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...phase of voting in Kashmir's state elections ended in an atmosphere poisoned by violence and a call for boycott by separatists. The Indian Election Commision said 42% of voters cast their ballots across three districts. Turnout was low in some Muslim- majority areas with a polling center at Habba Khadal, near the summer capital Srinagar, registering just 1% of the electorate. Polling in the two other districts, Budgam and Jammu, was said to be much brisker, with turnout as high as 59% and 70% in two Hindu-majority constituencies. This was despite two violent incidents between security forces...
Pifer's literary fancy is a ring of courtesans organized by a shadowy group of sinners to pry cashable secrets out of the military-industrial complex. His hero is a plausible young fastmouth, Tom Habba-kuk-named somewhat pretentiously after a 7th century B.C. minor prophet -who has been recruited to shill for the vestals, as the girls are called. He turns out to be very good...
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