SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) — After six years, an elected government has been sworn in in Indian-controlled Kashmir, amid concerns that its limited powers might not meet the expectations of the people. Omar Abdullah, who had previously served as a chief minister of the Muslim-majority occupied region and junior foreign minister in the Ind...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Voters in Indian-occupied Kashmir headed to the polls Tuesday in the third and final phase of a crucial election that will decide the fates of 415 candidates. More than 3.9 million voters are eligible to cast ballots for a total of 40 assembly seats across seven districts of the […]
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Polls opened early Wednesday in Indian-administered Kashmir for assembly elections, the first since 2014. Voting will be held in three phases – Sept. 18, Sept. 25 and Oct. 1 — followed by counting and results on Oct. 8. The elections are the first since India scrapped the Muslim-majority region’s ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has said that his party’s priority will be to work for the restoration of statehood to the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region held under Indian occupation, which was stripped of autonomy and downgraded into a federally ruled territory by India’s ruling Bharatiy...
India’s top court has dismissed review petitions, upholding its earlier ruling endorsing the federal government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, which is claimed by Pakistan. The court heard arguments on numerous petitions challenging the legality of the federal legislation. Last December, the court upheld the lega...
