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5 August 2025

Female workers of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) hold placards during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

A worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

A worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

Leaders and workers of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) hold placards during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

A worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

Female workers of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) hold placards during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

A female worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) wears a black headband during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

A worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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5 August 2025

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra speaks to the media during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019.

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26 August 2024

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra (center) speaks during a joint press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 26, 2024. The National Conference (NC) and Congress finalize their alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the first since the erstwhile state is bifurcated into two Union Territories in 2019. According to the seat-sharing agreement, out of 90 Assembly seats, the NC contests 51 seats while Congress fields candidates in 32 constituencies. The parties reserve one seat each for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) and Panthers Party.

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26 August 2024

Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal (center) speaks during a joint press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 26, 2024. The National Conference (NC) and Congress finalize their alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the first since the erstwhile state is bifurcated into two Union Territories in 2019. According to the seat-sharing agreement, out of 90 Assembly seats, the NC contests 51 seats while Congress fields candidates in 32 constituencies. The parties reserve one seat each for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) and Panthers Party.

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26 August 2024

Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal (2nd Right) speaks during a joint press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 26, 2024. The National Conference (NC) and Congress finalize their alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the first since the erstwhile state was bifurcated into two Union Territories in 2019. According to the seat-sharing agreement, out of 90 Assembly seats, the NC contests 51 seats while Congress fields candidates in 32 constituencies. The parties reserve one seat each for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) and Panthers Party.

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26 August 2024

Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) party, speaks during a joint press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 26, 2024. The National Conference (NC) and Congress finalize their alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the first since the erstwhile state is bifurcated into two Union Territories in 2019. According to the seat-sharing agreement, out of 90 Assembly seats, the NC contests 51 seats while Congress fields candidates in 32 constituencies. The parties reserve one seat each for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) and Panthers Party.

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26 August 2024

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah, is seen during a joint press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 26, 2024. The National Conference (NC) and Congress finalize their alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the first since the erstwhile state is bifurcated into two Union Territories in 2019. According to the seat-sharing agreement, out of 90 Assembly seats, the NC contests 51 seats while Congress fields candidates in 32 constituencies. The parties reserve one seat each for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) and Panthers Party.

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26 August 2024

Farooq Abdullah (center), former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC), and Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal (right) are seen during a joint press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 26, 2024. The National Conference (NC) and Congress finalize their alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the first since the erstwhile state is bifurcated into two Union Territories in 2019. According to the seat-sharing agreement, out of 90 Assembly seats, the NC contests 51 seats while Congress fields candidates in 32 constituencies. The parties reserve one seat each for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) and Panthers Party.

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13 May 2024

People are casting their votes for the Lok Sabha Elections in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 13, 2024. These elections are the first general elections in the former state since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019 by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government.

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