Latest Kashmir News
Rescuers search for 3 missing after boat capsizes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 6
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Rescuers scrambled Tuesday to find three missing people after a boat carrying at least 15 capsized in a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing six of them, officials said. Many of the passengers were children and six people were rescued, said Bilal...
In Modi's India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are increasingly wielding strong-arm tactics to subdue political opponents and critics of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party ahead of the nationwide elections that begin this week. A decade into power, and on...
Modi visits Kashmir's main city for the first time since revoking region's semi-autonomy
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first official visit to Kashmir's main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019. Addressing a crowd in a soccer stadium in Srinagar, Modi...
Avalanche kills a Russian skier while 5 others are rescued at a resort in Indian-held Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A Russian skier was killed and five others were rescued, along with their local guide, after an avalanche hit a popular Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The officials said that at least six Russian skiers and...
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say militants fire on workers from Punjab state, killing 1
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir fired at two workers from the northern state of Punjab, killing one and wounding another, police said Wednesday. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region for the attack in Srinagar....
