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, 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.
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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.
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, 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, 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?"
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.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday assured the family of Shaurya Chakra awardee Captain Sumit Kohli, who died under mysterious circumstances four years ago in Kupwara, of a reprobe into his death.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday assured the family of Shaurya Chakra awardee Captain Sumit Kohli, who died under mysterious circumstances four years ago in Kupwara, of a reprobe into his death.
Srinagar, Sep. 6 (ANI): Seven militants were killed in two different encounters with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir' Gurez sector and Kupwara sector on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (ANI): Veena Kohli, the mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee Captain Sumit Kohli, who died under mysterious circumstances four years ago in Kupwara, met Defence Minister AK Antony here today and appealed him to deliver justice to the family, as she believes her son was murdered at the army residential complex in Jammu and Kashmir by his fellow officers.
Srinagar, Aug.17 (ANI): Police in Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir arrested a wanted stone pelter on Tuesday while raiding a house in Trehgam area.
Srinagar, Aug.15 (ANI): A militant was killed on Saturday night during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Srinagar, Aug 14 (ANI): Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has rejected the economic and employment package recently announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Srinagar, Aug 14 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will chair the high-level meeting on Saturday to take stock of the situation.
Srinagar/Kupwara/ Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 13 (ANI): ammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah cancelled the unified command meeting to protest against the civilian deaths in the valley on Friday.
Kupwara/ Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 13 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and several others injured in firing by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara and Baramulla Districts on Friday.
Kupwara (J-K), Aug 13 (ANI): One person was killed and several others were injured in firing by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District on Friday.
Srinagar, Aug 5 (ANI): Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has made an appeal for peace in the Kashmir Valley asking people not to resort to violence by burning public property.
Srinagar, Aug 3 (ANI): The situation in the Kashmir Valley continues to be tense, even as an indefinite curfew is on in all major towns across the Valley for fifth consecutive day.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), July 22 (ANI): At least two militants were killed in a gun battle with secuirty forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District on Wednesday night.
New Delhi, June 24 (ANI): Indian Army officer, Colonel Neeraj Sood, who was killed in an encounter with militants in Kashmir on Tuesday night, cremated with full military honours here on Thursday.
Kupwara (J-K), June 3 (ANI): Security forces have seized solar missiles in the Kashmir Valley.
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said on Tuesday that militants become successful in infiltrating into the Indian side of the Line of Control because of their continued attempts.
Srinagar, Mar 29 (ANI): The Indian Army on Monday sounded a terror alert, claiming that as many as 400 infiltrators are attempting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar, Mar 28 (ANI): The Indian security forces eliminated 49 militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the year 2010, said Brigadier Gurmeet Singh, Commander of 15 Cops, here on Sunday.
Jammu, March 23 (ANI): On the directives of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment will train 8000 youth from Jammu and Kashmir in various job-oriented trades in various ITIs across the country, said J-K Govt on Tuesday.
Srinagar, March 10 (ANI): 'She Hope Disability Centre' in Srinagar has been offering physiotherapy and corrective surgery, as well as hearing aids and low-cost prosthetic legs. Since 2001 the latter has been pioneered by Mobility Equipment Needs of the Displaced, MEND, a New Zealand-based charity.
Jammu, Jan.20 (ANI): Gujjars and Bakerwals took out a cultural march with their cattle here on Wednesday to press their demand for implementation of the Mandal Commission report and to stop the Jammu and Kashmir Government from giving Schedule Tribe status (ST) to Pahari-speaking people.
Srinagar, Nov 17 (ANI): The army on Tuesday foiled another infiltration bid by killing a terrorist and arresting another in the Tanghdar sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar, Nov 16(ANI): A senior security officer was killed on Monday when his jeep ran over a landmine near the India-Pakistan border, police said.
Srinagar, Nov 16 (ANI): Two soldiers were killed while foiling an infiltration bid by militants from across the border in Keran sector in Kupwara district on Kashmir Valley early on Monday.
Srinagar, Nov 16 (ANI): Two soldiers were killed while foiling an infiltration bid by militants from across the border in Keran sector in Kupwara district on Kashmir Valley early on Monday.
Gulmarg, Nov 10 (ANI): Season's first snowfall in Kashmir's premier hill resort Gulmarg brought cheers to tourists on Monday.
Sopore (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.31 (ANI): One of the two militants engaging security forces in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore District has been killed, a television report said.
Sopore (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.31 (ANI): Security forces are engaged in a gun battle with two militants who are housed in a residential complex in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore District.
Kupwara, Oct 30 (ANI): Two militants were killed when army troops foiled an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday.
Srinagar, Oct 7 (ANI): Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir gunned down at least four militants, including a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander in two separate gun battles on Wednesday.
Pampore (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.7 (ANI): A red alert has been sounded across in Jammu and Kashmir for the nine or ten militants engaging security forces in forests near the Pampore region of the state.
