Strike, curfew shut Kashmir as India leader visits

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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s newly elected leader made his first official trip on Friday to Indian-controlled Kashmir, where separatist groups called a strike that shut shops, businesses and schools.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a railway line and planned to review security and development in the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan.

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