A Kashmiri woman walks on a deserted road during restrictions, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 25, 2019. Picture taken on August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India will formally split up disputed Jammu and Kashmir state into two federal territories on Thursday, aiming to tighten its grip on the restive region that has been in the grip of a harsh security clampdown for nearly three months.
Street protests against the measures have erupted sporadically, while militants have killed about a dozen people from outside the state in recent weeks.
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