Indian Kashmir votes in final round of regional polls

Indian-administered Kashmir was voting Tuesday in the third and final round of polls to elect its first government since the insurgency-wracked territory was brought under New Delhi's direct control.

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An Indian security personnel stands guard as voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the third and final phase of voting for local assembly elections, in Bandipora on October 1, 2024. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP

2024-10-01 15:42:02

Indian-administered Kashmir was voting Tuesday in the third and final round of polls to elect its first government since the insurgency-wracked territory was brought under New Delhi's direct control.

Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government cancelled Kashmir's partial autonomy in 2019, a sudden decision accompanied by mass arrests and a months-long communication blackout.

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