Union Territories  

The Union government also moved a Bill to reorganise the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (Jammu and Kashmir with a legislature, and Ladakh without a legislature)

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

It’s time to go back to school and brush up our knowledge about the concept of a Union territory. It is apt as Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated into two Union territories.

The Indian government, through a presidential order, has invalided two controversial articles 35A and 370 and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories
 

Well-known for his packed-to-the-rafters schedule, in 125 days starting December 25 till May 1, PM Modi held 200 programmes across 27 states and Union Territories, 30 in Delhi itself, and 14 Cabinet meetings starting at the turn of the year.

 

 

 

Third phase of polling begins today in 13 states and 2 Union Territories on Tuesday.

117 constituencies in 13 states and two union territories go to polls today (April 23). Here are the latest details from the third phase of Lok Sabha election.

Elections are being held in seven phases and with the completion of the third phase, the election process will be completed in southern states. 

The first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha election has begun in 18 states. With the break of dawn, voting kicked off in 91 constituencies across 18 states and two union territories. Voting is also underway in 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, 32 in Sikkim and 28 seats in Odisha

Mishra, a 1984-batch IPS officer of Union Territories cadre, is the chief commissioner of Income Tax in Delhi. The present head, Karnal Singh, will retire today after heading the agency for more than two-and-half years.