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'Want to light a fire?': Omar attacks Centre on delay in restoring J-K statehood

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah addresses a convention, demanding restoration of statehood, on the death anniversary of his grandmother, at Hazratbal in Srinagar on Saturday.

Updated 22 days ago

What keeps me awake is that we are a UT : J&K CM

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. (File)

Published 58 days ago

LAB, KDA claim to have reached 'in-principle understanding' with Centre

LAB, KDA claim to have reached 'in-principle understanding' with Centre

Published 72 days ago

Amit Shah lands in Leh today on 2-day visit, may bypass Ladakh groups

Home minister Amit Shah greets onlookers after voting during the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections (AFP FILE)

Updated 95 days ago

Ladakh gets five new districts amid push for political dialogue

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena taking stock of arrangements for the Sacred Exposition of Holy Buddha Relics that will be held in Leh from May 1 to 14. (ANI Photo)

Updated 97 days ago

Ladakh pollical dialogue: Centre to resume talks on May 22, says LG

Saxena took charge as the lieutenant governor of Ladakh in March. (X/lg_ladakh)

Published 98 days ago

BJP announces M Arulmurugan as candidate for Karaikal (South) in Puducherry

This decision comes with internal dissent as some party members protest over ticket allocations. (Representative photo)

Published 133 days ago

Chandigarh achieves 99.93 per cent literacy rate, declared fully literate UT

Chandigarh achieves 99.93 per cent literacy rate, declared fully literate UT

Published 145 days ago

No plans to carve new UT out of Bihar and Bengal: Nityanand Rai

Minister of state for home (HT Photo)

Published 148 days ago

Guest Column | Who will really rewrite Chandigarh: Blueprint vs bureaucracy

Chandigarh is not a typical UT. It is also the shared capital of two states and a city that was conceived as an urban experiment. (HT File Photo)

Published 239 days ago

Punjab has inalienable right over Chandigarh, says Sukhbir

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

Published 251 days ago

Rich culture, centuries-old traditions are lifeline of Ladakh: LG Gupta

Ladakh LG Kavinder Gupta addresses 9th Ladakh dPal rNam Duston 2025 at NDS Stadium in Leh on Wednesday . (HT Photo)

Published 361 days ago

Supreme Court to hear plea to restore statehood of J&K on August 8

A group of Kashmiri men fish on Dal Lake in Srinagar. (AP file)

Updated 362 days ago

Kharge, Rahul write to PM; urge govt to grant statehood to J-K

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (right) and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Updated 382 days ago

‘LG promoted, I got demoted’: CM Omar makes another pitch for statehood

Joking about his “demotion” from chief minister of a state to that of a Union Territory, Jammu & Kashmir’s Omar Abdullah made a pitch again for the restoration of the region’s statehood. (PTI File)

Published 422 days ago

New quota, domicile rules in Ladakh plan

In 2023, the Union home ministry formed a high-powered committee under minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, to discuss ways to protect Ladakh’s unique culture and language, considering its location and strategic importance. (HT File)

Published 425 days ago

We are a UT until Parliament gives us statehood back: Omar Abdullah

Chief minister Omar Abdullah during the budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly in Jammu on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

Updated 495 days ago

BJP debunks J&K CM’s claim on ‘worst form of govt in UT’

Opposition leaders raising slogans during the budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly in Jammu on Saturday. (PTI Photo)

Published 512 days ago

Kiren Rijiju reiterates Centre’s resolve to restore statehood to J&K in due course

Union minister Kiren Rijiju with chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Darakhshan Anrabrai, third from left, during a press conference in Srinagar on Saturday. (PTI Photo)

Updated 533 days ago

Time for Haryana to get a new capital

Chandigarh as a city state status is not workable as Chandigarh, since its inception, has been meant to be a Union Territory, serving as the shared capital of both states.

Updated 556 days ago

AAP, Cong and SAD condemn Centre's move to rechristen Chandigarh advisor’s post as chief secretary

AAP, Cong and SAD condemn Centre's move to rechristen Chandigarh advisor’s post as chief secretary

Published 570 days ago

MHA rechristens Chandigarh adviser’s post as chief secretary

The ministry issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday. (HT)

Updated 571 days ago

CM Omar Abdullah's fresh statement on restoration of J&K's statehood

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (ANI Photo)

Updated 577 days ago

Aaditya slams Karnataka Cong MLA for demand to make Mumbai a Union Territory

Aaditya slams Karnataka Cong MLA for demand to make Mumbai a Union Territory

Published 591 days ago

Tejasvi Surya slams Aaditya Thackeray after demanding UT status to Belagavi

Tejasvi Surya said that it is high time for the young politicians of the country to promote nationalism.

Published 599 days ago

"Childish": Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah responds to Aaditya Thackeray's demand

Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah slams Aaditya Thackeray's demand to declare Belagavi a Union Territory.

Published 599 days ago

President's rule lifted in Jammu and Kashmir: How will the new govt function?

Omar Abdullah hands letters of support to J&K LG Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan in Srinagar on Friday.

Updated 657 days ago

Iltija Mufti among members of political families facing 1st electoral test in J&K

Iltija Mufti after filing her nomination for the assembly elections. (PTI)

Published 698 days ago

MP Manish Tewari proposes bill seeking Rajya Sabha seat for Chandigarh

In December 2022 also, Tewari had introduced the same bill in the Lok Sabha while he was the MP from Anandpur Sahib constituency. However, the bill could not get through then. (HT file photo for representation)

Updated 722 days ago

Exploring ways to fill Delhi’s unmet water needs

Water supply (AFP PHOTO.)

Published 726 days ago

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