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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Voters ignore violence, turn out in high numbers in India's Kashmir

Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections at Lar By Fayaz Bukhari HANDWARA, India (Reuters) - Soldiers killed at least three militants near the border with Pakistan in the Indian state of Kashmir on Tuesday but the gun battle did not deter voters who have turned out in high numbers in a closely watched state election. India has stepped up security in Kashmir as it tries to prevent disruption of voting in the region, where a revolt against Indian rule has simmered for a quarter of a century. The Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes to take control of the assembly in the Muslim-majority region for the first time. ...




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