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AP PHOTOS: Indian soldiers drill for counterinsurgency amid rise in rebel attacks in Kashmir

In the remote Himalayas, tens of thousands of Indian soldiers maintain a tight vigil along the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. The terrain is tough and the weather is harsh as the soldiers go through counterinsurgency drills and tactical exercises following months…

The Independent UK

Protesters in Pakistan-held Kashmir mark 5th anniversary of India stripping region of semi-autonomy

Hundreds of angry people have taken to the streets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to mark the fifth anniversary of India’s decision to strip the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and take direct control of it

The Independent UK

‘New wave’: Why suspected rebel attacks are rising in Kashmir’s Jammu area

For decades, Jammu was mostly peaceful, even amid clashes in other parts of Indian-administered Kashmir. Not anymore.

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Kashmir records highest July temperatures in 25 years amid heat wave

Kashmir has been reeling under intense heat wave with several places in the valley recording their highest July temperature in 25 years on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India's Strategic Railway Bridge Closes The Gap To Kashmir

Soaring high across a gorge in the rugged Himalayas, a newly finished bridge will soon help India entrench control of disputed Kashmir and meet a rising strategic threat from China.

International Business Times

Two Indian soldiers, six rebels killed in Kashmir gun battles

Authorities in the disputed territory say they ‘carried out two different operations’ in two villages in Kulgam.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Modi vs ‘anti-India’ diaspora: For a Labour govt, balancing act will be key in UK-India ties

In September 2019, weeks after the Modi government in India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status through unilateral constitutional changes, the British Labour Party adopted a resolution at its annual conference condemning “the recent actions of the Government of India to revoke Article 370 and 35A of the…

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General Upendra Dwivedi takes over as 30th Army Chief

The new Chief of the Indian Army belongs to the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and was Vice-Chief of Army Staff from February this year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian author Arundhati Roy wins this year’s PEN Pinter Prize

Award comes two weeks after Indian officials allowed prosecution of Roy on terror charges over comments made 14 years ago

The Independent UK

Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter prize amid prosecution threat over Kashmir comments

The announcement comes two weeks after Indian officials granted permission to prosecute the writer over comments she made 14 years ago

The Guardian - UK

The hounding of Arundhati Roy shows there’s still no room for dissent in India

Some thought the BJP’s reduced majority after recent elections would humble it. Tell that to the Booker prize-winning author, says writer Salil Tripathi

The Guardian - UK

India's Modi Leads Yoga Day Celebration In Muslim-majority Kashmir

The exercises in Srinagar, capital of the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory, marked the 10th international yoga day, Modi's own brainchild.

International Business Times

Arundhati Roy ‘anti-terror’ charge part of a push to silence Modi’s critics

Narendra Modi recently won a third term as Indian prime minister after his BJP was party was returned to power, albeit as part of a minority government leading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition. Having expected to win another majority from which to pursue his Hindu nationalist – or Hindutva…

The Conversation

The prosecution of Arundhati Roy is business as usual for the Modi government – and bad news for freedom of expression in India

Earlier this month, Narendra Modi was elected India’s prime minister for the third consecutive time.

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Will India’s Modi break the ice with Pakistan in his third term?

It’s unlikely, say analysts. India has little incentive to seek to improve ties with Pakistan at the moment.

The Guardian - UK

India: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarks

Official from ruling BJP party allows action against Booker winner under controversial anti-terrorism law

The Independent UK

Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under anti-terror laws in India

Roy faces charges over a speech she gave about Kashmir in 2010

Al Jazeera

‘Vote against jail’: How two Modi critics won India election from prison

In Kashmir and Punjab, candidates jailed for being alleged national security threats have won. What does that say?

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Impact on Amarnath yatra, assembly poll plan: J&K attacks pose early test for Modi 3.0, opposition

“Anything can happen.” In Jammu and Kashmir, this is how most people frame the uncertainty that surrounds their lives. If the peaceful conduct of elections with no calls for boycott and the highest turnouts in four decades was seen as the turning of a corner in the former state, a…

The Canberra Times

Public housing flats restored with retro charm

Take a tour through the newly renovated bachelor flats.

International Business Times

India Hunts Kashmir Militants After Hindu Pilgrim Attack

Soldiers in India-administered Kashmir carried out a large-scale manhunt on Monday, the government said, a day after nine Hindu pilgrims were killed in one of the deadliest recent attacks on civilians.

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J-K: Search operation underway in Reasi after terror attack

The Indian Army launched a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi on Monday morning following the attack on a bus coming from Shiv Khori. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pakistani Woman Arrested In Kashmir For Daughter's Murder

Pakistani woman arrested in Kashmir for daughter's murder in Italy due to refusal of arranged marriage, shedding light on honor killings and immigrant wome...

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Ajay Devgn thanks J-K officials, locals for support during 'Singham Again' shoot in Valley

As he completed one of the main schedules of 'Singham Again' in Kashmir, actor Ajay Devgn expressed his gratitude to the officials and local people in the Valley for the support they provided to the team to conduct the film's shoot smoothly. Read further on Dynamite News:

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J-K: Meet Mohammad Shafi, for whom pottery is a way of life

Mohammad Shafi, a 77-year-old resident of Langa village in Panchayat Marta, Ramnagar tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, has dedicated his life to pottery, preserving this fading art. Read further on Dynamite News:

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