India set to increase links to border region with Pakistan
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Kashmir, which has seen decades of unrest, has had no direct rail connection with rest of the country Indian Railways is set to launch five trains connecting Jammu and Kashmir, a contested region bordering Pakistan, to the rest of India. The rail link will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January, Hindustan Times reported on Thursday. A cargo train successfully completed a trial run on the 17-kilometer Katra-Reasi section of the railway on Wednesday, according to reports, and
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