A government spokesman said however that internet services will remain suspended for now. Authorities fear that insurgents and separatists will use the internet to provoke anti-India protests in the region. Continue reading
The government instructed tourists and Hindu pilgrims to leave on Aug. 2, three days before India stripped the Muslim-majority region of its statehood and decades-old semi-autonomy. Continue reading
Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said the blast was caused by a “militant attack” and occurred near the office of a civil administrator in southern town of Anantnag. Continue reading
Authorities in Indian Kashmir tightened restrictions on people’s movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests following a speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Continue reading
Modi has defended the decision to strip Kashmir of its limited autonomy as freeing the territory from separatism. Continue reading
India and Pakistan’s conflict over Kashmir dates to the late 1940s when they won independence from Britain. Continue reading
India and Pakistan both rule parts of Kashmir while claiming it in full. They have fought two wars over the region and their forces regularly trade fire across a 740-km (466-mile) Line of Control, which is the de facto border. Continue reading
Thirty Kashmiri police officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity fearing retribution from their superiors said that they have been sidelined and, in some cases, disarmed by New Delhi-based authorities Continue reading
Authorities sent the opposition leaders back to New Delhi after they waited for several hours at the airport in Srinagar, the main city in the region. Journalists were also stopped from entering. Continue reading
Schools were scheduled to reopen in Kashmir and some constraints on movement and assembly were lifted this week. Continue reading