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Crowd stampede at popular Hindu shrine kills at least 12 in KashmirA 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.WorldJan 1, 2022
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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 hospitalWorldJun 3, 2021
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6 political parties in India vow to fight to restore Kashmir’s autonomyFour 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.PoliticsAug 22, 2020
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Coronavirus security restrictions enforced in Kashmir 1 year after autonomy was strippedOfficials 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.HealthAug 5, 2020
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International diplomats visit Kashmir to assess situation following shutdownRepresentatives from countries including Germany, Canada, France, New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Afghanistan and Austria are on a two-day visit.WorldFeb 12, 2020
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Gunfire at Kashmir border kills 2 Pakistanis, 2 Indians: officialsThe two nuclear-armed neighbours have two of their three wars over Kashmir after gaining independence from British rule in 1947.WorldDec 26, 2019
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India, China exchange fighting words over Jammu and Kashmir divisionIndia and China fought a war in 1962 and since then have been unable to resolve their border dispute.Oct 31, 2019
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India to break up Jammu and Kashmir — here’s what that meansJammu 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.PoliticsOct 30, 2019
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European delegates arrive in Kashmir to assess living conditionsThe group, drawn from 11 countries, will assess the situation in Kashmir, Indian officials said Monday.WorldOct 29, 2019
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India holds elections in Kashmir, despite boycott by most partiesBut as the crackdown continues, Kashmiris have quietly refused to resume their normal lives, confounding India at their own economic expense.WorldOct 24, 2019
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