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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 on Mar 10, 2026 07:04 pm IST

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

Minister of state for home (HT Photo)

Published on Mar 08, 2026 03:06 am IST

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 on Dec 07, 2025 06:44 am IST

Punjab has inalienable right over Chandigarh, says Sukhbir

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

Published on Nov 25, 2025 06:42 am IST

Chandigarh: Nominations filed for UTCA elections

For the Governor Council (CPL) positions, Pawan Kumar Mutneja and Ravinder Singh have submitted their nominations. Tandon was appointed UTCA chief back in 2019. (HT Photo for representation)

Published on Oct 20, 2025 04:10 am IST

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 on Aug 07, 2025 03:56 am IST

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 on Aug 05, 2025 01:00 pm IST

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.(ANI)

Updated on Jul 16, 2025 01:46 pm IST

CM Rangasamy seeks VP's intervention to grant statehood to Puducherry

CM Rangasamy seeks VP's intervention to grant statehood to Puducherry

Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:16 pm IST

‘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 on Jun 07, 2025 07:12 am IST

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 on Jun 04, 2025 05:30 am IST

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 on Mar 25, 2025 03:46 pm IST

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 on Mar 08, 2025 03:13 pm IST

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 on Feb 15, 2025 03:10 pm IST

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 on Jan 23, 2025 09:16 am IST

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 on Jan 09, 2025 09:56 am IST

MHA rechristens Chandigarh adviser’s post as chief secretary

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

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 09:32 am IST

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

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

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 12:34 pm IST

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 on Dec 19, 2024 09:04 pm IST

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 on Dec 11, 2024 01:33 pm IST

"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 on Dec 11, 2024 09:25 am IST

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. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 14, 2024 12:45 pm IST

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 on Sept 03, 2024 04:44 pm IST

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 on Aug 10, 2024 08:40 am IST

Exploring ways to fill Delhi’s unmet water needs

Water supply (AFP PHOTO.)

Published on Aug 06, 2024 10:55 am IST

Restoring statehood is J&K’s key question

FILE-Kashmiris shout slogans during a protest after Friday prayers against the abrogation of article 370, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Oct. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin, File) (AP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2024 09:04 pm IST

Ladakh MP presses for statehood, job recruitment agency for UT

Independent MP from Ladakh, Mohammad Hanifa, taking oath as a member of Lok Sabha in June. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 24, 2024 03:13 pm IST

Kotkapura firing case likely to be transferred to Chandigarh

Over a month after the transfer of the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh, the Kotkapura firing case too is likely to be transferred to the union territory.

Updated on Jul 20, 2024 09:26 am IST

Congress terms Modi govt's J&K move ‘betrayal’: ‘Has only two meanings’

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
(AICC)

Updated on Jul 13, 2024 04:53 pm IST

Nitish Kumar's JD(U) gears up for J&K assembly polls, will contest 40 seats

Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) to contest 40 seats in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. (Photo by Santosh Kumar /Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 15, 2024 08:00 pm IST

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