Everything you need to know about Kupwara: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kupwara: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Srinagar, May 18 (ANI): A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was killed on Saturday during an infiltration bid by militants in the Macchil sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District.
Srinagar, May 18 (IANS) A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed and a soldier was injured when army soldiers foiled an infiltration bid in north Kashmir's Kupwara district early Saturday, an official said.
Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) Some 700 soldiers and police personnel Friday combed a mountainous area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district to track down five or six terrorists, army sources said.
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) A guerrilla was killed in a gunfight between security forces and militants in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Friday, police said.
Baramulla, Apr. 26 (ANI): In a major terror strike, militants gunned down four policemen in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla District on Friday evening.
Washington, April 9 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistani militant group that has waged a campaign of asymmetric warfare against Indian security forces in Kashmir for two decades, is now becoming global in its interests and priorities, a new US study warns.
Srinagar, March 29 (IANS) In an interesting twist to a local sarpanch's allegations that separatist gunmen had shot him, police sources Friday said he had lied about being shot.
Srinagar, March 22 (IANS) The family of Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested for allegedly planning a terror strike in Delhi, Friday claimed he was returning home via Nepal under the Jammu and Kashmir government's rehabilitation policy for surrendered militants.
Handwara, Mar. 2 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday condemned the killing of two young constables by militants in Handwara town of Kupwara district.
Handwara, Mar. 2 (ANI): Militants shot dead two young police constables in Handwara town of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District on Saturday.
Srinagar, Mar 2 (IANS) Two local policemen were killed by separatist guerrillas in a hit-and-run attack in Kupwara district of north Kashmir Saturday.
Haldwani (Uttarakhand), Jan.27 (ANI): Family members of a martyred Indian soldier, Jaipal Singh Adhikari, who was killed and reportedly beheaded in a border skirmish in 2011 with Pakistani militants, are demanding justice.
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet met in winter capital Jammu earlier this week for the first time after it was reshuffled by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to improve the ruling coalition's electoral fortunes in the 2014 assembly polls. However, the moot question remains whether the reshuffle has eased or added to the coalition's problems.
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) With the first cabinet reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir after the Congress-National Conference (NC) coalition came to power in 2009 on the cards, political fortunes of some ministerial aspirants will be decided as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to induct some fresh faces in the next few days in order to rejuvenate his government, according to well informed sources.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan. 2 (ANI): In a bid to provide relief and rehabilitation to migrated Kashmiri Hindus, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has constructed a colony at Nathnoosa in Kupwara District.
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) A group of Kashmiri students Monday evening staged a peaceful candle light protest in the heart of Srinagar to protest the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year old student in Delhi.
Jammu, Dec.21 (ANI): Security forces have arrested two suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District, media reports said.
Kupwara, Nov.27 (ANI): He goes to school every day, like a usual teenage boy, attends his classes, studies hard, plays with his friends and waits eagerly for the school bell to call it a day so that he can rush to the nearest bus stand to start the work that will keep his place in school secure.
Srinagar, Nov 24 (IANS) A top commander of the Jaish?e?Muhammad (JeM) guerrilla outfit was killed Saturday in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov.20 (ANI): Rural women in Kalaroos village in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir have expressed gratitude towards the government for improving basic healthcare facilities at maternity health centers.
New Delhi, Nov.16 (ANI): On Friday, November 9, 2012, the Indian Army killed four heavily-armed terrorists attempting infiltration at Keran in district Kupwara, Kashmir.
Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) Two militants and three soldiers were killed Wednesday when the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir's Kupwara district, an army spokesperson said.
Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) Three army soldiers and two guerrillas were killed in Kashmir's Kupwara district Wednesday where the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control.
Srinagar, Nov 9 (IANS) The Indian Army Friday said it foiled an infiltration bid and killed four infiltrators in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Jammu, Oct 20 (IANS) Pakistani troops opened fire at the Indian posts across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, violating yet again the ceasefire agreement with India, an army official said here Saturday.
Srinagar, Oct.20 (ANI): The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has released Rs. 20.86 lakh as pension for families affected by militancy in the state's Kupwara District.
Kupwara, Sep 28 (ANI): The Indian Army has seized a big haul of arms near the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District.
Srinagar, Sep 25 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas and a soldier were killed Tuesday in a gunfight, on since Monday, in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Sept 25 (ANI): Rashtriya Rifles on Tuesday gunned down a militant during a search operation here, after terrorists shot dead a deputy village chief in the state.
