India’s VPN ban in Kashmir ‘adds to psychological pressure’, say residents
Government orders a sweeping ban on VPNs for two months in the disputed region, citing ‘threats to national security’.
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How a star-studded Kashmir cricket league bombed as organisers fled
Billed as Kashmir’s biggest ever cricket show, the collapsed event has left a trail of questions, sense of betrayal.
How Ladakh protest leader Sonam Wangchuk went from Indian hero to ‘traitor’
Wangchuk, a celebrated innovator, inspired a Bollywood megahit. Now he’s being accused of challenging the Indian state.
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Why has Pakistan-administered Kashmir erupted in protest again?
Communications blackout and deadly clashes grip the region as protesters present 38 demands to the government.
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Yasin Malik, Kashmir’s best-known separatist, an Indian intelligence asset?
In an affidavit whose contents have gripped India, Malik claims he worked with multiple Indian prime ministers, agents.
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‘Bloodiest day’: How Gen-Z protest wave hit India’s Ladakh, killing four
Protesters, until now peaceful, have been demanding statehood and special protections for the region bordering China.
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‘Gone to waste’: Kashmir growers watch apples rot as key highway is blocked
The Kashmir region contributes almost 80 percent of India’s apples. But 4,000 trucks carrying them stand stranded.
Has India ‘weaponised water’ to deliberately flood Pakistan?
Pakistan blames India for floods that have killed hundreds, but experts urge focus on climate change.
![Both the Indian and Pakistani sides of their disputed border have seen extensive flooding that has resulted in hundreds of deaths [Danish Ismail/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2014-09-20T120000Z_498803591_GM1EA9K1MFI01_RTRMADP_3_SOUTHASIA-FLOOD-1756451295.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Kashmir’s top cleric was a fiery freedom advocate. Now he preaches patience
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s changed tone reflects a changed Kashmir where space for dissent has shrunk, say analysts.
‘Everything has been lost’: Kashmir floods, landslides kill dozens
Overflowing rivers devastate communities, prompt questions about whether lessons from past floods were ever learned.
Stranded pilgrims are helped across a water channel using a makeshift bridge a day after flash floods in Chositi village, Kishtwar district. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
Buildings damaged by the flash floods are seen in Chositi village, Kishtwar district, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
Indian rescue teams dig through mud searching for victims, a day after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
Dozens more are missing, including Hindu pilgrims who were visiting a shrine, after torrents of water and mud driven by intense rain tore through the village in Kishtwar district in Indian-administered Kashmir. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
Officials said the floods destroyed the main community kitchen established for pilgrims, along with dozens of vehicles and motorcycles. More than 200 pilgrims were in the kitchen when the flood struck, which also damaged or washed away numerous homes clustered in the foothills. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
Heavy earthmovers were brought to the disaster area to dig through deep mud, huge boulders and rubble that the flood brought down the mountainside. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel carry out a rescue operation after Thursday's flash floods, in Chositi village. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
Emergency kit including ropes and digging tools were being taken to the disaster site, with the army supporting other rescue teams. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
Floods and landslides are common during the June-September monsoon season, but experts say climate change, coupled with poorly planned development, is increasing their frequency, severity and impact. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]
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