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Article 370 to be revoked: Move to make Jammu and Kashmir less dependent on Centre for funds

Over the years, Jammu and Kashmir had been at the receiving end of substantial financial support by the Centre

Congress blunder in Lok Sabha over Article 370 debate: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says Kashmir 'is not' India's internal matter

At a time when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre's attempts to scrap Article 370 is an omnipresent news item, Leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has done one better. Scoring a self goal during a debate in the Lok Sabha, in the presence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Chowdhury embarrassed the party, and majority of the parties opposing the article, by appearing to suggest that decisions taken by Centre on Jammu and Kashmir were not an internal matter.

Situation in all three regions of J&K ‘totally peaceful’, says Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh amid heavy security deployment in Valley

The situation in all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir is totally peaceful top officials said on Tuesday. There are no untoward reports from anywhere in the state, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said from Srinagar.

Centre readies to take charge of Jammu & Kashmir Bank after scrapping Article 370: All you need to know

The finance ministry is looking at options to strengthen the bank, which has been hit by allegations of supporting terror financing

Article 370 and removal of Kashmir's special status: Devil lies in ways which Article 367(4) will now apply to Jammu and Kashmir

The Union Government passed a Presidential Order under Article 370 (1) of the Indian Constitution, to supersede the 1954 Presidential Order, which, along with several other Presidential Orders, specifies which provisions of India's Constitution apply to Jammu and Kashmir. This Presidential Order is unique in that it lays out most of the details on the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under the Indian Constitution.

Article 370 revoked: Student outfits toe respective parent party line in protests; BJP supporters celebrate

The RS on Monday approved a resolution scrapping provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and passed another Bill approving the bifurcation of the state into two Union territories, amid protests by the Opposition

Article 35A debate in Jammu and Kashmir: Plea against special law is about women's rights not political future of Valley

Article 35A allegedly denies Kashmiri women and their descendants their property rights if they marry outside the state of Jammu and Kashmir

Gujarat High Court ruling opens doors to legal changes, recognise rights of voluntary sex workers

The Gujarat High Court in its latest judgment provided a caveat that in cases where sex work is voluntary Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code would not apply, thus opening the doors to make more sustainable changes in the legal arena for sex workers

Gujarat HC criminalises visiting brothels: Ruling could lead to harassment of voluntary sex workers, affect livelihood

Although Indian law does not criminalise prostitution, by holding the customers/clients of sex workers liable to punishment under Section 370 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956, the Gujarat High Court has threatened the livelihood of sex workers in brothels

Modi has 'little knowledge' about Article 370, says Omar

Omar Abdullah today questioned "silence" of Narendra Modi to his challenge of a debate on Article 370