POLITY- STATES

•Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called for the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. •He also promised free electricity

•Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk led the ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’ to demand to demand Statehood, inclusion of Ladakh under the sixth schedule of

•Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reiterated the long-standing demand to be granted special category status by the Centre. •The

•The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, bifurcated unified Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) into two States, A.P. and Telangana. •The Act did

•The Supreme Court urged Centre to give Kerala a one-time package to tide over its current financial crisis as a