Pakistan on Thursday expressed its concerns over continuing violence in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the international community to check the "brutalities" in the Valley.


Pakistan voices concern over continuing 'brutalities' in Kashmir


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Normal life remained crippled in the Kashmir Valley for the 34th day in a row on Thursday and is expected to remain the same for at least a week again after separatists extended their dawn-to-dusk shutdown call till August 18.


Life remains crippled as Kashmir shutdown extended till Aug 18


A court her on Wednesday upheld a Juvenile Justice Board order sentencing a minor from Kashmir, who had sent emails to media houses immediately after the 2011 Delhi High Court blast, to three years' in a special home.


Delhi HC blast: Court upholds 3-year remand for Kashmiri minor


Despite curfew, scores of people in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday rallied in dozens of boats in the Jhelum river, shouting pro-freedom slogans.


Pro-freedom boat rally held in Kashmir


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the current unrest in the Kashmir Valley was "sponsored" by Pakistan.


Situation in Kashmir is Pakistan sponsored: Rajnath Singh


The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday claimed that arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Bahadur Ali was trained by military experts in Pakistan.


Pakistani military experts trained captured terrorist: NIA


Pakistan on Tuesday rejected India's claim of cross-LOC infiltration after Pakistani envoy was summoned and served a "strong demarche" against the issue, as bilateral ties took another dip.


Pakistan rejects India's cross-LOC infiltration claim


The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold contempt proceedings against two senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officials for not registering an FIR against a Deputy Superintendent of Police for allegedly killing a young man during the ongoing protests in the state.


SC puts on hold contempt proceedings against Kashmir police officials


Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and a separatist guerrilla were killed on Monday in a gunfight near the Line of Control in Kupwara district, defence sources said here.


Two BSF troopers, a guerilla killed in gunfight in J&K


The central government has this year awarded over 3,500 scholarships worth a total of Rs 75 crore under a special scheme for students from Jammu and Kashmir to enable them pursue higher education outside the state.


More than 3,500 J&K students awarded special scholarship


At least four people - three pilgrims and one pony owner - were killed and eight injured on Saturday morning in a landslide on the track to the hilltop Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra district, police said.


Four die in Vaishno Devi Shrine track landslide, night treks stopped


One guerrilla was killed Saturday as the army foiled an infiltration bid across the Line of Control (LoC) into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, defence sources said.


Army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir, kills one guerrilla


Dozens of civilian protesters were injured in fresh violence across the restive Kashmir Valley on Saturday, a day after three more persons, including a student, were killed in clashes with security forces, taking the toll to nearly 55 in the current unrest.


Dozens injured in fresh Kashmir violence


It's been almost a month and Kashmir is still in disarray. The region has been locked down -- the separatists have been raging over the July 8 killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani, and the security forces are sparing no effort to retaliate.


Stone rage pushing Kashmir back to stone age (News Analysis)


Top Pakistani foreign advisor on Friday requested Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - commonly known as "Doctors Without Borders" - to immediately provide medical assistance to thousands of people injured in the Kashmir Valley due to "state aggression by Indian forces".


Pakistan asks 'Doctors Without Borders' for help in Indian Kashmir


Internet services on mobile phones were again suspended here on Friday to check the spread of rumours in the Jammu region, sources in the administration said.


Mobile internet services suspended again in Jammu region


A civilian was killed and scores were injured in fresh violent protests across Kashmir Valley on Friday despite strict curfew enforced to stop people from holding pro-freedom demonstrations, police and witnesses said.


Civilian killed, scores injured in fresh Kashmir protests (Evening Lead)


The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there has been "remarkable improvement" in the situation in Kashmir Valley which witnessed violent protests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8.


Centre claims 'remarkable improvement' in Kashmir Valley


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People across Kashmir Valley on Wednesday took to the streets and defied curfew at some places after the killing of two more civilians, including an ATM booth guard who was found dead, with hundreds of pellets fired from close range, officials and residents said.


Kashmir erupts afresh after deadly violence (Evening Lead)


The UN has backtracked on its assertion that it was monitoring the situation in Kashmir through the UN Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), clarifying that the observers' mission is limited to the line of control between Indian and Pakistani forces.

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