34 people from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought property after abrogation of Article 370
2 years, 9 months ago

34 people from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought property after abrogation of Article 370

Op India  

On Tuesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed the lower house of the Parliament that 34 persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought properties in the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370 in the state. “As per the information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, 34 persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought properties in Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, and Ganderbal district after the abrogation of Article 370”, he said sharing the details in a written reply to a query of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Hazi Fazlur Rehman. 34 outsiders purchased assets in J-K after abrogation of Article 370: MHA to LS Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/NUWqU0bxbX pic.twitter.com/ivGmwNkqMR — ANI Digital March 29, 2022 Rai also told the Lower House that the government has taken several steps to ensure the safety and security of civilians, including those from outside Jammu and Kashmir. The new land laws for Jammu and Kashmir followed the August 2019 decision of the government to bifurcate the erstwhile state into two Union territories, and revoke Article 370.

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‘People have found their voice’: Omar Abdullah on passage of Article 370 resolution
2 months ago

‘People have found their voice’: Omar Abdullah on passage of Article 370 resolution

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said people of the Union Territory have ‘found their voice’ after the passage of the resolution on Article 370, a legislation that gave special status to the former state and was scrapped in August 2019. Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks during the J&K Assembly session, in Srinagar, …

DC Edit | Focus on J&K statehood, not 370
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2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Ruckus in J&K assembly as Engineer Rashid's brother displays Article 370 banner
2 months ago

Ruckus in J&K assembly as Engineer Rashid's brother displays Article 370 banner

Hindustan Times  

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Five years after Article 370, Jammu sees tectonic shift in mood in as unemployment, corruption remain

Hindustan Times  

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5 Years Since Abrogation of Article 370, J&K's Rising Rs 1.12 Lakh Crore Debt

The Quint  

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Art 370 abrogation emerges as main poll plank in J&K
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Art 370 abrogation emerges as main poll plank in J&K

New Indian Express  

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1 year ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered

Deccan Chronicle  

When the Narendra Modi government soon after its May 2019 victory in the Lok Sabha elections brought a bill in Parliament in August 2019 to do away with Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded temporary special status to Jammu and Kashmir, at a time when there was no elected government in the state, and Governor’s Rule of December 2018, …

Vantage | How Jammu & Kashmir has changed after 2019
1 year ago

Vantage | How Jammu & Kashmir has changed after 2019

Firstpost  

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Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 abrogation historic, upholds sovereignty and integrity of India, writes PM Modi
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Hindustan Times  

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1 year ago

'UTs of Mumbai...': How Asaduddin Owaisi, J&K leaders reacted to SC verdict

Hindustan Times  

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Article 370 Verdict is Historic, Say Modi, Shah
1 year ago

Article 370 Verdict is Historic, Say Modi, Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

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Jammu and Kashmir surrendered sovereignty after India merger: Supreme Court on Article 370
1 year ago

Jammu and Kashmir surrendered sovereignty after India merger: Supreme Court on Article 370

Hindustan Times  

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1 year ago

Supreme Court verdict on Article 370: What is the case all about?

Firstpost  

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Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is constitutionally valid, says SC | Full text
1 year ago

Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is constitutionally valid, says SC | Full text

India TV News  

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1 year ago

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Al Jazeera  

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SC to announce verdict on pleas challenging Article 370 abrogation today
1 year ago

SC to announce verdict on pleas challenging Article 370 abrogation today

Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 13
1 year, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 12
1 year, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 6
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 6

The Hindu  

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Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18
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Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18

News 18  

Windows usually open in Jammu and Kashmir to breathtaking views. But the repeal of Article 370 four years ago, coupled with central government measures and the crumbling of Pakistan’s economy, has presented the region with a window which is not just pretty but could prove to be destiny-altering. Separatists and pro-Pakistan elements had weaponised temporary provisions Article 370 and Article …

Article 370 abrogation anniversary | Amarnath Yatra from Jammu base camp to remain suspended
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Article 370 abrogation anniversary | Amarnath Yatra from Jammu base camp to remain suspended

The Hindu  

The Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended from the Jammu base camp on Saturday, August 5, 2023 with sources saying it is a precautionary measure in view of the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. "The Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended tomorrow," Jammu Deputy Commissioner Avny Lavasa told PTI. Sources said the decision was taken as a precautionary measure …

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Article 370 gone, Jammu and Kashmir shines with 3D vision of development, delimitation, domicile

Firstpost  

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'Hopeful of getting justice', says Omar Abdullah as SC to start hearing pleas against abrogation of Article 370
1 year, 5 months ago

'Hopeful of getting justice', says Omar Abdullah as SC to start hearing pleas against abrogation of Article 370

Firstpost  

As the Supreme Court is set to hear a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 starting today, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said what happened on 5 August, 2019 was “unconstitutional and illegal” and hoped that the people of J&K will get justice As the Supreme Court is set to hear a batch of petitions challenging …

