jammu and kashmir bifurcation

After a six-year delay, Aadhaar records for Ladakh residents now correctly reflect 'Ladakh' instead of 'Jammu & Kashmir' in the state field. This long-pending correction, facilitated by the UT administration and UIDAI, resolves significant inconveniences faced by residents in accessing services and verifying their identity.

Chief minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday hailed the passages of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill 2019 and the Union government’s resolution, which ended the special status for the troubled-torn Jammu and Kashmir, as a historic event in India’s history.

Former Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The decision came exactly a year after the Central government reorganised Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcating it into two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Meeting a long-held promise of the BJP, Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the Rajya Sabha that Article 370, which allowed J&K to have its own Constitution, will no longer be applicable. Shah also moved a bill proposing bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories — J&K division and Ladakh.

"There have been a few stray protests in Srinagar/Baramulla and none of these involved a crowd of more than 20 people," a ministry spokesperson said. The spokesperson also dismissed a media report about a protest by about 10,000 people in Kashmir as "fabricated and incorrect".

A deputy commissioner in Kashmir said that the government has opened a road in the Kashmir Valley so that tourists and locals can travel between the Kashmir Valley and Chenab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. This road helps to maintain connectivity between the Kashmir Valley and Jammu and Kashmir's two divisions when NH 44 is blocked by adverse weather. The government is also promoting winter tourism in Kashmir by holding festivals in different villages in the Kashmir Valley.

A new registration tag 'LA' has been assigned for vehicles to be registered in Ladakh, the government has said. The Centre had on August 5 abrogated Article 370 that granted special status to J&K, bifurcating the state into two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which came into being on October 31. Ladakh is the second largest Union territory.

Section 3 clearly states that the recommendation of the state legislative assembly is “necessary” for President to issue such notification. The dissolution of the state assembly paved the way for the govt to circumvent the “necessary” clause. In the absence of the state assembly, the Parliament is now directly responsible for all the laws to be amended/implemented in the state.

National Conference has criticised the central government's decision. The decision involves appointing Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kavinder Gupta as Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor. NC spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said this move contradicts BJP's claims made during the abrogation of Article 370. He added that the appointment exposes BJP's real motives. BJP welcomed the appointment and felicitated Gupta in Jammu.

ammu and Kashmir authorities did not allow a conference on the Union Territory's future in which senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was to participate as no prior permission was sought for it, officials said on Saturday.

An Indian Administration Service officer, hailing from Kerala, has resigned from service to make his ‘voice heard’ against the suspension of fundamental rights in Jammu and Kashmir.

From August 2, the Supreme Court will hear on a day-to-day basis 23 petitions challenging the Centre's decision to remove the special status granted to Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370. In 2019, the central government bifurcated the state into two union territories, leaving the region in turmoil for three decades.

Amid the fresh political tension between India and Pakistan, the Davis Cup tie which was scheduled for next month in Pakistan has run into ambiguity.