Boy’s killing sparks fresh clashes, curfew in Kashmir

Srinagar: Kashmir’s main city came under curfew again after thousands clashed with government forces during the funeral of boy killed in protests, police said Saturday.

Police and paramilitary troops fired tear gas, pellets and live rounds into the air to disperse the funeral procession of the 12-year-old as his body was carried to Srinagar’s ‘Martyr’s Graveyard’, a police officer said.

Residents said the boy was sprayed with pellets in the lawn outside his home, but police say he was part of anti-India protests that took place Friday.

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India to Pakistan: Stop dreaming about Kashmir

United Nations: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday told the United Nations that Pakistan should stop dreaming about capturing Kashmir because it is and will always remain an integral part of the country.

In a strong reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s address to the UN General Assembly last week, Sushma Swaraj hit out at the neighbour on the issue of terrorism and raked up the “human rights violations” in Balochistan.

She told the world body that India had offered an unconditional hand of friendship to Pakistan but got in return cross border terror attacks.

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Violence erupts in southern India after top court orders water sharing

NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Monday ordered the southern state of Karnataka to release water from a disputed river to neighbouring Tamil Nadu after violence erupted in both states over water sharing.

The Supreme Court ordered Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) per day to Tamil Nadu until Sept 20. Farmers in both states, who depend on river water to irrigate their crops, have complained of severe water shortages.

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Two anti-India protesters killed, 22 others injured in held Kashmir as clashes continue despite Eid curfew

SRINAGAR: Fresh clashes left two anti-India protesters dead and 22 others injured in India-held Kashmir (IHK) on Tuesday, police said, as a security lockdown marred Eid festivities in the troubled region.

Despite imposition of a curfew, protests took place in dozens of places in the region, with clashes reported in three locales.

Security forces fired tear gas and shotgun

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Fresh clashes in India-held Kashmir on Eid leave one anti-India protester dead, 22 others injured

SRINAGAR: Fresh clashes left one anti-India protester dead and 22 others injured in India-held Kashmir (IHK) on Tuesday, police said, as a security lockdown marred Eid festivities in the troubled region.

Despite imposition of a curfew, protests took place in dozens of places in the region, with clashes reported in three locales.

Security forces fired tear gas and shotgun pellets to

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