As a complete security lockdown in occupied Kashmir entered its fourth day on Thursday, reports emerged that hundreds of poor migrant workers have begun fleeing the Himalayan region to return to their far-away villages in northern and eastern India. Migrant workers in occupied Kashmir complained on Wednesday that their Kashmiri employers didn’t pay them any […]
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Five separatists among nine killed in IHK firing
Five separatists, two Indian Army soldiers and two civilians were killed on Thursday during a gunfight in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) that triggered anti-India protests and clashes, officials and residents said. The gun battle broke out in a neighbourhood in southern Pulwama town as police and soldiers scoured the area for separatists, said Col Rajesh Kalia, […]
Indian air defence may have shot down helicopter in IHK
Investigators in India have found that an Indian air defence missile was fired shortly before the crash of a Mi17 V5 helicopter in Budgam, near Srinagar, on February 27, the Economic Times reported. At least seven people, including six security forces personnel, were killed when an Indian helicopter Mi-17 V5 crashed in Indian-held Kashmir on […]