Streets deserted, people in dread as India divides occupied Kashmir.

SRINAGAR -- Shops and offices were shut in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK) on Thursday and the streets largely deserted as federal authorities formally revoked the restive area's constitutional autonomy and split it into two federal territories. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision in August to change occupied Kashmir's status and tighten its grip over the region has stoked anger and resentment among Kashmiris. Just after midnight on Wednesday, the federal government's orders went...

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