Kupwara (J-K), Oct 7 (ANI): Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district this morning.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Sep 20(ANI): Security forces on Sunday killed two militants at Kachihama Douban in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district following a fierce gun battle between the security forces and militants.
Kupwara (J-K), Sep 4 (ANI): Facing acute shortage of potable water, the villagers are forced to drink polluted water in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar, Sep 3 (ANI): Cricket fever has gripped the youth in Kashmir Valley as scores of them have turned out for the Ranji trophy selection camp in Srinagar.
Srinagar, Aug 23 (ANI): Indian Army on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid by a group of heavily armed militants and killed two of them in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir at Sonapindi near the Line of Control.
Kupwara, Aug 22 (ANI): At least two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Major Mohit Sharma and Major D. Sreeram Kumar have been awarded with the country's highest peace time gallantry award Ashok Chakra.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): The Government on Thursday decided to honour Major Mohit Sharma and Major D.Srikumar with the country's highest peacetime gallantry award the Ashok Chakra.
Srinagar, Aug.5 (ANI): Security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir killed nine militants including a Hizbul Mujahideen commander till Wednesday evening during six separate encounters which started near Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday.
Kupwara, Aug 2 (ANI): At least four militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday.
Srinagar, July 13 (ANI): Security forces arrested two militants of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, who planned to blow up a dam in Kashmir.
Ahmedabad, June 11 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the government should adopt 'zero tolerance" towards terrorism.
Ahmedabad, June 11 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the government should adopt 'zero tolerance" towards terrorism.
Srinagar, June 8 (ANI): Three militants and two security personnel, including an army major were killed on Monday as security forces foiled a major infiltration bid and intensified anti-militant drive near the LoC in Kupwara, Jammu and Kasmir.
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas shot dead a Special Police Officer (SPO) in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town Sunday and a local politician, who witnessed the crime, suffered a heart attack and died, police said.
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) Three militants were killed Friday when army troops foiled an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector at the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir, officials said.
Baramulla, May 13 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic voters came out in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla constituency Wednesday to exercise their franchise despite a boycott call by separatists and threats from militant groups.
Baramulla, May 13 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic voters came out in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla constituency Wednesday to exercise their democratic right despite a boycott call by separatists and threats from militant groups.
Baramulla, May 13 (IANS) Over 25 percent voting was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla constituency until 1 p.m. Wednesday after a slow start early in the day despite a boycott call by separatists and threats from militant groups.
Baramulla, May 13 (IANS) Over 16 percent voting was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla and Ladakh constituencies until 11 a.m. Wednesday after a slow start early in the day amid a boycott call by separatists.
Kupwara/Srinagar, Nov 30 (IANS) The third phase of Jammu and Kashmir's staggered elections ended peacefully Sunday with some 62 percent of voters exercising their franchise to elect a new government, again defying Muslim separatists' calls for poll boycott.
Kupwara, Nov 30 (IANS) Voting ended peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir for the third round of assembly elections Sunday with tens of thousands taking part despite a winter chill and a boycott call by Muslim separatists.
Kupwara, Nov 30 (IANS) Braving freezing temperatures and ignoring Muslim separatists' boycott call once again, voters came out in large numbers in the Kashmir Valley to vote in the third round of the staggered assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday.
Kupwara, Nov 30 (IANS) People in large numbers queued up outside polling booths in five constituencies of the Kashmir Valley as the third round of the staggered assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir was underway Sunday amid a winter chill and a boycott call by Muslim separatists.
Handwara, Nov 30 (IANS) A 98-year-old woman, confident that her vote will help usher in change, stood in queue at a polling station in Handwara constituency in the third phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday.
Kupwara, Nov 30 (IANS) Dozens of people, mostly women, Sunday took to the streets and shouted anti-election slogans in a village in Kupwara district during the third phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 30 (IANS) Voting for the five assembly constituencies of Kupwara district in north Kashmir began on a dull note Sunday due to the cold weather.
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is set to vote in the third round of the staggered polls to the state legislative assembly, as voters in five constituencies in the Kashmir Valley will exercise their franchise Sunday amid tight security.
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IANS) Factsheet regarding third phase of assembly elections to 5 seats in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday:
Udhampur (Jammu), Nov.29 (ANI): Asserting that the nation will defeat terrorism and at the same time will try to overcome the poverty, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the terror attacks in Mumbai were aimed at dividing and scaring people.
Udhampur, Nov 28 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi addressed his first public rally in Jammu and Kashmir Friday and urged voters to give a clear majority to his party to enable 'over-all development, peace and prosperity' and help fight terrorism.
Srinagar, Nov 28 (IANS) Five constituencies of north Kashmir's Kupwara district go to polls Sunday in the third of the seven-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir amid speculations that there will be surprise victories here.
Srinagar, Nov 28 (IANS) Five women among the 71 candidates in five assembly constituencies in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, which go to the polls on Nov 30, say they are contesting to usher in change.