Srinagar, Sep 24 (IANS) Although the cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders will take effect next month, gas agencies are having a field day in the Kashmir Valley over-charging consumers.
Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) Back home and jobless, many Kashmiri militants who returned from Pakistan following appeals from the Jammu and Kashmir government said Monday they are in the lurch.
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) As part of his government's policy to carry governance to the doorsteps of people living in the far-flung areas of the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday chaired the first-ever cabinet meeting in the remote village of Machil on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Srinagar, Sep 5 (IANS) An army soldier and a terrorist were killed in a gun battle in Kashmir's Kupwara district when a group of armed guerrillas attempted to sneak into Indian territory late Tuesday, an army official here said.
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) A gunfight between security forces and separatist guerrillas started Wednesday morning in a Kashmir village, police said.
Srinagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Save for a stray incident of some youths torching a police vehicle in Srinagar, Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were offered amid peace and tranquility across Jammu and Kashmir Monday.
Srinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) Perhaps nobody follows the newly-installed traffic signals in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital as intently as Nasreen, 12, who stops begging the moment the lights turn green! She cherishes the few moments of inactivity on a day that can stretch from 10 to 12 hours.
Handwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 3 (ANI): A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was killed in a joint operation launched by state police and army personnel here on Friday.
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) A guerrilla believed to be top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Abu Hanzallah was Friday killed by security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, an official said.
Srinagar, July 29 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony visited a forward post in the Kupwara sector on the final day of his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir and interacted with the soldiers deployed there.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), July 29 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Sunday visited a forward post in the Kupwara sector.
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (JKHRC) Thursday said "killing for sport" by security personnel who expect undue promotions and rewards for such illegal operations should be stopped.
Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) A school bus in Kashmir met with an accident Wednesday morning when it skidded off the road and rolled into a gorge, killing three people, officials said.
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Bodies of two army soldiers buried in an avalanche in north Kashmir January were Monday recovered from the melting snow, police said.
Srinagar, July 6 (IANS) One separatist guerrilla was killed and an army trooper and a police officer were wounded in a gunfight in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Friday morning, police said.
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) In a significant development of far reaching consequences, Jammu and Kashmir's apex rights panel Wednesday ordered the first exhumation of an unmarked grave in a border village and DNA matching of its remains.
Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) One separatist guerrilla was killed and an army soldier wounded in a gunfight in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Saturday, an official said.
Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Security forces Saturday engaged in a gunfight with the separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.
Jammu, June 22 (IANS) The Pakistan Army Friday told the Indian military that it was ready for a flag meeting on the Jammu and Kashmir border after firing between the two sides left two Indian soldiers dead.
Jammu, June 14 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier was killed and three injured in firing by Pakistani troops on positions along the Line of Control (LoC) Wednesday afternoon in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said Thursday.
Kupwara, May 25 (ANI): A long list of synonyms to describe its enigmatic charm, several books narrating its complex past and the struggling present, poets still fascinated to the silent depths of its vistas and a conspicuous side yet to be discovered - that's the way we have seen and known Kashmir, the oft-quoted "heaven on earth".
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Both security forces and militants have picked him up on suspicion. He has also braved 'fatwas' from clerics. Yet the Hindu continues his spiritual journey undeterred in the Kashmir Valley.
Jammu, May 22 (IANS) In yet another incident of ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops fired from small and medium arms across the line of control (loC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district Tuesday, prompting Indian forces to retaliate, army officials said. There was no loss of life or property in the firing.
Budgam (J and K), May 20(ANI): The Omar Abdullah Government in Jammu and Kashmir, in its bid to solve the problem of accommodation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, has constructed over 200 flats in Sheikhpora village of Budgam district.
Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) The cold weather would continue for at least another week across the Kashmir Valley, said the weather office here Thursday.
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) A legislator of the Jammu and Kashmir Saturday alleged that people in north Kashmir had been subjected to forced labour for 12 years by the security forces.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): With notoriety comes a celebrity status; a good example of this adage is the international celebrity status that Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the head of the Pakistan based international terrorist organisation Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT), has attained after the US put a $10 Million bounty on his head. The bounty has greatly elevated his stature and placed him in the exalted league of Al Qaeda's Ayman al Zawahiri and Taliban's Mullah Omar.
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) Life across Srinagar and other towns of Kashmir Valley were affected Saturday by a shutdown called by hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani against the conviction of Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai by a US court last month, police said.
Srinagar, April 5 (IANS) Three separatist guerrillas were killed in a gunfight between the guerrillas and the security forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara district that continued till late Thursday.
