Ladakh Union Territory Foundation Day at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra in Leh.

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Not just a case about improving investigation

The Supreme Court of India needs to step forward and ask every State and Union Territory in India to report compliance of its directives on investigation and other issues in letter and spirit

The Hindu

Unable to give exact date when J&K Statehood would be restored, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it is unable to give an “exact time” by which Statehood would be restored to Jammu and Kashmir. However, it added that the Union Territory status is a “temporary phenomenon”.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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.

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'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:

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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:

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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:

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Centre-Delhi row: No UT has its own services, Centre tells SC, slams Manish Sisodia

NEW DELHI: No Union territory has its own services under the Constitution, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday, and disputed Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's claim about non-cooperation by government officials.

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BJP sees green shoots in Kashmir Valley after Amit Shah’s Baramulla rally

Party also feels prospects of elections to the Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are bright.

The Hindu

J&K delimitation orders have acquired the ‘force of law’, EC, Home Ministry tell SC

Petition filed by Srinagar residents challenges constitution of Delimitation Commission

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Opposition trains guns on L-G on power privatisation

L-G is acting against the interests of the Union Territory. She is working in alignment with the Centre to sell the assets of the Union Territory, says Opposition leader R. Siva

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Registration of POCSO cases brings to light prevalence of child marriage in Puducherry

Till September 12 this year, about 79 cases had been registered under the Act in the Union Territory, nine cases related to child marriage are registered in Puducherry; medical superintendent stresses need to create massive awareness about the consequences of teenage pregnancy

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How parties are united on statehood for J&K but divided on Article 370

NEW DELHI: As the chances of assembly election in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir grow brighter, the prominent political parties have started taking positions on the burning issues, particularly Article 370 of the Constitution which was nullified by Parliament in August 2019.

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L-G raises issue of anomalous treatment of U.T. in fund allocation

‘Include Union Territory under ‘Financial Assistance to States for Capital Investment,’ scheme with an outlay of ₹lakh crore’

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Ghulam Nabi Azad voted for removal of Article 370 along with BJP: Altaf Bukhari

Apni Party chief to put pressure on Centre to restore statehood to the Union Territory ahead of Assembly polls

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Seven States cold to Centre’s crime portal

Cri-MAC was launched to disseminate info on significant crimes, including human trafficking, across the country

The Hindu

Revenue receipts of Union Territory decrease by ₹891 crore in 2020-21

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NC president calls for all-party meet on Aug 22 to discuss non-local voter issue in Jammu and Kashmir

The meeting will discuss the future course of action with regard to the Election Commission allowing outsiders to register as voters in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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