A Year That Reshaped Jammu And Kashmir

For Jammu and Kashmir, 2019 was a year of massive changes with defining firsts and lasts and unprecedented curbs. On October 31, Jammu and Kashmir transitioned from a state into two Union territories Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. This was the first time a state was downsized into union territories. The move was in accordance with the Centre’s August 5 announcement withdrawing the state’s special status under Article 370 and bifurcating the state into Union territories.

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