Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir are restoring phone services after a security crackdown following a decision to downgrade the majority-Muslim region’s autonomy.
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Hundreds defy restrictions to join protests in Kashmir
Hundreds of people protested against an unprecedented security crackdown and clashed with police on Friday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as India’s government said it was constantly reviewing the situation in the disputed region.
Indian PM defends Kashmir changes in independence day speech
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used an independence day speech to defend his government’s controversial decision to strip the disputed Kashmir region of its statehood and special constitutional provisions.
Muslims in India-controlled Kashmir allowed to walk to mosques for Eid festival
Troops in India-administered Kashmir allowed some Muslims to walk to local mosques alone or in pairs to pray for the Eid al-Adha festival during an unprecedented security crackdown that still forced most people in the disputed region to stay indoors on the Islamic holy day.
India eases restrictions in Kashmir for Eid
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have eased restrictions in most parts of Srinagar, the main city, ahead of an Islamic festival following India’s decision to strip the region of its constitutional autonomy.
Flash floods and mudslides leave 66 dead in India
At least 66 people have died and some 260,000 have moved to relief camps after flash floods and mudslides caused by days of torrential rain in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka.
Curfew eased in Kashmir’s main city for Friday prayers
A curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir in effect for a fifth day was eased on Friday to allow residents to pray at mosques, officials said, but some protests broke out in the disputed region despite thousands of security forces in the streets as tensions remained high with Pakistan.
Worldwide tuberculosis epidemic ‘leaving legacy of chronic lung disease’
More than a third of patients successfully cured of tuberculosis (TB) have developed permanent lung damage, according to new research.
Security lockdown in Kashmir as India votes to remove region’s special status
Indian MPs have passed a bill that strips statehood from the Indian-administered part of Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed territory.
Imran Khan warns India and Pakistan could go to war over Kashmir tensions
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has asked the world community to take notice of Indian moves to change the status of the disputed Kashmir region, and warned that Islamabad and New Delhi could go to war if India repeats a military strike inside his country.
Indian parliament expected to ratify bill to split Kashmir
Indian MPs are set to ratify a bill downgrading the governance of the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir as an indefinite security lockdown continues in the disputed Himalayan region.