Kashmir
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The girls of my Himalayan valley are not victims – education is the only bridge they need out of their isolation | Amreen Qadir
In my tribe, the Dard Shin, girls’ dreams are often over by 13. It is time we cleared a path towards them all …
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Blast from confiscated explosives at police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills nine
The accidental explosion comes days after a deadly car blast in New Delhi which killed at least eight people n…
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Kashmir is focus of arrests after Delhi car blast linked to ‘terror module’
Investigators believe an explosion that killed 13 people may be linked to group operating in the disputed regi…
- Global development, Global health, Health, India, Infant and child mortality, Kashmir, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Mongolia, Pastoralism, Society, South and Central Asia, United Nations, Women, World Health Organization, World news
Born in the forest: the women giving birth alone in the Kashmiri mountains
Far from hospitals, nomadic Gujjar women routinely go into labour – and die – on their herder communities’ lon…
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Ladakh statehood activist arrested days after violent crackdown by Modi
Sonam Wangchuk, who has been agitating against the government, was on his way to speak at a press briefingA re…
- Cricket, India, India cricket team, Kashmir, Pakistan, Pakistan cricket team, South and Central Asia, Sport, World news
‘Cricket diplomacy’ collapses as India-Pakistan hostility enters field of play
Indian players refuse to shake hands with Pakistani counterparts after Asia Cup match, in sign that traditiona…
- Climate crisis, Extreme weather, Flooding, India, Kashmir, Landslides, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst
Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in In…
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Dozens dead and hundreds missing after cloudburst triggers flood in Kashmir – video
At least 34 people died and more than 200 were missing after heavy rain caused a flash flood in Indian Kashmir…
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Arundhati Roy works among dozens of books banned in Indian-administered Kashmir
Censorship order accuses books of promoting ‘false narrative and secessionism’ in disputed territoryThe govern…
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Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades
Wular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after …
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Diljit Dosanjh is one of the biggest Asian stars in the world. So why can’t Indian cinemagoers see his latest film?
Sardaar Ji 3 is breaking box office records despite not being released to its most famous actor’s home audienc…
- Digital media, Imran Khan, India, Kashmir, Media, Pakistan, Social media, South and Central Asia, Technology, War reporting, World news
How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan
Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’As missile…
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Indian troops shoot dead Pakistani man crossing frontier, officials say
Incident next to Gujarat border comes two weeks after four-day conflict between the two countriesIndian border…
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Uneasy India-Pakistan ceasefire holds but is a return to war inevitable?
Trump’s interventions have infuriated India, which has emerged from conflict not as triumphant as it had hoped…
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‘I pray this calm lasts’: fear lingers in Kashmir amid uneasy peace
Residents of India-administered Kashmir worry root cause of conflict remains and return of violence is inevita…