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Kashmiri female students throw rocks on police during clashes in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, on April 24. (EPA)
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Indian policemen stand next to a burning handcart set on fire by demonstrators during a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Kashmir, July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Government Forces Clash with Protesters in India’s Kashmir
Hundreds of students clashed with government forces in Indian Kashmir during protests Monday against a police raid on a college, as tensions ran high in the restive region. Around 100 students were injured as police used batons and tear gas to try to quell the...Caption:
Vehicles navigate their way through a waterlogged street in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 6, 2017. (AP)
Six Dead in Avalanches Sweeping through India’s Disputed Kashmir Region
Six people were killed and two were missing on Friday in avalanches that were triggered by heavy rain and snowfall in Kashmir in northern India. Helicopters were deployed to rescue people cut off by flash floods that revived memories of 2014, when the Jhelum River...Caption:
An Indian army soldier salutes the coffins of colleagues killed in a gunbattle with militants at the army headquarters in Srinagar on September 19, 2016 ©INDIAN ARMY (AFP)
India Launches Strikes on Militants in Pakistan
India said on Thursday it had conducted “surgical strikes” on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, marking an escalation in tensions between the uneasy and nuclear-armed neighbors. Pakistan said two of its soldiers had...Caption:
Activists from the Jamaat e Islami Pakistan organisation march during a protest against killings in Indian-administered Kashmir in Islamabad on July 24, 2016. India lashed out at Pakistan on July 21, accusing its arch-rival of “supporting terrorism” after it held a day of solidarity with Kashmir following deadly violence in the disputed region. At least 45 people have been killed in clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir following the death of popular young rebel commander Burhan Wani in a gunfight with security forces on July 8. / AFP PHOTO / FAROOQ NAEEM