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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.
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
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
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,
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.
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
SRINAGAR, Sept 18 (Reuters) - 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 ...
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.
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They boycotted elections for over 30 years to ‘free Kashmir’. Now they want people to vote
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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 ...
Dawn2d
Pakistani leaders reject ‘farcical’ India-held Kashmir polls
ISLAMABAD: Leaders from across the country on Wednesday categorically rejected the elections to the Legislative Assembly ...
U.S. News & World Report4d
In India's Kashmir, Former Separatists Take Struggle to the Ballot Box
In India's Kashmir, Former Separatists Take Struggle to the Ballot Box By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) - When former Kashmiri independence advocate Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik filed ...
Nikkei Asia3d
India's Kashmir holds first assembly election in a decade
NEW DELHI -- Northern India's Jammu and Kashmir region kicked off its first legislative assembly polls in about a decade on Wednesday, with local demands for restoration of the region's special ...
Reuters3d
In India's Kashmir, former separatists take struggle to the ballot box
Ten Kashimri separatists contesting election Separatists vow to push for return of semi-autonomy India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of semi-autonomy in 2019 SRINAGAR, Sept 17 (Reuters) - When former ...
Meet Kashmir's first female IAS officer, who left MBBS, cleared UPSC twice
The best way to predict the future is to create it; Ruveda Salam has made history by doing just that. Salam is the first ...
'Jammu-Kashmir Assembly election going to end rule of three families': Amit Shah in Mendhar | VIDEO
Home Minister said that the work of spreading and promoting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 90s was done by the ...