CONTROVERSY | Jammu and Kashmir’s land endowment scheme stokes fears of demographic change
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CONTROVERSY | Jammu and Kashmir’s land endowment scheme stokes fears of demographic change

The Hindu  

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18.3% unemployment rate in J&K; 29,000 posts filled since Art 370 abrogation: Govt
1 year, 5 months ago

18.3% unemployment rate in J&K; 29,000 posts filled since Art 370 abrogation: Govt

Hindustan Times  

The unemployment rate among the persons of age group of 15-29 years in Jammu and Kashmir was 18.3%, the ministry of home affairs said in Parliament on Wednesday. Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai was responding to a question by Congress member of Parliament Akhilesh Prasad Singh, who asked about unemployment rate in the union territory and creation …

Abrogation of Article 370: SC to hear batch of plea from 2 August
1 year, 5 months ago

Abrogation of Article 370: SC to hear batch of plea from 2 August

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution bench on 11 July said that the hearing of the batch of pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir will start from August 2. The top court has also allowed activist Shehla Rashid Shora and IAS officer Shah Faesal’s plea for deleting name from list of petitioners challenging scrapping of Article …

Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

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No Indian company or MNC invested in Ladakh in past three years: MHA
1 year, 9 months ago

No Indian company or MNC invested in Ladakh in past three years: MHA

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on April 5 that no Indian company including multinationals had invested in Ladakh in the past three years, and no land had been bought from people outside the Union Territory during the same period. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply, that 185 persons from outside …

New laws in Jammu and Kashmir dispossess native farmers of land, property rights
1 year, 11 months ago

New laws in Jammu and Kashmir dispossess native farmers of land, property rights

The Hindu  

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2019: Special status of Jammu and Kashmir revoked
2 years, 4 months ago

2019: Special status of Jammu and Kashmir revoked

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST Before the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated by a vote in Parliament on August 5, 2019, the Kashmir Valley saw a massive build-up of troops, and the administration asked non-locals, including Amarnath pilgrims, tourists, and students, to leave. The Centre’s move, for long a project of the BJP and the …

Abrogation of Article 370 Has Changed Destinies of People in J&K
2 years, 5 months ago

Abrogation of Article 370 Has Changed Destinies of People in J&K

News 18  

The last three years have changed the very idea of governance in Jammu and Kashmir as the common man has now become the topmost priority and is being provided with equal opportunities irrespective of caste, colour, creed and sex. Abrogation of Article 370 has changed the destinies of people in J&K. After August 5, 2019, when the Centre made this …

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

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SC to hear pleas related to Article 370 in July
2 years, 8 months ago

SC to hear pleas related to Article 370 in July

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will list for hearing in July a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 conferring special status to Jammu and Kashmir and the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019, which split Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. A number of petitions are pending in …

Supreme Court to list pleas challenging Article 370 after summer vacation
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court to list pleas challenging Article 370 after summer vacation

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions - challenging the law used to scrap Article 370 - after the summer holidays. Article 370, which gave special powers to Jammu and Kashmir, was scrapped in 2019 by the government as J&K was split into two union territories. In 2019, several petitions challenging the Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of …

34 Persons From Outside Jammu & Kashmir Bought Properties In UT After Abrogation Of Article 370: Centre Tells Lok Sabha
2 years, 9 months ago

34 Persons From Outside Jammu & Kashmir Bought Properties In UT After Abrogation Of Article 370: Centre Tells Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has informed the Lok Sabha that 34 persons from outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have bought properties in UT of J&K after abrogation of Article 370. In response to the query raised by MP Haji Fazlur Rehman, it was stated, "As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, …

Kashmir up for grabs
2 years, 11 months ago

Kashmir up for grabs

The Hindu  

On December 27, the Jammu and Kashmir government organised a mega real estate summit in the winter capital Jammu, inviting several A-Lister corporates from the sectors of tourism, hospitality, residential and commercial real estate, warehousing and financing and representatives of the entertainment industry. N.C., PDP sceptical Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dismissed the real estate summit as an attempt to …

Political row over J&K admin’s move to open real estate for citizens
3 years ago

Political row over J&K admin’s move to open real estate for citizens

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu & Kashmir administration’s decision to open the Union territory to real estate investors triggered a political slugfest on Tuesday, with regional parties accusing the Centre of trying to change the demography of the “Muslim majority” region. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri along at the J&K Real Estate Summit 2021, in Jammu, on Monday. The administration on Monday opened …

7 plots bought in J-K by outsiders, all in Jammu: Centre
3 years ago

7 plots bought in J-K by outsiders, all in Jammu: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Since the revocation of Article 370 in 2019, seven plots of land were purchased by non-residents of Jammu and Kashmir, all of which are located in Jammu division, the government told Parliament on Wednesday. Before repeal of Article 370 and Article 35-A, non-residents could not buy any immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir. “As per information provided by the Government …

