Thousands of migrant workers in Kashmir moved to secure locations, hundreds flee
Srinagar, India Reuters Indian authorities have moved thousands of migrant workers in Kashmir to safer locations, while hundreds have fled the Himalayan valley after a wave of targeted killings, two security officials said on Monday. Suspected militants have killed 11 civilians, including five migrant workers, in Kashmir since early October despite a widespread security crackdown […]
Barricades and books: life in restive Kashmir neighbourhood
Srinagar, IndiaReuters Few people step outside Anchar, a neighbourhood ringed by steel barricades and razor wire in Indian Kashmir, where police have imposed a weeks-long regionwide clampdown to stifle protests. The densely-populated, working class area in the main city, Srinagar, is a pocket of resistance to India’s removal in early August of special status for […]