Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India's stripping of region's autonomy wins most seats in election
Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy has won most seats in a local election
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Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy has won most seats in a local election
A key resistance leader in Indian-controlled Kashmir says the regional polls to choose a local government will not resolve the decades-old conflict over the disputed region
Voting has begun in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the final phase of an election to choose a local government
Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir have voted in the second phase of a staggered election for a local government, which were not boycotted by separatists like last few elections
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
For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule
Residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir are gearing up for their first regional election in a decade that will allow them to have their own truncated government, also known as a local assembly, instead of remaining under New Delhi’s direct rule
India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory
For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China
A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages
India’s top court has upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs