As his colleagues battle violence in the Kashmir Valley, a junior level police officer has found time to marry a girl born in Muzaffarabad -- the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.


Cross-border love: Kashmir policeman marries girl from Pakistan


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Over 50 people were injured in clashes between stone-pelting mobs and security forces in the Kashmir Valley on Friday even as strict curfew was imposed to foil separatist-called protest rallies, police said.


Over 50 injured in fresh Kashmir clashes (Evening Lead)


A man drowned in the Jhelum river in Srinagar after he and hundreds of other demonstrators were chased by security forces during a stone-pelting protest on Thursday, witnesses and police said.


Chased by security forces, Srinagar man drowns


A teenager was killed and over 100 persons were injured in firing by security forces as fresh violence erupted across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday, prompting the authorities to re-impose a curfew that was lifted two days ago for the first time in nearly two months after improvement in the security situation.


Teenager killed in fresh Kashmir violence (Roundup)


The Union government on Tuesday appointed Sanjay Roy, Director (Media) in the Home Ministry's Jammu and Kashmir Division as the nodal officer for grievances relating to Jammu and Kashmir's people.


Nodal officer appointed for grievance redressal of J&K's people


The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of Kashmiri separatist leader and former member of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen Ashiq Hussain Faktoo for review of its verdict sentencing him to life imprisonment for killing human rights activist H.N. Wanchoo.


SC dismisses review plea of Kashmiri separatist leader


The government has created a grievance redressal cell in the Union Home Ministry for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.


Government creates grievance redressal cell for J&K people


A soldier was killed and another injured on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu district even as the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), defence sources said.


Soldier killed as army foils infiltration bid on LoC


The Indian government has been "pro-active" in resolving the situation in the Kashmir valley and the violence is "coming from across the border", Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said at a joint press conference with US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.


Violence in Kashmir coming from across the border: Parrikar


Aiming to save rivers and the water streams from pollution due to absence of sewerage system, Union Ministers Harshvardhan and Narendra Singh Tomar along with over 25 religious heads belonging to different religions on Monday pledged to change the mindset and practices of the local people through social and behavioural change.


Ministers, religious leaders pledge to change people's mindset on sanitation


The Home Ministry-appointed expert committee, which was to explore alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons to deal with protestors in the Kashmir Valley, submitted its report to the central government on Monday.


Expert Committee on pellet guns submits report


A three-member NIA team, headed by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG), has been probing "suspicious" funds transaction in over a dozen bank accounts in Jammu and Kashmir that are suspected to have been used to fuel unrest in the valley, an official said on Monday.


NIA team probing 'suspicious' funds transaction in J&K


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday launched the Ujala scheme in the state, distributing LED bulbs to consumers here.


Mehbooba Mufti launches Ujala scheme in J&K


The oil tanker association in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday announced it was again suspending fuel supplies to the Valley.


Oil tanker operators again suspend supplies to Kashmir Valley


A government-appointed experts panel has recommended chilli pepper-filled balls to replace the dangerous pellets as less lethal ammunition to control protesting crowds in Jammu and Kashmir.


Chilli pepper balls may replace pellets in Kashmir


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday made a passionate appeal for peace in the Kashmir valley, saying India's future was incomplete without a peaceful Kashmir but it cut no ice with separatists who have been spearheading a protracted violent unrest that has claimed at least 69 lives since July 9.


India's future incomplete without peaceful Kashmir: Rajnath (Intro Roundup)


A soldier was injured on Thursday as the army foiled an infiltration bid across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, defence sources said.


Soldier injured as infiltration bid foiled on LoC


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir as unrest continues in the Valley.


Rajnath reviews security situation in J&K


The Supreme Court on Monday said certain dimensions of the ongoing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir could only be resolved through political interactions between stakeholders and that judicial intervention has its limits.


SC backs political process to resolve ongoing crisis in J&K


Following assurances from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday, associations of truckers and oil tanker owners called off their strike to resume fuel supplies to the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday.


Truckers, oil tankers call off strike after J&K CM's assurance


CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday urged the government to initiate talks with Pakistan to address India's concerns.

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