Kashmir
Troops let Muslims walk to mosques in Indian-ruled Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 12 (AP/UNB) — 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 on Monday during an unprecedented security lockdown that still forced most people in the disputed region to stay indoors on the Islamic holy day.
India eases restrictions in Kashmir for Islamic festival
New Delhi, Aug 11 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir said they eased restrictions in the region's main city for a third straight day on Sunday ahead of a major Islamic festival, following India's move to strip the region of its constitutional autonomy and impose an indefinite curfew.
India to bring supplies to Kashmir; Pakistan to go to UN
New Delhi, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region remained in a lockdown Saturday following India's decision to strip it of its constitutional autonomy.
India to bring in food supplies to Kashmir as curfew stays
New Delhi, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region remained in a lockdown following India's decision to strip it of its constitutional autonomy.
India to bring in food supplies to Kashmir as curfew stays
New Delhi, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region remained in a lockdown following India's decision to strip it of its constitutional autonomy.
Kashmir curfew partially eased for prayers amid lockdown
New Delhi, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — A strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir in effect for a fifth day was eased Friday to allow residents to pray at mosques, officials said, but some protests still broke out in the disputed region despite thousands of security forces in the streets as tensions remained high with neighboring Pakistan.
Pakistani foreign minister visiting China to discuss Kashmir
Islamabad, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan's foreign minister is visiting China as part of efforts to pressure India to reverse its decision revoking the special status of the disputed region of Kashmir.
Indian PM: Changes in Kashmir will free it from 'terrorism'
New Delhi, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the nation Thursday night that he stripped the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir of its statehood and special constitutional status to free the disputed region of "terrorism and separatism."
No phone calls, no groceries: Kashmir on edge under lockdown
Srinagar, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — Tens of thousands of government forces in riot gear patrol Indian-controlled Kashmir. Streets lined with shuttered shops are deserted, steel barricades and razor wire cutting off neighborhoods. An eerie silence is broken by an occasional security vehicle whizzing past or the cawing of crows.
Modi's Hindu vision of India sees smooth passage on Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Hindu India has taken a leap forward with his government's decision to subsume Muslim-majority Kashmir into the federal government by eliminating its special status and allowing anyone to buy property and move into the state, raising fears among residents that they will lose their distinct identity.