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Budget 2020: Rs 30,757 cr for J&K; Ladakh gets Rs 5,958 cr for FY21

The finance minister also proposed major reform in recruitment of non-gazetted staff

RBI appoints J&K Bank as lead banking convenor for J&K, SBI for Ladakh

The Reserve Bank on Thursday appointed Jammu & Kashmir Bank as the lead banker for the newly carved out union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. State Bank of India (SBI) will be the lead convenor bank for union territory of Ladakh. The government through a gazette notification on August 9, 2019 had reorganised the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from October 31, 2019. "In view of the above, it has been decided to assign the UTLBC (Union Territory Lead Bank Convenor) Convenorship of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd and the Union Territory of Ladakh to State Bank of India," the RBI said. There is no change in the SLBC/ UTLBC convenorship of other states and UTs, it added.

CBDT extends all I-T returns filing deadline for J&K, Ladakh to January 31

The CBDT order also said the returns filed by taxpayers, post the earlier set deadline of November 30, will also be considered valid

Include Ladakh in Sixth Schedule to protect its rich identity: Ambika Soni

She said Ladakhis are facing "enormous difficulties" in protecting their land.

PoK, Aksai Chin part of J&K; will give life for it: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Aksai Chin is a vast area in Ladakh which is currently under Chinese occupation

No study on cost incurred for deployment of forces in JK after Aug 5: Govt

G Kishan Reddy also said a total of 5,161 people including stone pelters, overground workers, separatists etc., were taken into preventive custody in Kashmir Valley since August 4

A new 'LA' registration tag to be assigned for vehicles in Ladakh

Ladakh, is the second largest union territory. It consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh

Govt committed to applying all central laws to J&K, Ladakh: Jitendra Singh

The "prophets of doom" predicting "volcanos" in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 have "fallen silent" and the Centre is committed to implement all central laws in the Union territories of J&K and Ladakh, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. Urging people to cooperate with the government in the implementation of the Central laws, Singh sought to assure them that all central laws are "citizen friendly" and meant to "benefit the last man in the queue" and "liberate the lower strata of society from the exploitation by the vested interests". "Let each one of us understand and keep reminding ourselves and those around us that the Article 370 is gone and gone forever. It is not going to come back. Even the prophets of doom who were talking of eruption of volcanos and occurrence of earthquakes have fallen silent," Singh said inaugurating a two-day regional conference here. The conference 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' with focus on 'jal shakti' and disaster ..

After J&K bifurcation, govt to merge UTs Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Officials said the merger of the two UTs, located along the western coast near Gujarat, will be done for better administration and check duplications of various work.

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

Cabinet okays setting up of National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh

The National Institute of Sowa Rigpa would identify the best Sowa-Rigpa treatment

Finance Commission extension depends on terms of reference for J&K, Ladakh

Singh said that the commission will have to work on the devolution formula for the newly bifurcated union territories.

Govt explains reasons for J&K curbs to Parliament standing committee

The Home Secretary informed the Committee about the precautionary steps

Army, BRO discuss 'all-weather connectivity' to cut-off areas in JK, Ladakh

Top Army and BRO officials conducted a brainstorming session at a two-day conference on developing all-weather connectivity the to cut-off, far-flung and remote areas in the union territories of J&K and Ladakh, officials said on Thursday. The Northern Command annual road conference was held on November 13and 14 at the headquarters of Northern Command at Udhampur, a defence spokesman said. The event was chaired by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, GOC-in-C, Northern Command. The Conference was aimed at taking stock of ongoing road connectivity projects in J&K and Ladakh union territories and identifying bottlenecks so as arrive at way forward to provide better road infrastructure, the spokesperson said. The development of connectivity infrastructure by army authorities not only meets operational requirements but also local aspirations, therefore contributing to socioeconomic development of the local populace, he said. The improved roads directly contribute towards employment generation, ...

Govt releases maps of newly-created UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

The maps prepared by Survey General of India depicting the new UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, as created on October 31, 2019

India slams China over J&K bifurcation statement, says matter is internal

India also said that China continues to be in occupation of a large tract of area in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh

China objects to J&K's bifurcation into UTs, calls it 'unlawful and void'

China had earlier objected to the Indian government's August 5 order of the revocation of Article 370 and the formation of Ladakh as Union Territory

R K Mathur sworn-in as the first Lt Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh

The oath of office was administered by chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir high court Geeta Mittal at a simple function held at Leh.

Jammu & Kashmir ceases to be a state; two Union Territories are born

History will be created on Thursday when Jammu and Kashmir, which has been part of the Union of India since 1947, will cease to be a state and will be bifurcated into two Union Territories. IAS officers Girish Chandra Murmu and R K Mathur, who have been appointed the new Lieutenant Governors (LG) for the Union territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh respectively, will be sworn-in at separate functions to be held in Srinagar and Leh on Thursday. Both Murmu and Mathur will be sworn in by Chief Justice of J&K High Court Gita Mittal. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the appointed day for the two UTs is October 31 and these will come into existence in the midnight (Wednesday-Thursday), nearly three months after the announcement in Rajya Sabha. This is for the first time that a state is converted into two UTs even though there are numerous example of a UT becoming a full state or a state bifurcating into two states. The total number of states in ..

UN urges India to ease Kashmir situation, fully restore Kashmiris' rights

Although some of these measures have been relaxed, their impact on human rights continues to be widely felt, UN said