Outsiders bought 7 plots in J&K: Home Ministry
3 years ago

Outsiders bought 7 plots in J&K: Home Ministry

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that “seven plots of land” have been purchased by persons from outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In October 2020, the Ministry issued a notification and amended the Land Revenue Act, paving the way for anyone from other parts of the country to buy land in J&K, …

Abrogation of Section 370 Shattered J&K Myth; Now a New Narrative Awaits
3 years, 4 months ago

Abrogation of Section 370 Shattered J&K Myth; Now a New Narrative Awaits

News 18  

The transition of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state into a union territory has been so rapid that it has ripped apart the traditional political parties in Kashmir. Prior to August 5, 2019 — when the Centre decided to abrogate J&K’s special status and divided it into two union territories — Kashmir based politicians used to claim that they are …

2 years of abrogation of Article 370: 5 big changes in Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 5 months ago

2 years of abrogation of Article 370: 5 big changes in Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

August 5 is the day when Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in 2019. While political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have vowed to continue their struggle for restoration of statehood, here is a look at big changes which have taken place in these two years: People from outside J&K can …

Mehbooba Mufti says only motive behind Article 370 move seems to loot J&K
3 years, 5 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti says only motive behind Article 370 move seems to loot J&K

Hindustan Times  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples’ Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti hit out at the Central government on Monday over the economy of the Union territory and the recent dismissal of government employees. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} She said abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to the erstwhile state seemed to have been …

Kashmiri Pandit organisations welcome new land laws in J&K
4 years, 2 months ago

Kashmiri Pandit organisations welcome new land laws in J&K

The Hindu  

Several organisations of Kashmiri Pandits on Thursday welcomed the new land laws in Jammu and Kashmir and said that ownership rights extended to the entire country is a welcome step towards the “one nation, one law and one rule” setup. Prominent Kashmiri Pandit organisations Roots in Kashmir, Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch and Youth for Panun Kashmir, All Party Migrant Coordination …

Kashmiri Pandit Organisations Welcome New Land Laws in Jammu and Kashmir
4 years, 2 months ago

Kashmiri Pandit Organisations Welcome New Land Laws in Jammu and Kashmir

News 18  

Several organisations of Kashmiri Pandits on Thursday welcomed the new land laws in Jammu and Kashmir and said that ownership rights extended to the entire country is a welcome step towards the “one nation, one law and one rule” setup. Prominent Kashmiri Pandit organisations Roots in Kashmir, Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch and Youth for Panun Kashmir, All Party Migrant Coordination …

Forced to Fight for Identity, It's No More About Power, Says Omar as Protest against New Land Laws Intensify
4 years, 2 months ago

Forced to Fight for Identity, It's No More About Power, Says Omar as Protest against New Land Laws Intensify

News 18  

Lashing out at the central government over the prevention of PDP workers from protesting against the changes in land laws, former chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah wondered whether the Centre wanted political parties to leave mainstream politics altogether. Do you want us to leave mainstream politics here?” Abdullah asked while reacting to the government’s action of stopping …

Kashmiris decry ‘land grab’ as India enacts new laws
4 years, 2 months ago

Kashmiris decry ‘land grab’ as India enacts new laws

Al Jazeera  

Residents fear laws are aimed at a ‘land grab’ to dilute the Muslim-majority character of the disputed region, now directly under New Delhi’s control. Kashmiris fear the new laws, notified on Tuesday, are aimed at a “land grab” to dilute the Muslim-majority character of the region, whose partial autonomy was scrapped in August 2019, bringing it under New Delhi’s direct …

J&K up for sale: Omar Abdullah slams govt after people from outside J-K allowed to buy land there
4 years, 2 months ago

J&K up for sale: Omar Abdullah slams govt after people from outside J-K allowed to buy land there

India TV News  

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah has slammed the Centre after it's significant move of notifying new Land Laws for Jammu & Kashmir. Opposing the move, Omar Abdullah said, "J&K’s new Land Laws sans democratic bearings; smacks of cheap politics, deceit. He further called the newly introduced J&K Development Act, which has come into force with immediate effect, as hostile to …

Centre Removes Prohibition On Transfer Of Land In Jammu & Kashmir To People Outside State [Read Notification]
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre Removes Prohibition On Transfer Of Land In Jammu & Kashmir To People Outside State [Read Notification]

Live Law  

The Central Government on Tuesday notified the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Fifth Order, 2020, making it possible for people outside Jammu and Kashmir to buy land in the State.The Jammu and Kashmir Alienation Of Land Act 1995 which prohibited transfer of land in favour of any person who is not a State Subject now stands repealed as a whole.Section 4 …

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