Jammu & Kashmir  

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with security personnel in Srinagar and thanked them for their relentless efforts in ensuring peace in the area.

August 12 marks the festival of Eid-Al-Adha or commonly known as Bakrid that is celebrated across India. Jammu and Kashmir also joined in celebrations with the rest of the country as section 144 was relaxed.

 
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on how the revoking of Article 370 and 35A would give birth to not only a new India but also a new Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. He also assured that the Union Territory status would not be permanent.

Here are what political leaders and people across the country had to say regarding the scrapping of Article 370 and the abolition of special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
 

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Article 370 scrapped: BJP workers celebrated with drums and trumpets in front of Shyama Prasad Memorial in Pathankot and Muslim women celebrated in Varanasi

Article 370, which gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, has been scrapped, announced Home Minister Amit Shah. Here's what Bollywood celebrities have to say about the move.

The Jammu and Kashmir government imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPC in Srinagar district with effect from Sunday midnight as a precautionary measure, officials said
 

One of the survivors of the 1999 Doda massacre is now on a mission to create educational opportunities for children in Jammu and Kashmir.

After serving 23 years in prison in a case he was not even involved in, 48-year-old Ali Bhatt broke down at his parents’ grave in Srinagar. The Rajasthan high court had acquitted him and four others after it found that there was no evidence against them

In ceasefire violation, Pakistan troops targeted forward posts around 6.30 am that continued intermittently for several hours long the Line of Control in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. Rifleman Mohammad Atif Shafi Alam Khan Pathan succumbed to gunshot. 

The arrests of miscreants involved in stone pelting incidents also have come down from over 10,500 to just about a hundred
 

The Indian Army has handed over the body of a seven-year-old that had flown into a river on this side of Jammu and Kashmir.

In the latest attack on Tuesday morning, a soldier was martyred and another injured in an encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. Anantnag has witnessed several such incidents in the recent past.

The clarification has come after media reports claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah has discussed the issue with other Cabinet ministers in a meeting