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Empty class room at higher secondary school in Srinagar on 03 October 2019.

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President Ram Nath Kovind.

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PTI

Scrapping J&K's special status is the wrong way to an end

Notification regarding Article 370.

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Members of the Congress Working Committee during a meeting at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi. File photo

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At Hiranagar, in Kathua district — a constituent of Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha constituency —  Narendra Modi will be addressing a rally, his second in Jammu and Kashmir after BJP's 'Lalkar Rally' on December 1, 2013, at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu. File Photo: Ranjeet Kumar

Understanding Article 370

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SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, 06/10/2015: Legislator of National Conference and BJP legislators argue with each other demanded a discussion of Article 35 A which upholds the unique status of the permanent residents of the state of Jammu and Kashmir House demanding adjournment of Question Hour to discuss various issues including regularisation of casual workers in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in Srinagar on October 06, 2015. Photo: Nissar Ahmad

What is Article 35A?

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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) acceded to India in 1948 on terms recorded in the Instrument of Accession. Picture shows J&K Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah taking oath as member of Constituent Assembly in June 1949.

Downgraded at the stroke of a pen

Malavika Prasad
View of a deserted road during restrictions in Srinagar on Monday.

Explained | State, Union Territory, and Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly

Janane Venkatraman
Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Jammu and Kashmir: A timeline of recent events

The Hindu Net Desk
Speaking out: Students and others protesting at Parliament Street here on Monday against the Centre’s move to amend Article 370.

Fact check: What is true and what isn’t on J&K, Article 370

K. Deepalakshmi

The fragility of India’s federalism

Louise Tillin
A paramilitary trooper stands guard on a road during a curfew in Srinagar on August 5, 2019.

Kashmir has been cut to the quick

Wajahat Habibullah
Sounds of silence: A milkman goes about his work in Jammu on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha endorses Centre’s decisions on Kashmir

Sandeep Phukan
Sheikh Abdullah, Jawaharlal Nehru and others at the open session of the All Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in Srinagar on September 24, 1949.

Idea of dividing Kashmir has a chequered history

T. Ramakrishnan
The call for Ladakh to be made a Union Territory gained momentum in the 1990s, particularly in Leh. Picture shows Ladakhis demonstrating to call for an autonomous hill council.

The new facts on the ground for Kashmir

Luv Puri

Jammu and Kashmir: an integration without integrity

Rajgopal Saikumar

Piecing together Kashmir’s audacious road map

Amitabh Mattoo
An Indian paramilitary soldier guards during security lockdown in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.

Is Jammu and Kashmir underdeveloped as stated by Amit Shah?

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Jammu & Kashmir: From a State with autonomy to two Union Territories

On August 7, 2019 President Ram Nath Kovind declared that the special status given to Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 and 35A has been abrogated. The NDA government brought in a resolution to revoke the special status granted to the State, in the Rajya Sabha, amid protests from the Opposition. The resolution was passed in both Houses while the State was on lockdown. A Bill bifurcating the State into two Union Territories — Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh — was also passed. Here is our coverage on the events.

August 08, 2019 12:21 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 10:37 pm IST

The Hindu Net Desk
The Hindu Net Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on August 8, 2019. Photo: Twitter/@PMOIndia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on August 8, 2019. Photo: Twitter/@PMOIndia

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