Voting for local government opens in Indian-controlled Kashmir …
WEB1 day ago · SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A three-phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened early Wednesday in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.. Authorities deployed thousands of additional police and paramilitary soldiers in the region’s seven southern districts ...
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
WEB1 day ago · REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo Purchase Licensing Rights. SRINAGAR, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first ...
India's Kashmir votes in first election since losing autonomy - NPR
WEB1 day ago · In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy. Paramilitary soldiers stand guard as people queue up to vote during the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir ...
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional election ... - NBC News
WEB1 day ago · By Reuters. SRINAGAR, India — Voters lined up outside polling stations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the ...
India-Pakistan: Latest news on Kashmir crisis | CNN
WEBMar 8, 2019 · When the Hindu king of Kashmir chose to join India in exchange for military protection, Jammu and Kashmir state became the only Muslim-majority state in the country.
Jammu and Kashmir election: The region goes to vote after a
WEB4 days ago · For the first time in a decade, elections are being held in 47 assembly seats of Kashmir, long marked by violence and unrest. The region, claimed by both India and Pakistan, has been the cause of ...
India investigates attack by suspected militants in Kashmir that …
WEBJun 12, 2024 · NEW DELHI (AP) — India is investigating an attack in which suspected militants fired at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing nine and injuring 33, officials said Monday. The attack caused the vehicle to fall into a deep gorge Sunday in Jammu province’s Reasi district.
Five Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir ambush - BBC
WEBFive soldiers have been killed in an ambush by suspected militants in the Kathua district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, officials say. The soldiers in military vehicles came under...
Article 370: India Supreme Court upholds repeal of Kashmir's ... - BBC
WEBThe scenic Jammu and Kashmir region was once a princely state which joined India in 1947 soon after the sub-continent was divided up at the end of British rule. Nuclear-armed neighbours India...
India scraps special status for Kashmir: Live updates | CNN
WEBAug 5, 2019 · When the Hindu king of Kashmir chose to join India in exchange for military protection, Jammu and Kashmir state became the only Muslim-majority state in the country.