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India To Ease Clampdown In Jammu And Kashmir In Next Few Days

India will lift restrictions on people’s movements and communication links in Kashmir in the next few days, the central government…

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In Kashmir’s Srinagar, Only A Few Celebrate India’s Independence Day

India tightened security on Thursday in disputed Kashmir, sealing off many roads with barbed wire in the main city of…

6 years ago
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Modi Trumpets Kashmir Move, But Local Support Is Scarce

Prime Minister Narendra Modi trumpeted his abolition of Kashmir’s special status in an Independence Day speech on Thursday, but there…

6 years ago
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The Silence Is The Loudest Sound In Kashmir Today

As India celebrates her 73rd year of independence from British rule, ragged children thread their way through traffic in Delhi,…

6 years ago
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Modi Trumpets Kashmir, Muslim Marriage Moves In Independence Day Speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an Independence Day speech on Thursday that spotlighted a decision to remove the special rights…

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PM Modi Announces Chief Of Defence Staff Post To Improve Military Integration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday the establishment of the post of chief of defence staff for better coordination…

6 years ago
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Families Of Kashmir Detainees In Dark About Where Or Why They Are Locked Up

Eleven days after authorities began detaining hundreds of local leaders and activists in Kashmir, fearing violence after the region’s special…

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Pakistan PM Accuses India Of Planning Military Action In Kashmir

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan used an address celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday to accuse India of planning military action…

6 years ago
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Former IAS Officer Shah Faesal Detained At Delhi Airport, Placed Under House Arrest In Kashmir

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal was detained by authorities at the Delhi airport on Wednesday and sent back to Kashmir,…

6 years ago
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Authorities Lock Down Srinagar On Eid Holiday

Indian security forces kept disputed Kashmir’s biggest city of Srinagar largely locked down on Monday, the Muslim festival of Eid…

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Eid al-Adha Prayers Peaceful In Kashmir: Police

Eid al-Adha prayers on Monday morning at various mosques in the Kashmir Valley concluded without any violence, police said. The…

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Pakistan Dedicates Eid To Kashmir After India Strips Region Of Special Status

People gathered in mosques across Pakistan on Monday to offer special prayers for Eid al-Adha, the second of Islam’s two…

6 years ago
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Hundreds Chant Anti-India Slogans In Seething Kashmir On Eve Of Eid

Hundreds of people protested in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar on Sunday against India’s decision to curb its autonomy, despite…

6 years ago
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Some Signs Of Normality Return To Kashmir, But India’s Clampdown Still Strict

For the first time in six days, India eased travel restrictions in some parts of Srinagar on Saturday, and people…

6 years ago
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Kashmir Clampdown Pushes Some In Pakistan To Discuss Rejoining Militants

Three decades ago, Ali Mohamad says he made a trip into Indian-controlled Kashmir to join a small armed militant group.…

6 years ago
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Kashmir Journalists Frustrated By Communications Blockade

Kashmir has nearly 180 English and Urdu daily newspapers, but only five are publishing these days, due to restrictions imposed…

6 years ago
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Thousands Protest In Kashmir Over New Status Despite Clampdown

Police used tear gas and pellets to fight back at least 10,000 people protesting Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for…

6 years ago
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Anger Builds In Kashmir As Friday Prayers Held Amid Security

Anger was mounting in Kashmir against India’s decision to revoke the special status of the Muslim-majority region, residents and officials…

6 years ago
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Kashmir Curfew To Be Eased For Friday Prayers: Police Chief

Indian authorities will ease a curfew in troubled Kashmir so that the Muslim-majority population can go to Friday prayers, the…

6 years ago
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Pakistan Halts Train Service To India, Bans Films Over Kashmir Change

Pakistan halted its main train service to India on Thursday and banned Indian films as it exerted diplomatic pressure on…

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Kashmir Communications Blackout Angers Some In The Indian Media

Indian authorities imposed a communications blackout on Kashmir for a fifth straight day on Friday, stopping India’s normally vibrant media…

6 years ago
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India To Hold State Assembly Elections In Jammu And Kashmir Soon: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday that elections would be held soon in…

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Men Who See New Policy As Chance To Marry Kashmiri Women Accused Of Chauvinism

Women’s rights advocates have slammed a torrent of online posts by men from across India who expressed enthusiasm about marrying…

6 years ago
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At least 300 Kashmiri Politicians Detained To Quell Protests Over Changed Status

Indian authorities have detained at least 300 politicians and separatists to quell protests in Kashmir over the withdrawal of its…

6 years ago
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Pakistan Expels Indian Ambassador As Kashmir Dispute Escalates

Pakistan said on Wednesday it would expel India’s ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its arch-rival after New Delhi stripped…

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