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Two Dead, Three Hospitalised After Being Trapped in Well

Tragedy struck Kralpora village in Kupwara as two persons were recovered dead and three other hospitalised after they fell into a well this afternoon. An official said that during cleaning a well in Satboin Dardpora, five persons fell unconscious due to suffocation. “As the news spread, a rescue operation was launched at the site,” the…

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Militant Hideout Busted, Arms recovered in Kupwara

Security forces on Monday busted a militant hideout in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. SSP Kupwara Shobht Saxena said that based on specific input, a joint operation was launched by Army and J&K Police in dense forest area of Awar, Kupwara. He said during searches a militant hideout was busted, and a large cache of arms,…

Arms and Ammunition Recovered in North Kashmir

Security forces on Monday claimed to have recovered arms and ammunition Dar Mohalla Handwara area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday, officials said. Reliable sources said that Dar Mohalla, Dahama village in Vilgam Handwara, the police found an old cache of arms and ammunition which was dumped in a polythene bag. They said that the…

NIA attaches terror-linked properties: J&K
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NIA attaches terror-linked properties: J&K

Continuing with its massive crackdown on the terror network in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday attached four properties, owned by members of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), in Kupwara region of Jammu and Kashmir. A spokesperson in a statement issued said the action comes a day after NIA attached six immovable properties of a…

Police: J&K’s trio arrested under PIT-NDPS Act

Police: J&K’s trio arrested under PIT-NDPS Act

Three persons have been detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1988 (PIT NDPS) in Kupwara district, said an official on Tuesday. The official said that three persons were recommended and subsequently detained under the PIT NDPS Act for their deep involvement in drug-related activities. “The involvement of…

Kupwara’s eighth-grade schools will stay closed, due to persistent rain

Kupwara’s eighth-grade schools will stay closed, due to persistent rain

In view of the unfavourable weather conditions, authorities on Tuesday said that the educational institutions upto 8th standard shall remain closed in frontier Kupwara district on Tuesday.   Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara in a communique has said, “All the Institutions both Private and Government upto 8th standard shall remain closed today on 16-04-2024 in view of…

Avalanche alert issued for Kupwara and Ganderbal in J&K
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Avalanche alert issued for Kupwara and Ganderbal in J&K

A medium danger level avalanche warning was issued by authorities on Saturday for the Jammu and Kashmir districts of Kupwara and Ganderbal. The officials said that avalanche with medium danger level is likely to occur above 2500 metres over Kupwara and Ganderbal districts in next 24 hours. They advised people of respective areas to take…

Security forces discover arms, ammunition in JK woods

Security forces discover arms, ammunition in JK woods

In a joint operation, security forces on Friday recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition and other warlike stores in Gangbug wood area of Kupwara district. The operation was launched jointly by BSF, Army and Jammu & Kashmir Police. “Based on specific information of BSF, about the presence of terrorists in the area of Gangbug…

Dozen persons suffer injuries in stray dogs attack in J&K's Kupwara

Dozen persons suffer injuries in pack of stray dogs attack in J&K’s Kupwara

At least a dozen persons were injured in stray dogs attack in and around Kupwara town. Reports said that a pack of stray dogs struck, running amok in Malik Mohalla Kupwara and a few of its adjacent areas. In the attack by the canines, at least two persons suffered injuries of varied nature, who all…