Jammu and Kashmir Article 370 News

India on Thursday lambasted Pakistan for its ludicrous claims on Jammu and Kashmir.and asked it to reflect on its actions in the region. India said that while Pakistan's "misrepresentations" are not surprising but it "cannot conceal the significant progress that J&K has made in the year. India added that Pakistan, or no other country, has locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir.

On the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP celebrated the occassion at many places across Srinagar with functions held by party leaders. On this day last year, the government of India took the historic decision of abrogating Article of 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and divided the state to two union territories.

On August 5, 2019 the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A was announced in Parliament, which resulted in the bifurcation of the state of J&K into two union territories. A year on, section 144 has been imposed in Srinagar to prevent some terrorist outfits from marking the day as a 'Black Day' also to keep a check on the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the UT.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday called for an all-party meeting on August 5, on the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. Abdullah has called the meeting of many mainstream political parties at his residence to chalk out a political strategy on ‘lost’ Article 370. In 2019, Article 370 was scrapped in Jammu and Kashmir and two union territories--Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh came into existence.

Reddy stated in a written reply to a question regarding the martyrdom of jawans after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, in Rajya Sabha. 

The delegation will visit Kashmir from August 27-28 and explore the possibilities of development there. The delegation will have several officials besides the secretary of the Ministry. The delegation will consider if the development works of the Centre including schools, colleges and processions can be carried out there.

Since the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 in Jammu and Kashmir, which led to the scrapping of the special status to the erstwhile state, Pakistan has left no stone unturned in interfering in the internal matters of India. 

Apprising Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba said that normal life has been restored in Jammu region and the Valley has been peaceful.

Russia on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan discussing the current situation in South Asia, including the escalated tensions between India and Pakistan. This comes as another attempt by Pakistan to corner India on an international platform since Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government ended the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. 

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday released a list enumerating the measures taken by the civil administration to restore normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir amid the prevailing situation in the Valley. 

Amid the ongoing tensions with Pakistan over the abrogation of Article 370, Pakistani forces have started moving equipment to their forward bases close to Ladakh.

"The opposition by people like Chidambaram, Ghulam Nabi Azad on matters ranging from Ayushman Bharat scheme, Triple talaq to Article 370, shows their real faces," the Union minister said.

Naidu, who is also the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, called for steps to be taken to restore normalcy and implementing developmental and welfare agenda in the valley at the earliest.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have brushed aside media reports of firing incidents in the Kashmir Valley, saying they did not fire a single bullet for nearly a week and the situation in the region is calm.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will leave for a three-day visit to China beginning Sunday to co-chair the second meeting of the India-China High-Level Mechanism (HLM) on cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Parliament has revoked Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir and passed the J&K Reorganisation Bill, bifurcating the state into two union territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

A former chief minister of J&K, Azad boarded a flight early in the morning from Delhi and reached Srinagar airport. Azad had said that he always visits the city at the end of the parliament session. 

The traffic movement which was earlier allowed till 6 am has now been extended to 9 am. The private vehicles have already been plying on the roads and now public transport along with interstate transport has also started operating.