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Tourists skip Kashmir for Kerala and Thailand amid ongoing tensions

Travel companies, however, are hopeful that the tension will be short-lived and expect tourists to return to the Valley in the next few months

House battle won over J&K's special status, but legal opinion split

Article 35(A) came into being in the Constitution on May 14, 1954, allowing the J&K Assembly to define 'permanent resident' of the state and accorded special rights and privileges to them

Article 370 provisions scrapped: J&K, Ladakh may get share of central funds

The official added that it isn't immediately clear if the 15th Finance Commission will be given additional terms of reference or more time to adjust

Cong's RS chief whip resigns to protest party's stand on Art 370 abrogation

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaih Naidu announced in the House that he has accepted Kalita's resignation

China and Muslim countries silent, Pakistan alone protests Kashmir move

Pakistani analysts demandg to know whether Imran Khan and Donald Trump discussed New Delhi's plans for J&K during their meeting in Washington on July 22.

E-commerce giants halt operations for at least 72 hours in Kashmir

Companies said a decision on the next step would be taken over the next few days

Modi govt revokes Article 370: Uncertain revenues a worry for J&K

The states' GSDP was Rs 1.6 trillion in 2018-19, and it grew 6.8% in 2017-18

Judgment day: Next fight over Article 370 could move to Supreme Court

The government's decision to amend Article 367 to replace the constituent assembly with the Legislative Assembly could also come under challenge

Letter to BS: Maintaining peace in Kashmir will be a formidable challenge

Divesting sensitive border state of its status as a full-fledged state will have far-reaching constitutional, political, economic, social and, above all, security ramifications

Letter to BS: Modi govt has taken a bold step in scrapping Article 370

Today, the general sentiment in the country is that Article 370 is doing no benefit to the people of J&K, nor is it of any help to others

New J&K UT to have Lt Gov, 7 more assembly seats after delimitation

The present strength of the assembly is 87, which includes four seats of the Ladakh region. Ladakh will now become a separate UT, but without a legislature

We have lost our identity, say many Kashmiris after Article 370 scrapped

Kashmiris who have moved to Jammu permanently were also worried about their families back home after the government made its decision on Article 370 public

Article 370 out: What govt's move to reorganise J&K means and what's next?

Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in Rajya Sabha that Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will not be applicable in the state.

Equal rule of law in interest of Kashmiris must apply to J&K: Arun Jaitley

Article 35A, which is constitutionally vulnerable, is used as a political shield by many but it hurt the common citizen of the State the most, wrote Jaitley

Kashmir turmoil escalates as J&K leaders fear Article 370, 35A withdrawal

Tensions in Kashmir, which is claimed by both India and Pakistan, had risen since Friday when local Indian officials issued an alert over possible militant attacks by Pakistan-based groups

Omar gets Guv's word on J&K special status, wants Centre's statement

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik has assured his party that no moves are planned on repealing articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution, or the state's trifurcation. However, the former J&K chief minister said he wants an assurance on these issues from the Centre in Parliament on Monday as "the Governor is not the final word on Jammu and Kashmir". Abdullah and some of his party colleagues met the Governor on Saturday on these issues. "He assured us that there was no movement on (repealing) Article 370 or Article 35A or delimitation (of constituencies in the state)," Abdullah told reporters here. The Governor also issued a statement after the meeting, saying the state has no knowledge of any changes to Constitutional provisions and assured that the deployment of additional paramilitary forces was purely for security reasons. Abdullah said he has asked his party MPs to move a motion in Parliament on Monday seeking a ...

Article 35-A row: PDP to boycott panchayat, municipal elections

The state administration had in August announced the schedule for elections to the local bodies in the state

SC to hear challenges against Article 35A: All you need to know about it

Any move towards scrapping Article 35A has been opposed by Kashmir's political parties and Separatist leaders

Rajnath's assurance should end Article 35A row: Omar Abdullah

Omar says the Centre should file a counter affidavit in the SC to defend Article 35A

Plea against Article 35A may be heard by constitution bench: Supreme Court

Apex court was hearing a plea filed by Charu Wali Khanna challenging Article 35A of the Constitution