India, May 3 -- In a poignant reminder of the human cost of division, a funeral in the border village of Keran in north Kashmir turned into a rare moment of cross-Line of Control (LoC) connection, as grieving relatives gathered on both sides for a final farewell.

The emotional scene unfolded along the banks of the Kishanganga River, which flows through the Keran sector of Kupwara district, physically separating families divided for decades. Known as the Neelum River across the LoC, it became the only link between loved ones mourning from afar.

The deceased, Liyaqat Ali Khan, a revenue official posted in Ganderbal, died after suffering a cardiac arrest while on duty. He had been undergoing treatment at the Sher-iKashmir Institute of Medi...