Kupwara, Apr 5 (ANI): Development of Indian cities in the recent past has been quite an eye-opener for the world. The world looks at India with pride today, be it in the medical, social, economical or cultural fields.
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas were killed in two separate gunfights with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district Wednesday, police said.
Kupwara, Mar 2 (ANI): Holding my graduation degree firmly, I felt proud that I have become more than just "being educated". Becoming the first educated women in the family to make it to graduation was indeed a cause for me to celebrate and rejoice the promises of a bright future.
Kupwara, Mar 2 (ANI): Holding my graduation degree firmly, I felt proud that I have become more than just "being educated". Becoming the first educated women in the family to make it to graduation was indeed a cause for me to celebrate and rejoice the promises of a bright future.
Srinagar, Feb 16 (ANI): It is February and still freezing. The entire winter season this year was characterized by cold waves especially in North India that claimed several lives. The heavy snowfall disrupted normal life with water pipes freezing and roads blocked in several parts of the country. And Jammu and Kashmir was coldest among all northern Indian states.
Kupwara Feb 6 (ANI): Never judge a book by its cover, beauty too, has a dark side, goes the old adage. Located amid the lush forests of Fir and Deodar, Kupwara town in north Kashmir is blessed with sheer natural beauty offering soothe to the eyes and to the heart. The landscape has a salubrious air of calm and peace. But it pales in comparison to its neighboring town of Varmul (Baramullah), a relatively more beautiful township.
Kupwara Feb 6 (ANI): Never judge a book by its cover, beauty too, has a dark side, goes the old adage. Located amid the lush forests of Fir and Deodar, Kupwara town in north Kashmir is blessed with sheer natural beauty offering soothe to the eyes and to the heart. The landscape has a salubrious air of calm and peace. But it pales in comparison to its neighboring town of Varmul (Baramullah), a relatively more beautiful township.
Srinagar, Jan 17 (ANI): Watching the marriage preparations of her elder sister in a surreal daze, Mansoora Bano couldn't believe the sight of her beautifully decorated house which, till two days ago, was a mute spectator to the family's battle of existence in a small village of Hugli, West Bengal.
Srinagar, Jan 17 (ANI): Watching the marriage preparations of her elder sister in a surreal daze, Mansoora Bano couldn't believe the sight of her beautifully decorated house which, till two days ago, was a mute spectator to the family's battle of existence in a small village of Hugli, West Bengal.
Kupwara Nov 19 (ANI): Worry lines mark the face of mothers as they wave to their little children leaving for school. It is another serene morning in the Lolab Valley, its captivating tree-lined landscape covered in mist, the silence broken only by the sound of streams gurgling down the snow capped mountains, merging into the river that flows through villages in the neighborhood.
Jammu, Nov. 9 (ANI): Ahead of his crucial meeting with the Unified Command to discuss the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday demanded the revocation of the anti-militancy law from peaceful areas of the state.
Kupwara, Nov 5 (ANI): The festive season of Diwali brings with it the familiar deafening sounds of fire crackers, signifying the driving away of evil spirits, a celebration of the victory of good over evil. The converse is true on occasion, where blasts signify not festivity, but devastation, even death.
Srinagar, Oct 26 (ANI): Under the 'sadbhavana' programme of the Indian Army many schools have been constructed in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kupwara, Oct 12 (ANI): General Officer Commanding of Indian Army's XV Corps, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain has said that a stern vigil is being maintained along the Line of Control (LoC), which has deterred infiltration bids by militants from across the border into the Kashmir Valley.
Tithwal, (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 9 (ANI): Residents of Jammu and Kashmir's Tithwal village, which is 190 kilometers from Srinagar, on Sunday demanded the reconstruction of a ruined arterial road, as they have to face a lot of difficulties.
New Delhi, Oct.5 (ANI): The political crisis that has enveloped Jammu and Kashmir (J and K), could not have come at a more inopportune time. Even as abuses, flying fans and murder charges dominate the political landscape of the Valley; the security forces are involved in a grim battle to counter yet another resolute attempt by Pakistan to up the ante of terrorism in Kashmir.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here today that six MI-17 helicopters would be hired on wet lease for anti naxal operations.
Srinagar, Sep 28 (ANI): At least five militants of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit and three security officials, including an army official and two policemen, were killed in a gun battle in the dense forest in Kralpora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District.
Sopore, Sep 25 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir seems to be on the threshold of change. A change that reflects both the aspirations of the people from the ground as well as the focus of the government - better governance. The winds of change can be captured in the term 'Panchayati Raj'.
