{"id":3822,"date":"2019-10-15T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/?p=3822"},"modified":"2019-10-15T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T17:45:00","slug":"kashmir-under-lockdown-all-the-latest-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2019\/10\/15\/kashmir-under-lockdown-all-the-latest-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir under lockdown: All the latest updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Indian government revoked the special status accorded to Indian-administered Kashmir<\/a> in its constitution, the most far-reaching political move on the disputed region in nearly 70 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A presidential decree issued on August 5 revoked Article 370<\/a> of India’s constitution that guaranteed special rights to the Muslim-majority state, including the right to its own constitution and autonomy to make laws on all matters except defence, communications and foreign affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the lead-up to the move, India<\/a> sent thousands of additional troops to the disputed region, imposed a crippling curfew, shut down telecommunications and internet, and arrested political leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move has worsened the already-heightened tensions with neighbouring Pakistan<\/a>, which downgraded its diplomatic relations with India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India and Pakistan claim Kashmir in full but rule it in part. The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought two of their three wars over the disputed territory. A rebellion in Indian-administered Kashmir has been ongoing for 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the latest updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, October 15<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

India suspends SMS services after trucker killed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Text messaging services were blocked in Indian-administered Kashmir, only hours after being restored when a truck driver was killed by suspected armed rebels who then set his vehicle ablaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities said SMS services were cut on Monday night following the attack on the driver of a truck carrying apples in the district of Shopian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security sources said the decision to cut text services was taken to reduce the ability of armed rebels to communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, October 14<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JKLF’s hunger strike near LoC over India’s Kashmir move<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At least 32 activists of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) have begun a hunger strike at a sit-in protest in the village of Jaskool in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, about 10km from the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Indian and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a JKLF spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muhammad Rafiq Dar, the JKLF spokesperson, said the participants would abstain from food or drink for 24 hours at the protest camp in Jaskool, in protest against India’s revocation of Article 370 and Pakistan’s refusal to allow the Kashmiri protesters to cross the LoC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Dar and other JKLF leaders led a march of hundreds across the length of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, culminating in their desire to cross the LoC at Chakothi and march onwards to Srinagar. When Pakistani authorities placed road blocks to stop the protesters, negotiations ensued, with the demonstrators deciding to hold a sit-in until they were allowed to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-paid cellphone connections restored in Kashmir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

India says it has restored call facilities on post-paid cellphone connections in Indian-administered Kashmir more than two months after it downgraded the region’s semi-autonomy and imposed a security and communications lockdown, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ban on more than two million prepaid mobile connections and internet services will continue. The move to restore post-paid mobile services comes at a time when civil disobedience against India’s surprise move has continued despite authorities ending some restrictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, October 13<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Modi: Kashmir situation will normalise in 4 months<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At a rally in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it would take four months for Jammu and Kashmir state to return to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I assure you that it won’t take more than four months to normalise the abnormal situation that has persisted there for 40 years,” Modi said at the rally, speaking in Hindi. “Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh aren’t just a piece of land for us,” Modi said, referring to the region bordering China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although many curbs, including those on movement have been eased, mobile telephone and internet connections in the Kashmir valley, home to around seven million people, remain cut off. Some mobile phone connections were expected to be restored on Monday, the government said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, October 12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

India to ease mobile phone shutdown in Kashmir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most mobile phone connections in Indian-administered Kashmir will be restored, the Indian government has said, after more than two months. Indian government spokesman Rohit Kansal said the decision was taken after a review of events in the disputed Himalayan region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All post-paid mobile phones irrespective of the telecom service provider will stand restored and be functional from noon on Monday,” he told a news conference, adding that the measure would apply to all districts of Indian-administered Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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