{
  "id": 170602,
  "title": "Abrogation of Article 370 was a decisive new chapter: PM Narendra Modi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/abrogation-of-article-370-was-a-decisive-new-chapter-pm-narendra-modi",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T10:16:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/abrogation-of-article-370-was-a-decisive-new-chapter-pm-narendra-modi-101785925008801.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Wednesday that the repeal of Article 370, which once granted the region of Jammu and Kashmir a unique status, marked a \"decisive new chapter\" in history.On the 5th of August, 2019, the Union government presented a bill to divide the state into two Union territories, and concurrently repealed Article 370 and 35(A). These latter articles had granted Jammu and Kashmir special powers to decide matters concerning residency.Article 370 had provided the state with its own constitution, and confined the direct application of central laws. Conversely, Article 35A allowed the state legislature to define permanent residents and grant them certain entitlements, such as land ownership and government positions.As a result, after the modifications, all aspects of the Indian Constitution and central laws came into effect for Jammu and Kashmir, similar to the rest of the nation.",
  "summary": "Seven years ago today, the Union govt tabled a bill to bifurcate the state into two UTs and also read down Articles 370 and 35(A).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "NC leaders hold protest against abrogation of Article 370 in J&K",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/nc-leaders-hold-protest-against-abrogation-of-article-370-in-j-k",
        "published": "2026-08-05T08:25:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "India rejects Pakistan's ‘Youm-e-Istehsal’ on Article 370 abrogation anniversary, calls it ‘political absurdity’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/india-rejects-pakistans-youm-e-istehsal-on-article-370-abrogation",
        "published": "2026-08-05T11:50:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}