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  • Archive for August, 1984

    Six shot dead, 70 hurt in Kashmir protests after Farooq's dismissal

    SRINAGAR, Aug 2 (1984): India's largest summer resort was put under curfew after six people were killed and 70 were hurt in clashes yesterday over the dismissal of the Jammu and Kashmir province's chief minister, Farouq Abdullah, police said. Witnesses said dozens of foreign tourists rushed to airline offices to get flights out of Srinagar when they learned of the clashes. Paramilitary forces patrolled the city after violence erupted between police and Abdullah supporters near the headquarters of his...

    Posted 10524 days ago.

    Gandhi's foes in Kashmir furious, Shah wins confindence vote

    SRINAGAR, Aug 1 (1984): Fistfights broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir state legislative assembly over a vote which confirmed the dismissal of Farooq Abdullah as chief minister. Dozens of punches were thrown and security guards removed the Assembly speaker, an Abdullah supporter, prompting a walkout by Mr. Abdullah and his supporters. It was an unprecedented scene in Kashmir legislature. Paramilitary troops ringed the parliament during the proceedings, and Srinagar, India's best-known tourist resort,...

    Posted 10525 days ago.