Union territory

The 10 committees are headed by a chairperson each and comprises four to five members read more

The UT of Jammu and Kashmir will have 111 seats after the addition of seven more seats in the proposed delimitation exercise. read more

The attack took place at 1.20 pm when the Hari Singh High Street market was crowded with people and roadside vendors. Police said the area has been cordoned off for searches. read more

Inter-state political rivalry continues to affect the city’s air read more

The winter chill has already started taking a toll on the health of the detenues -- National Conference, PDP and People’s Conference leaders and prominent social activists -- and the security personnel guarding them. read more

The decision, he said, has been taken by the party leadership in view of Laway’s participation in the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Lieutenant Governor in Srinagar undermining the party’s stand. read more

The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has now officially ceased to exist and the two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have come into existence. read more

RK Mathur is the first L-G of the union territory of Ladakh after the two UTs of J-K and Ladakh came into existence on midnight Wednesday following a notification by the home ministry. read more

The home ministry in a late night notification, replaced the state of Jammu and Kashmir with the “union territory of Jammu and Kashmir” and announced omission of “permanent residents or hereditary state subjects”. read more

It provides a road map for states to ensure consistent improvement in schools, while increasing accountability read more

The day will be marked by G C Murmu, a former bureaucrat from PM Modi’s home state of Gujarat, being sworn in as the first lieutenant governor of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. read more

This will be the first visit by any international delegation to the Valley after August 5, when Indian Parliament passed resolutions and laws to split Jammu & Kashmir into two Union territories, and scrap special status to the state and special privileges... read more

By-elections for 51 assembly seats, two Lok Sabha constituencies, and one Union Territory were held on October 21. read more

The SC is held in the highest regard and must live up to its legacy by making necessary corrections read more

Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti are under detention since August when the Centre moved to revoke J&K’s special status and split the state into two Union territories. read more