NEW DELHI • India's government on Aug 5 revoked the special status for Jammu and Kashmir, converting it from a state into a union territory split into three (Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh), and directly administered by the federal government.
The measure - accompanied by a curfew and telecommunication and media blackout - sparked unrest.
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