Jammu & Kashmir news live: A new dawn, better tomorrow awaits for J&K, says PM Modi

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat congratulated the PM Modi-led government for taking the courageous step to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bars the people from rest of India from buying land in the state."We congratulate the courageous step taken by the government. The step was necessary not only for Jammu and Kashmir but for the whole nation. Everyone should rise above the political interest and difference and support the initiative," said the RSS chief in a statement. Read more

The picture, clicked by an AFP photographer, lists the items on the agenda — informing President, informing VP, Cabinet meeting, President's notification, Passage of bill in Rajya Sabha, Security in Rajya Sabha, etc. Soon after this picture was clicked that has since gone viral, Amit Shah made the announcement. Read more

BJD, BSP, AIADMK, TRS, TDP, AAP, and YSRCP have extended support to the government. PDP, Congress, JD(U), CPM, TMC, DMK, RJD, and MDMK have opposed the move till now.

"Our chief Nitish Kumar is carrying forward the tradition of JP Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and George Fernandes," says JD(U) spokesperson KC Tyagi.

A 'high alert' has been sounded in the Delhi metro network in the wake of the developments related to Kashmir and the forthcoming Independence Day celebrations, officials said on Monday. A fresh advisory has been issued to ensure that no untoward incident takes place in the mass-rapid rail network that runs across NCR. Commuters will have to go through additional checks by the CISF personnel at many stations, the officials said.

Mir Fayaz and Nazir Ahmed Laway, the MPs from Kashmir, attempted to tear the constitution in the Rajya Sabha, following which Chairman Venkaiah Naidu had to call in marshals to remove the two leaders from the House. Read more

Complimenting PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah, he said, "A historical wrong has been undone today. Article 35A came through the back door without following the procedure under Article 368 of the Constitution of India. It had to go." Read more