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Coverage dated August 15, 2024

Indian-administered Kashmir to hold first local polls in a decade

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Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir will hold local elections for the first time in a decade, the head of the electoral commission said Friday, after

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  1. Washington Times

    India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years (opens Washington Times)

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    India on Friday announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territo…

  2. Digital Journal

    Indian-administered Kashmir to hold first local polls in a decade (opens Digital Journal)

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    Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir will hold local elections for the first time in a decade, the head of the electoral commission said Friday, after

  3. Deutsche Welle

    India to hold assembly elections in disputed Kashmir – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The elections will be staggered over a two-week period, starting on September 18. The regional assembly will have few legislative powers, though, with only nominal control over education and culture.

  4. Newsweek

    India announces first Kashmir assembly elections in 10 years (opens Newsweek)

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    Kashmir had it's last assembly election in 2014 when the People's Democratic Party ruled in a coalition with Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.

  5. Al Jazeera

    India-administered Kashmir to hold first local elections in a decade (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Nearly nine million people are registered to vote in the polls from September 18 for the 90-member legislative assembly.

  6. The Republic

    India to hold local polls in disputed Kashmir from Sept. 18, 5 years after revoking its autonomy (opens The Republic)

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    SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India on Friday announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir that will start on Sept. 18, the first since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled ter…

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