Srinagar, Sep.16 (ANI): A senior army official has confirmed the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition from a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District.
Tangdhar (Jammu and Kashmir), Sep.14 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government organised a 'Kisan Mela' (Farmer Fair) in the border area of Tangdhar for the first time on Tuesday.
Kupwara, Sep 11 (ANI): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has in a recent interview held forth on keeping the developmental aspirations of the Kashmiri people apart from their political aspirations. The recently held Panchayati Raj elections do seems to be a pointer to this line of reasoning.
Kupwara, Aug 18 (ANI): Salamat wadi is really a quaint little village tucked away in Karalpura block in the border district of Kupwara in Kashmir. I chanced upon this in my travels in this region which is in focus for strategic reasons but very little is in known about how people live, what their problems are and their aspirations for development.
Kupwara, Aug 4 (ANI): Conflict in any form has a devastating effect not only in terms of violence, destruction of lives and property, collapse of services and compromised pace of development but in more unseen ways, which are equally devastating. The effects of protracted conflict are insidious, marring the psyche of the people, causing injury which are not visible but causing immense pain, trauma.
Kupwara, July 19 (ANI): The massive turnout in the recently concluded Panchayati Raj elections in J and K is not only a reiteration of the belief in participatory democracy in the troubled region but equally a message to all the forces that have been opposing the strengthening of the process and institutions.
Srinagar, July 15 (ANI): Army officials on Friday rescued a woman held hostage by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District.
Srinagar, July 4 (ANI): "Before the fatal accident of 2002, I used to trade in warm clothes and shawls in Sar Hind Shareef, Punjab. When I returned to my village in 2002, as usual, I took my cattle to graze in the nearby forest. It was 4 o'clock in the evening. My daughter Jameela was accompanying me. I felt something beneath my feet. Before I could realize anything, a huge blast threw me off. All I could feel was intense pain, blacking out with the impact."
Srinagar, May 29(ANI): A non-government organization in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, has been helping specially-abled children and adults for over 10 years by providing free of cost treatment.
Kupwara, May 18 (ANI): "I have to walk one and half kilometer everyday to bring water from the spring. I keep the loaded pot on my head because of which I am losing my hair and my head and eyes continuously pain. What should I care the most, my headache or quenching thirst of my family members, their survival?"
New Delhi, Apr 30 (ANI): Despite vocal calls by various militant groups and separatist Kashmiri leaders, the first four phases of polling in the local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir have witnessed a voter turnout of nearly 80 percent.
Srinagar, Apr 17 (ANI): Despite the killing of a woman candidate in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam District and the mounting militant threats, polling is underway in five blocks of the Valley for the second phase of panchayat polls.
Srinagar, Apr 13 (ANI): Polling is underway for the first phase of the multi-phased panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Srinagar, Nov.1 (ANI): R. Chander Shekhar, a General Reserve Engineering Forces (GREF) employee 109 RCC died at unit lines at Tikker in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday.
Srinagar, Nov 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday visited Baramulla town in north Kashmir on Sunday to review the security situation there.
Srinagar, Oct 29 (ANI): Curfew was imposed in some areas of Srinagar and parts of Kupwara and Banidpora Districts as authorities apprehended protests after Friday prayers.
Srinagar, Oct 27 (ANI): Curfew was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir's four districts on Wednesday to foil a march called by moderate faction of Hurrriyat Conference to the office of the United Nations Military Observers' Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) here demanding withdrawal of troops from Kashmir Valley.
Srinagar, Oct 27 (ANI): Curfew was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir's four districts on Wednesday to foil a march called by moderate faction of Hurrriyat Conference to the office of the United Nations Military Observers' Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) here demanding withdrawal of troops from Kashmir Valley.
Srinagar, Oct.19 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration re-imposed curfew in Srinagar on Tuesday, after the arrest of the General Secretary of the Hurriyat Conference (G) Masrat Alam Bhat.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.19 (ANI): The last three months' turmoil in Kashmir took a heavy toll on everyday life of ordinary people. As is often the case in areas of conflict, the worst hit and the most vulnerable have been the children.
Shopian, Oct 3 (ANI): At least four persons were injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian District on Sunday, when the security forces allegedly opened fire on protesters.
Srinagar, Sep.25 (ANI): Authorities here on Sunday lifted curfew from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir state including Budgam, Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian, Awantipora, and Handwara areas.
Srinagar,Sept.24 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday expressed surprise over a report in the Greater Kashmir daily that alleged that "2000 people have been injured in police, CRPF action" during the past 105 days.
