Kashmir

In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy

3:43pm September 18, 2024

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.

The lobby of the new multiplex movie theater before afternoon screenings in Srinagar, on Oct. 1.

Cinemas have reopened in Kashmir after 2 decades — but few moviegoers are showing up

7:02am October 30, 2022

by Raksha Kumar

The cinemas, shut down after threats from separatist militants, reopened last month. Moviegoers pass through an Indian police checkpoint and are frisked at the theater entrance for bombs and weapons.

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Momos are steamed or fried dumplings stuffed with minced meat or vegetables — a popular dish in Abdul Kareem Bhat's native Tibet. He fled after the failed uprising against China in 1959. Now living in Kashmir, Bhat says that serving the dish at his restaurant not only connects him to his roots but has "brought us closer to our Kashmiri brothers."

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PHOTOS: If you had to leave home and could take only 1 keepsake, what would it be?

9:33am October 29, 2022

by NPR Special Report

We asked refugees around the world to tell us of a memento they brought to connect them to their old life even as they embarked on a new and uncertain future.

An Indian army soldier collects Indian national flags after a rally marking Indian independence in Sopore district, Baramulla, in Jammu and Kashmir, on Aug. 11.

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For Kashmiris, resolution to decades of conflict remains a distant dream

9:12am August 21, 2022

by Raksha Kumar

As India marks 75 years of independence this month, many in Jammu and Kashmir may feel there's little to celebrate. Kashmir, claimed by India and Pakistan, has seen decades of separatist violence.

Health workers carry the coffin of a victim who died Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

12 people were killed when a crowd surged at a popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir

9:01am January 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Fifteen people were also injured in the surge at the shrine on New Year's Day, officials said. Initial reports suggested an altercation between a group of devotees led to the crush.

An Indian paramilitary soldier asks a Kashmiri couple on motorcycle to leave at a temporary checkpoint during restrictions in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Friday.

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Nearly 4 Weeks Into India's Clampdown, Kashmiris Describe Protests, Jail, Uncertainty

8:01am August 31, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

The government says its priorities are "restoration of normalcy and deepening of democracy" in Indian-controlled Kashmir. But people who have left the region this month paint a different picture.

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Dr. Omar Salim Akhtar of Kashmir protested the clampdown on telephone and Internet communications by Indian authorities at a press conference on Aug. 26. He was later arrested, then released after a few hours.

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Why Doctors And Medical Journals Are Fighting Over Health Care In Kashmir

3:19pm August 30, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

There are very different perspectives on the impact the political crisis is having on the people of Kashmir. The Lancet weighed in — and an association of Indian doctors had an angry reaction.

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near a temporary check point on the road leading toward an Independence Day parade venue during lockdown in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that strippi

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India's Modi Defends Moves In Kashmir As Lockdown Continues

2:47pm August 15, 2019

by Furkan Latif Khan

India has split the state into two territories and shut off phone, Internet and cable TV service in the disputed region since early August.

An Indian paramilitary soldier orders a man to lift his robe before frisking him in Srinagar on Thursday.

Tensions Continue High Over Kashmir, With 500 Arrests And A Communications Blackout

5:00pm August 09, 2019

Indian-administered Kashmir is now in its fourth day of a communications blackout, following the government's decision to revoke its special status. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties.

Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami demonstrate in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday to protest India's policy on Kashmir.

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Pakistan Warns Of War After India's Move To End Kashmir's Special Status

10:29am August 07, 2019

Prime Minister Imran Khan said India's revoking the Muslim-majority territory's semi-autonomy will increase cross-border tensions and could lead to "ethnic cleansing" of Muslim Kashmiris.