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Article 370 to statehood demand: J&K’s evolving constitutional status

September 30, 2026 9:18 am

Withdrawn amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s recent resolution demanding the restoration of statehood mentioned the constitutional changes that have shaped its status within India.

Restoring J&K’s statehood is key to political stability

August 14, 2026 7:16 am

Between 1964 and the mid-1980s, J&K witnessed alternating governments led by Congress and JKNC. Although political tensions persisted, governance remained broadly functional. This changed dramatically after the controversial 1987 Assembly elections

After threat letter, Kashmiri Pandits working in Kashmir asked to stay at home

August 12, 2026 4:09 am

Letter circulated online by a group called United Liberation Council emerges a week after two migrant workers were killed at a brick kiln in Kulgam on July 31

7 years of August 5: Why Omar Abdullah is talking Robert Frost and ‘promises to keep’

August 06, 2026 7:03 am

NC recalibrated position after coming to power, to focus on statehood and put Art 370 on backburner. However, as Centre makes promises and drags feet, pressure on him is starting to show

‘Malicious propaganda’: India slams Pak on Art 370 abrogation statement, flags PoJK killings

August 06, 2026 4:54 am

The MEA spokesperson said that the constitutional changes made on August 5, 2019, are “entirely an internal matter of India”.

Seven years after August 5: Delaying J&K statehood any longer would be a breach of trust

August 05, 2026 2:45 pm

Continuing to withhold statehood now will eat into the achievements of 2019. It demoralises those who participated in elections, estranges as many in Jammu as in Kashmir, and turns what was meant to be a temporary provision into a breach of trust.

Article 370 abrogation: In Srinagar, late-night demonstration to mark 7 years

August 05, 2026 2:35 am

‘We want to send a message to New Delhi that people of Jammu and Kashmir are peace-loving but Article 370 and 35-A live in their hearts,’ Mehbooba Mufti said

From Ravidas and Begumpura, a philosophy of governance

July 30, 2026 1:10 am

To understand Ravidas, one must revisit the Bhakti movement and the consciousness it produced, which expressed itself not in the language of philosophers but in lok bhasha, the language of the people

In J&K, delaying statehood prolongs democratic deficit

July 28, 2026 11:32 am

There is no ambiguity regarding the restoration of statehood. The Union government has repeatedly committed to it

Delhi police offered Ramlila Maidan, we rejected it: Omar on statehood protest

July 22, 2026 4:10 am

Explaining why allies couldn’t join, CM says protest to push for statehood was mired in chaos, presses need to delink this with Article 370.

J&K votes in local body polls, first time after Article 370 abrogation

November 28, 2020 7:40 pm

The polls form the first test for the Centre's move to restart the political process after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh last August.

Kashmir: Curfew, restrictions mark first anniversary of Article 370 abrogation

August 05, 2020 5:40 pm

Today marks the completion of one year of the abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. Keeping security in mind, the UT administration has imposed curfew across the Kashmir valley, which came into force since Monday late evening.

Top quotes of S Jaishankar at RNG Lecture: From Kashmir to RCEP to what he said on Pakistan

November 17, 2019 8:43 am

S Jaishankar delivering the fourth RNG Lecture provided an assessment of the last 70 years of India’s foreign policy choices and challenged past positions — from dealing with China on boundary issues and handling Pakistan to managing ties with the US.

Amid clashes, shutdown, J&K Class 10 students appear for board exams

October 29, 2019 4:53 pm

As many as 1.6 lakh students will appear in the upcoming Board of School Education (BOSE) examinations at 1,502 centres across Kashmir, where only a total of 20.13 per cent students are attending schools post August 5

After 70 days, mobile phones start ringing in Kashmir

October 16, 2019 7:27 am

The restoration of cellphone services is part of a series of announcements by the administration on easing of restrictions that were imposed around August 5, when J&K was stripped of its special status.

Desolate highways, deserted public places, Kashmir reels under curfew

August 14, 2019 8:18 am

As Kashmir reels under curfew, deserted highways, empty parks and public places say it all about the tense situation in the region. For the ninth consecutive day, the Valley's connection with the outside world has been cut.

Kashmir in lockdown: Exclusive Express photos from the Valley

August 13, 2019 4:50 pm

The Valley's connection with the outside world has been cut with cellphones, Internet and landline connections still obstructed for the ninth day on Tuesday.

Article 370 'scrapped': BJP supporters celebrate across the country

August 07, 2019 9:36 am

Union Home Minister Amit Shah diluted the special status to Jammu and Kashmir guaranteed under Article 370 of the Constitution without scrapping the provision. The BJP workers celebrated the development across the country by distributing sweets and bursting crackers.

‘Governor’s rule is no alternative to democracy’, MOS Jitendra Singh At Idea Exchange

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm