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

People’s Conference MLA Sajjad Gani Lone and PDP legislator Waheed Parra walked out of J&K assembly over the use of the term ‘Union Territory’ in a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act, 2017.

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

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Updated on Mar 25, 2025 03:46 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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

Leader of opposition Sunil Sharma says new system (UT with legislature) has brought transparency and much-needed reforms in governance.

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

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Published on Mar 08, 2025 03:13 PM IST

ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria

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

Union minister declines to comment on timeline for restoration of statehood or division of powers between the lieutenant governor and the elected chief minister as his visit to Kashmir was confined to the Union Budget.

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)

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Updated on Feb 15, 2025 03:10 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Time for Haryana to get a new capital

Chandigarh, though a modern marvel in urban planning, fails to capture the spirit of Haryana. It remains a shared and contested space, unable to fully satisfy the state’s need for a distinctive identity

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.

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Updated on Jan 23, 2025 09:16 AM IST

ByMS Chopra

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

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Published on Jan 09, 2025 09:56 AM IST

PTI |

MHA rechristens Chandigarh adviser’s post as chief secretary

The charge of adviser to the UT administrator was so far traditionally given to a senior IAS officer from the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre

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

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Updated on Jan 08, 2025 09:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

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

Omar Abdullah said that the restoration of statehood, a key promise by the Centre should be fulfilled soon.

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

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Updated on Jan 02, 2025 12:34 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

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

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Published on Dec 19, 2024 09:04 PM IST

PTI |

Tejasvi Surya slams Aaditya Thackeray after demanding UT status to Belagavi

On Monday, Thackeray wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging the state assembly to pass a resolution declaring Belagavi and Karwar as UTs.

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

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Published on Dec 11, 2024 01:33 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

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

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dismissed Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray's demand to make Belgavi a Union Territory as "childish."

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

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Published on Dec 11, 2024 09:25 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath

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

Central rule began in Jammu and Kashmir on October 31, 2019, when the erstwhile state was divided into two Union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

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

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Updated on Oct 14, 2024 12:45 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

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

The National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party have fielded over half a dozen members of political families for the first assembly elections in the region in a decade

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

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Published on Sep 03, 2024 04:44 PM IST

ByMir Ehsan

MP Manish Tewari proposes bill seeking Rajya Sabha seat for Chandigarh

The bill added that a special law in terms of Article 80 (5) of the Constitution therefore needed to be enacted to provide representation to the unrepresented UTs

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)

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Updated on Aug 10, 2024 08:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Exploring ways to fill Delhi’s unmet water needs

This article is authored by Rumi Aijaz, ORF.

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Published on Aug 06, 2024 10:55 AM IST

ByRumi Aijaz

Restoring statehood is J&K’s key question

The economic and infrastructure gains from abrogation notwithstanding, restoration of statehood remains the key issue after five years. That alone will fulfil the democratic aspirations of the people of J&K.

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)

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Updated on Aug 05, 2024 09:04 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Ladakh MP presses for statehood, job recruitment agency for UT

Hanifa emphasised that Ladakh, the largest parliamentary constituency in India by area, is strategically important as it borders both Pakistan and China.

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

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Updated on Jul 24, 2024 03:13 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Kotkapura firing case likely to be transferred to Chandigarh

Faridkot judge seeks clarification as high court has already transferred Behbal Kalan trial to union territory

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.

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Updated on Jul 20, 2024 09:26 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

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

The Union home ministry amended the rules under the Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, vesting more powers in the Union Territory's Lieutenant Governor.

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

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Updated on Jul 13, 2024 04:53 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

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

The last assembly election in J&K was held in 2014, after which a coalition government of the BJP and the PDP came to power, but it collapsed in June 2018.

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

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Updated on Jun 15, 2024 08:00 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Singing national anthem now mandatory in all Jammu and Kashmir schools

Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has cited that morning assemblies have been invaluable in fostering a sense of unity among the students.

Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department made national anthem mandatory for all schools in the union territory. (Photo by Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times)

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Published on Jun 13, 2024 04:02 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir highest in 35 years: Election Commission

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the active participation of voters in Jammu and Kashmir is a huge positive for Assembly elections to be held soon in the Union Territory

An elderly man shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections at Nandimarg area in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Saturday. (PTI)

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Published on May 27, 2024 06:19 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Common man feeling unsafe in Chandigarh: Manish Tewari

Reacting to the revelations made by Chandigarh senior deputy mayor Kuljeet Singh Sandhu, who belongs to the BJP, that he was openly threatened by a few youth who had come to his house, Tewari questioned if someone belonging to the ruling dispensation and holding an important position could be threatened and felt insecure about his life, what would be the fate of the common man?

Congress candidate Manish Tewari with party workers after a foot march in Hallomajra, Chandigarh, on Friday. (HT photo)

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Updated on May 25, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

BJP tries to navigate tricky waters in Ladakh

Residents want guarantees that they will have full rights on jobs and land and no industry or development work that threatens the fragile ecosystem of the high-altitude region will be allowed.

A child holds a placard during Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike in Leh-Ladakh last month. (ANI Photo)

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Published on Apr 08, 2024 08:21 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

Ladakh turns restive over unkept promises

With talks between the Ladakhi leadership and the Union government failing, Wangchuk has started a fast unto death, and the region is heating up again.

