Union territories

One killed, 35 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

6:23 pm November 4, 2019

Srinagar: Terrorists lobbed a grenade in a busy market in the heart of the city, killing one person and injuring 35 on Monday, almost three months since the Centre revoked the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, police said. This is the second grenade attack in less than […]

Daman-Diu BJP chief quits over video clip

10:38 pm November 3, 2019

Daman: Gopal Tandel, president of BJP unit in the Union Territories of Daman and Diu, resigned from his post on Sunday after a video clip purportedly showing him with a woman went viral on social media. Tandel submitted his resignation to BJP president Amit Shah, said local BJP general secretary Vasubhai Patel. In the short […]

JKNPP tonsure heads to protest bifurcation of J-K

8:13 pm November 1, 2019

Jammu: Some JKNPP leaders on Friday tonsured their heads to protest the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories and demanded statehood for Jammu. J-K on Thursday transitioned from a state into UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, nearly three months after Parliament abrogated the its special status. The protesting Jammu and Kashmir […]

UN chief appeals to India, Pak to deal with Kashmir issue through dialogue

1:17 pm November 1, 2019

United Nations: As Jammu and Kashmir transitioned from a state into two union territories, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterated his appeal that India and Pakistan deal with the Kashmir issue through dialogue and ensure full respect for human rights. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transitioned from a state into union territories of Jammu and […]

JKNPP protests in Jammu as state is bifurcated into UTs

9:14 pm October 31, 2019

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) held protests here on Thursday against the “downgrading” of Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a Union territory (UT). Stepping into the record books as the first lieutenant governors of two new Union territories, G C Murmu was sworn in as lieutenant governor of Jammu […]