India, Kashmir
India's Jammu and Kashmir holds first regional elections in decade
India’s troubled region of Jammu and Kashmir saw a brisk turnout amid tight security as voters cast their ballots on Wednesday in the first regional legislative elections in a decade. The region, which has seen years of separatist violence and is at the centre of a dispute between India and Pakistan,
India must end repression of dissent in Jammu and Kashmir: Amnesty International
Amnesty International issued a statement urging Indian authorities to end the ongoing repression of dissent in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Wednesday marks the first day of state-level elections
Opinion
South Kashmir Votes Against BJP, But Key INDIA Ally Likely to Lose
The Srinagar leg of PM Modi’s J&K tour saw him addressing the voters in Kashmir where he appeared to caution them against the alleged perfidy of the Valley’s three major mainstream political parties.
India's disputed Kashmir votes after special status scrapped
Indian-administered Kashmir votes on Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan.
Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the main city in Himalayan Kashmir to campaign for his party in the staggered local election in the first such vote since New Delhi stripped the disput
Kashmir is holding its first state elections since India brought it under direct rule
Residents of India-administered Kashmir begin voting in the first regional elections in a decade. It comes years after India's government stripped away the territory’s statehood.
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
Voters queued 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 Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.
In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory's statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019.
Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
The first leg of a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has concluded in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
PM Modi says high turnout in J&K assembly polls reflects a Naya Kashmir
PM Modi praised the historic voter turnout in J&K assembly polls, promising development and statehood, while criticizing dynastic politics in the region.
Jammu And Kashmir Elections: PM Modi Slams 'Dynastic Politics', Says Voter Turnout A Sign Of Rejection Of Terror
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took on the 'dynastic politics' of Congress, National Conference and People's Democratic Party (PDP) as he held rally in Srinagar in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates.
Deccan Herald1d
DH Evening Brief | Modi says youth in Kashmir today have books in hand and not stones; Pannun files lawsuit against Government of India
Sikhs for Justice leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has filed a lawsuit in a federal US court against the Government of India, ...
Kashmir Life15h
Kashmir Mourns Loss of Mohammad Shafi Pandit, its First Muslim IAS Officer
Kashmir mourns loss of Mohd Shafi Pandit, first Kashmiri Muslim to join the IAS, known for his service, and dedication to the ...
In India's Kashmir, former separatists take struggle to the ballot box
When former Kashmiri independence advocate Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik filed nomination papers for the Jammu and Kashmir's ...
Dawn1d
Pakistani leaders reject ‘farcical’ India-held Kashmir polls
ISLAMABAD: Leaders from across the country on Wednesday categorically rejected the elections to the Legislative Assembly ...
Dunya News1h
India holds polls in occupied Kashmir amid curbs on civil liberties, rising economic woes
(AFP) – Indian-occupied Kashmir voted on Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special ...
Kashmir Life2h
Kashmir Would Be Part of Pakistan Had National Conference Not Being Around, Farooq Abdullah Says In Udhampur
In a pointed response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statements, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) ...
Mid-Day on MSN1h
Farooq Abdullah blames 1989, 1999 terror deals for Jammu and Kashmir unrest
NC chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the release of terrorists in exchange ...
Foreign Policy19h
Kashmir, Five Years On
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