A Kashmiri boatman rows his boat with polling officers headed towards a polling station on Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Indian authorities stepped up security across the disputed Kashmir region on Tuesday to prevent planned anti-poll protests called by Kashmiri separatists ahead of seventh and last phase of elections to be held in Srinagar on Dec. 24. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

A Kashmiri boatman rows his boat with polling officers headed towards a polling station on Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Indian authorities stepped up security across the disputed Kashmir region on Tuesday to prevent planned anti-poll protests called by Kashmiri separatists ahead of seventh and last phase of elections to be held in Srinagar on Dec. 24.

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