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Ladakh locals rejoice as region celebrates first I-day since being announc
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Expressing delight over the announcement of making Ladakh into a separate Union Territory, locals of Leh had put a banner on the street outlining the significance of 73rd Independence Day for the region.
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Situation in Jammu acquired "normalcy": Divisional Commissioner
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Days after Centre's scrapped special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territory, Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma on Tuesday said the situation in Jammu region has acquired "normalcy".
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Kerala BJP leader reprimanded on tweet
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI):BJP has reprimanded the party's Kerala unit General Secretary (organisation) M Ganesan on Twitter for allegedly claiming on a twitter handle purportedly belonging to him that retired IPS officer K Vijay Kumar has been appointed as the first Lt Governor of U
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Abrogation of Article 370 challenged in Supreme Court
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Presidential order by which Article 370 was withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir, seeking direction to declare it "illegal and unconstitutional".
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Revered Buddhist leaders of Sri Lanka welcome creation of Ladakh as UT
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 9 (ANI): Two of the most revered Buddhist religious leaders of Sri Lanka have welcomed India's move to carve out Buddhist-majority Ladakh as a Union Territory, stating that it would further strengthen ties between the two countries.
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Keeping Jammu and Kashmir under Centre's control a well thought decision:
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 9 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories and keeping them under the direct control of the Centre was a "well thought" decision and asserted that under the new system, the region will be freed fr
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BJP-ruled states asked to pass resolution thanking Modi, Shah for repealin
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Buoyed by the scrapping of Article 370 and making Jammu and Kashmir a Union Territory governed directly by the central dispensation, the central unit of BJP has asked all BJP-led state governments and local bodies governed by it to pass a resolution thankin
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Once neglected, Ladakh to benefit greatly after becoming UT: Former bureau
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Once remained neglected, Ladakh will be greatly benefited from the Central government's decision to make it into a Union Territory, a former top bureaucrat at the Centre has said.
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After featuring in Art 370 memes, Robert Vadra asks users to respect 'sens
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): As soon as Article 370 was revoked by Centre and Jammu and Kashmir was converted to a Union Territory, several memes flooded social media. But it seems that few of them didn't go down well with Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Congress leader Priyanka
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After downgrading diplomatic ties with India, Pak partially closes airspac
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 8 (ANI): Pakistan has partially closed its airspace hours after downgrading its diplomatic relations with India in the wake of New Delhi's decision to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and make it a Union Territory.
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No nation has 'locus standi' to react on abrogation of Article 370: Ram Ma
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan stating that the neighbouring country had no 'locus standi' to react on the Centre's decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and to make it a Union Territory.
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Pak downgrades diplomatic relations with India, suspends bilateral trade
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 7 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday decided to downgrade diplomatic relations with India and suspend all bilateral trade in the wake of Indian government's decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and to make it a Union Territory.
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