Leh, Mar 06 (ANI): Reformist Sonam Wangchuk along with Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) leaders and supporters start a hunger strike as a protest demanding statehood for Ladakh, its inclusion in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, restoration of statehood and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts, on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)(Mohammad Arhaan Archer)

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Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:50 PM IST

ByAshish Kothari

No headway in Ladakh’s ‘statehood’ talks with Centre

The Apex Body and central government officers and home minister held several rounds or talks in New Delhi, since Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance were invited for talks last year

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Updated on Mar 05, 2024 08:24 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

NC demands white paper on new industries in J&K

Interacting with youth functionaries at the party headquarters here, NC Jammu president Rattan Lal Gupta said the youngsters of J&K were frustrated due to the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre

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Updated on Mar 02, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jammu

Rajnath holds security review meet, visits border areas of Rajouri

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed prevailing security scenario at a joint security review meet here in the aftermath of terror ambush at Surankote on Thursday that left four soldiers dead and three injured and Friday’s custodial deaths of three civilians in an army camp.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with the Army troops during his visit to the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday. Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande is also seen. (ANI)

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Updated on Dec 28, 2023 08:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jammu

The rocky road to legislative business in Delhi

The assembly held the task of building Delhi within the framework of its special status. The rules had to be different from all others as the national capital

Lieutenant governor PK Dave addresses the budget session of the Delhi assembly on March 7, 1994 . (HT Archive)

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Updated on Dec 19, 2023 03:06 PM IST

BySnehil Sinha

Three decades a Republic: A Delhi landmark

Friday marked three decades of Delhi holding regular assembly elections. To be sure, the first assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1952

The Delhi assembly convened on 7 March 1994, for its first Budget session. (HT archive)

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Updated on Dec 18, 2023 06:22 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Night temperatures to drop further in Jammu and Kashmir

The weather on Sunday was clear with sunshine for a few hours during the day with the meteorological department predicting a further drop in night temperatures

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Published on Dec 03, 2023 10:46 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

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People’s Conference MLA Sajjad Gani Lone and PDP legislator Waheed Parra walked out of J&K assembly over the use of the term ‘Union Territory’ in a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act, 2017.

Leader of opposition Sunil Sharma says new system (UT with legislature) has brought transparency and much-needed reforms in governance.

Union minister declines to comment on timeline for restoration of statehood or division of powers between the lieutenant governor and the elected chief minister as his visit to Kashmir was confined to the Union Budget.

Chandigarh, though a modern marvel in urban planning, fails to capture the spirit of Haryana. It remains a shared and contested space, unable to fully satisfy the state’s need for a distinctive identity

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

The charge of adviser to the UT administrator was so far traditionally given to a senior IAS officer from the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre

Omar Abdullah said that the restoration of statehood, a key promise by the Centre should be fulfilled soon.

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

On Monday, Thackeray wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging the state assembly to pass a resolution declaring Belagavi and Karwar as UTs.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dismissed Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray's demand to make Belgavi a Union Territory as "childish."

Central rule began in Jammu and Kashmir on October 31, 2019, when the erstwhile state was divided into two Union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

The National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party have fielded over half a dozen members of political families for the first assembly elections in the region in a decade

The bill added that a special law in terms of Article 80 (5) of the Constitution therefore needed to be enacted to provide representation to the unrepresented UTs

This article is authored by Rumi Aijaz, ORF.

The economic and infrastructure gains from abrogation notwithstanding, restoration of statehood remains the key issue after five years. That alone will fulfil the democratic aspirations of the people of J&K.

Hanifa emphasised that Ladakh, the largest parliamentary constituency in India by area, is strategically important as it borders both Pakistan and China.

Faridkot judge seeks clarification as high court has already transferred Behbal Kalan trial to union territory

The Union home ministry amended the rules under the Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, vesting more powers in the Union Territory's Lieutenant Governor.

The last assembly election in J&K was held in 2014, after which a coalition government of the BJP and the PDP came to power, but it collapsed in June 2018.

Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has cited that morning assemblies have been invaluable in fostering a sense of unity among the students.

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the active participation of voters in Jammu and Kashmir is a huge positive for Assembly elections to be held soon in the Union Territory

Residents want guarantees that they will have full rights on jobs and land and no industry or development work that threatens the fragile ecosystem of the high-altitude region will be allowed.

With talks between the Ladakhi leadership and the Union government failing, Wangchuk has started a fast unto death, and the region is heating up again.

The Apex Body and central government officers and home minister held several rounds or talks in New Delhi, since Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance were invited for talks last year

Interacting with youth functionaries at the party headquarters here, NC Jammu president Rattan Lal Gupta said the youngsters of J&K were frustrated due to the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed prevailing security scenario at a joint security review meet here in the aftermath of terror ambush at Surankote on Thursday that left four soldiers dead and three injured and Friday’s custodial deaths of three civilians in an army camp.

The assembly held the task of building Delhi within the framework of its special status. The rules had to be different from all others as the national capital

Friday marked three decades of Delhi holding regular assembly elections. To be sure, the first assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1952

The weather on Sunday was clear with sunshine for a few hours during the day with the meteorological department predicting a further drop in night temperatures

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