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Topographic map of Kashmir K2, a peak in the Karakoram range, is the second highest mountain in the world. The Kashmir region lies between latitudes 32° and 36° N, and longitudes 74° and 80° E. It has an area of 68,000 sq mi (180,000 km 2).
Aug 8, 2019 · India's parliament has now passed a bill splitting Indian-administered Kashmir into two territories governed directly by Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir, and remote, mountainous Ladakh.
3 days ago · Kashmir is a region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. Claimed by both India and Pakistan, the region has remained a source of tension since the partition of 1947 and was the focus of two wars between them.
The spread of Islam in Kashmir began during the 13th century, accelerated under Muslim rule during the 14th and 15th centuries, and led to the eventual decline of the Kashmir Shaivism in Kashmir. In 1339, Shah Mir became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir, inaugurating the Shah Mir dynasty .
This is the first general election since India ended the special status of Kashmir in 2019.
Dec 24, 2019 · But Kashmir is a region used to upheaval: India and Pakistan fought three wars here since their independence from British colonial rule in 1947, and a Pakistan-backed Islamist insurgency has been...
Mar 2, 2019 · The Kashmir conflict: How did it start? The dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir was sparked by a fateful decision in 1947, and has resulted in decades of violence, including two...
Jul 8, 2024 · Various rebel groups have been fighting since 1989 for Kashmir’s independence from India or seeking to merge it with Pakistan, which most Muslim Kashmiri residents in the Indian-controlled sector support. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict. SHEIKH SAALIQ. Saaliq is a reporter based in New Delhi, India twitter mailto ...
Aug 5, 2019 · India has announced plans to change the way Indian-controlled Kashmir is administered. Thousands of new troops have been deployed and prominent politicians are under house arrest. Get live...
1 day ago · The militants who are believed to have escaped after killing four Indian Army personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda on Monday night had a brief exchange of fire with security forces during the early hours of Wednesday in a forested area of the district.. According to sources, the exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants took place around 1 am when they opened fire on the search parties in the Bhatta Dessa forests of Doda.
