Kashmir

• Crowd stampede at popular Hindu shrine kills at least 12 in Kashmir

  A crowd surge at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 12 people and injured 15 others on New Year's Day, officials said.

  World

  Jan 1, 2022
  
• Indian politician killed by assailants in Kashmir, police blame ‘terrorists’

  The unidentified assailants fired at Rakesh Pandita late Wednesday in the southern town of Tral, where he was visiting a friend, police said. He was declared dead in a hospital

  World

  Jun 3, 2021
  
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• 6 political parties in India vow to fight to restore Kashmir’s autonomy

  Four pro-India Kashmiri political parties and two Indian political parties, including the main opposition Congress Party, said in a joint statement that India's move "unrecognizably changed the relationship" between the region and New Delhi.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2020
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• Coronavirus security restrictions enforced in Kashmir 1 year after autonomy was stripped

  Officials lifted a curfew in the restive region's main city of Srinagar late Tuesday, but said restrictions on public movement, transport and commercial activities would continue because of the coronavirus pandemic.

  Health

  Aug 5, 2020
• International diplomats visit Kashmir to assess situation following shutdown

  Representatives from countries including Germany, Canada, France, New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Afghanistan and Austria are on a two-day visit.

  World

  Feb 12, 2020
• Gunfire at Kashmir border kills 2 Pakistanis, 2 Indians: officials

  The two nuclear-armed neighbours have two of their three wars over Kashmir after gaining independence from British rule in 1947.

  World

  Dec 26, 2019
• India, China exchange fighting words over Jammu and Kashmir division

  India and China fought a war in 1962 and since then have been unable to resolve their border dispute.

  Oct 31, 2019
• India to break up Jammu and Kashmir — here’s what that means

  Jammu and Kashmir will be clubbed as one union territory with some 12.2 million people and Ladakh, with a population of less than 300,000 spun off into another.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2019
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• European delegates arrive in Kashmir to assess living conditions

  The group, drawn from 11 countries, will assess the situation in Kashmir, Indian officials said Monday.

  World

  Oct 29, 2019
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• India holds elections in Kashmir, despite boycott by most parties

  But as the crackdown continues, Kashmiris have quietly refused to resume their normal lives, confounding India at their own economic expense.

  World

  Oct 24, 2019