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India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border, 15 killed
Nov 13, 2020 20:00At least 15 people, including five security personnel, have been killed and dozens of others wounded as Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the de facto border that divides the region between India and Pakistan.
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India says three soldiers, three pro-independence fighters killed in Kashmir gunfight
Nov 08, 2020 16:06India’s Defense Ministry says four Indian soldiers have been killed during armed clashes with independence fighters in Kashmir.
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Pakistan to upgrade status of part of Kashmir: Imran Khan
Nov 01, 2020 20:55Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government would give provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, the northern part of the larger Kashmir region.
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Assailants kill 3 ruling BJP politicians in restive Kashmir
Oct 30, 2020 09:08Gunmen in India’s restive Kashmir region have killed three local politicians from the country’s far-right ruling party with police accusing combatants fighting for independence in the disputed area bordering Pakistan.
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India enacts new laws allowing non-locals to buy land in disputed Kashmir
Oct 27, 2020 17:43Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-extremist government has been introducing major changes to the laws governing the ownership of land in the Indian-administered Kashmir since its decision to abolish the disputed Himalayan region’s autonomous status last year.
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Kashmiris commemorate Arba’een
Oct 08, 2020 22:04Like previous years, Kashmiris have commemorated Arba’een, but this year, they have imposed some restrictions on the commemoration due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amnesty says halting work in India due to govt. crackdown
Sep 29, 2020 11:26Amnesty International has halted work in India, alleging the New Delhi government has been cracking down on the human rights group for reporting rights violations.
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India rejects high status of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir
Sep 22, 2020 15:52An Indian official has rejected an assertion by Pakistan’s foreign minister that the dispute over Kashmir region is a global matter high on the agenda of the United Nations (UN).
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Clashes erupt in Indian-controlled Kashmir after 4 killed
Sep 17, 2020 11:00Hundreds of protesters have clashed with government forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir after a fire exchange that left three suspected militants and a woman dead in the disputed Himalayan region.
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Muslims protest in Kashmir over republication of Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Sep 15, 2020 08:02Muslims in Kashmir protest against the reprinting of insulting caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.