Restrictions in Jammu, the more peaceful Hindu-majority area in Kashmir, have already been lifted.
India will begin restoring phone lines in Kashmir on Friday evening, a top official said, after a 12-day blackout following the stripping of the region's autonomy.
"Exchange by exchange they will be switching it on. Over the weekend you will have most of these lines functioning most probably," he told reporters. Fearing an angry and potentially violent response, India deployed 10,000 additional troops, joining the half a million already there, severely restricting movement and cutting telecommunications.
Subrahmanyam said the government was aiming for the"earliest return to normalcy while ensuring that terrorist forces are given no opportunity to wreak havoc as in the past." The Indian government confirmed the clashes only after several days had passed, blaming them on stone-throwing"miscreants" and saying its forces reacted with"restraint".Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since independence from Britain in 1947.
Officials in the part of Kashmir ruled by Pakistan said Thursday that three soldiers died in Indian shelling across the Line of Control, the de facto border, with two others killed in a separate incident.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
India PM Narendra Modi's Kashmir move faces UN test after top court skips pleasNEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to scrap autonomy for Kashmir after imposing an unprecedented lockdown across the region will be tested on Friday (Aug 16) at the United Nations Security Council after India's top court deferred a case calling on the government to lift restrictions that have been in place for the past 12 days.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
India says some Kashmir restrictions easedIndia has eased some restrictions on movement in Kashmir but phones and the internet remained cut off for a 12th day on Friday, a police official ...
Read more »
Five killed in India-Pakistan border clashes as Modi hails Kashmir moveFive people were killed in cross-border fire between India and Pakistan, officials said Thursday, amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals since New Delhi controversially stripped contested Kashmir of its autonomy. Skirmishes are frequent across the so-called Line of Control (LoC),
Read more »
Pakistan observes 'Black Day' for Kashmir as India celebrates independencePakistan observed a 'Black Day' on Thursday to coincide with India's Independence Day celebrations, in protest at New Delhi's decision to revoke ...
Read more »
Fate of India-Pak Davis Cup tie to be decided after MondayMUMBAI: The All India Tennis Association will discuss its concerns over next month's Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan with security ...
Read more »
No medicine, baby food, cash after India shuts down Kashmir's Internet accessMUMBAI (NYTIMES) - Mr Masroor Nazir, a pharmacist in Kashmir's biggest city, Srinagar, has some advice for people in the region: Do not get sick, because he may not have any medicine left to help.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »