Article: India announces state elections in Kashmir

Article: Kashmir looks ahead, warily, toward crucial state ...
AP Worldstream;  September 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... grew up here and became Kashmir' s law minister, was ... someone new to run. In Kashmir, this is what politics ... fed up. Days before the state elections begin _ they will be held on four days in various Kashmir constituencies between ...

Article: Militant groups claim low voter turnout in Kashmir is a ...
AP Worldstream;  September 24, 2002 ;     452 words ... ... fighting Indian rule in Kashmir praised Kashmiris on ... called a boycott of the state elections in the disputed Himalayan ... in Indian-occupied Kashmir, said Syed Salahuddin ... The second round of state elections in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir have been marred by ...

Article: The Fear Factor.(state elections in Jammu and ...
Newsweek International;  September 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... up a ridge in Indian-ruled Kashmir. The soldier, outfitted in ... chop off our heads." The state elections in Jammu and Kashmir--which began last week and ... legitimate representatives of Kashmir, who could then help negotiate ...

Transcript: Analysis: Possible violence by Islamic militants during the ...
NPR Morning Edition;  September 23, 2002 ;     673 words ... ... Islamic militants during the state elections in Kashmir and Jammu Host: BOB EDWARDS ... the disputed Indian state of Kashmir, a second round of voting takes ... state. Separatist insurgency in Kashmir, supported by Pakistan, has ...

Article: Voters in Indian Kashmir's largest city stay away from ...
AP Worldstream;  September 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... India Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir's largest city stayed away from the ... mosque in Srinagar, the largest city in Kashmir, a lone woman was the only person who ... to the whole world that, in Jammu and Kashmir, the ballot is winning a resounding victory ...

Kashmir State Elections Continue
Getty Images;  September 27, 2002 ;     247 words ... ... Getty Images 09-27-2002 SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 27: A Kashmiri Muslim ... capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Islamic guerrillas - who have fought since 1989 for Kashmir's independence - have tried to disrupt ...

Article: India urges separatist groups to participate in Kashmir ...
AP Worldstream;  April 11, 2002 ;     441 words ... ... Thursday challenged Islamic guerrillas in Kashmir to take part in state legislative elections ... religious groups, which advocate either Kashmir's independence or merger with Islamic ... elections for the legislature of Jammu-Kashmir state in 1997 but they were marred by ...