Jammu & Kashmir Ceases To Be State, Becomes UT Along With Ladakh

Jammu and Kashmir became the first State of the Indian Union to be reduced to a Union Territory (UT) status, with former IAS officer Girish Murmu being sworn in on Thursday as its first Lieutenant Governor (LG).

Bifurcated from the former State, Ladakh also became a UT, with former civil servant R. K. Mathur taking over as its LG in Leh.

Srinagar saw a complete shutdown as Mr. Murmu, a Gujarat cadre IAS officer handpicked by the Centre, became the new executive authority of the UT, which will now be directly administered by the Union Home Ministry.

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