World (AP)

Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir choose local government for first time since losing autonomy | AP News

Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir choose local government for first time since losing autonomy | AP News

Security was tight on Wednesday as a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. (AP video shot by Mehraj Ud Din and Channi Anand)

Security was tight on Wednesday as a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. (AP video shot by Mehraj Ud Din and Channi Anand)