Kashmir Special Status (Article 370) Ends "At Once" | Read

Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, has been removed by a presidential order, Home Minister Amit Shah said in parliament today. The announcement came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting of his cabinet at his house this morning. Jammu and Kashmir will also be "reorganised," said the Home Minister, with the state's bifurcation into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.