Srinagar, Kashmir. 15 August 2019. Satya Pal Malik, the current Governor of the Jammu and Kashmir State leads India's Independence day celebrations in the Sher-E-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, while Indian paramilitary troops stand alert as a severe curfew continues in Indian administered Kashmir. The curfew and communication clampdown was put in place in the Kashmir Valley on 5 th August since the central government’s abolition of Article 370, which granted the Jammu and Kashmir state a special status. Tight security was placed across Indian Kashmir to thwart any protests in the region. Indepen

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Srinagar, Kashmir. 15 August 2019. Satya Pal Malik, the current Governor of the Jammu and Kashmir State leads India's Independence day celebrations in the Sher-E-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, while Indian paramilitary troops stand alert as a severe curfew continues in Indian administered Kashmir. The curfew and communication clampdown was put in place in the Kashmir Valley on 5 th August since the central government’s abolition of Article 370, which granted the Jammu and Kashmir state a special status. Tight security was placed across Indian Kashmir to thwart any protests in the region. Independence Day is an annual celebration in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947

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