Indian Prime Minister Visits Kashmir

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has begun a two-day visit to Indian-administered Kashmir.

Mr Singh will review development programmes in the state and also attend a university ceremony.

Separatists in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley have called for a strike in protest at the visit.

Mr Singh's arrival came a day after the Indian army suspended a senior officer who is accused of killing three civilians in a staged gun battle.

The incident happened at Machhil near the Line of Control, the de facto border which separates Indian-administered Kashmir from Pakistani-administered Kashmir, in April. -bbc