Police rescued more than 300 stranded passengers and took out 60 vehicles from the Sadhna Top in Karnah in Kupwara. The rescue operation was launched Thursday evening by the police, headed by SHO Karnah Inspector Mudasir Ahmad. The timely and prompt assistance provided by the police not only rescued the […]
J-K: Army sets up skill development centre for women in Kupwara
The Army has set up a cutting and tailoring centre for women in the far-flung village of Dardpora in the Kupwara district of North Kashmir. Dardpora is a remote village with a population of approximately 9500 people. The village is underdeveloped due to its geographical location and the majority of […]
J-K: 3 soldiers make supreme sacrifice in Kupwara
Three soldiers, part of a patrol party near the LoC in Machhal sector in J-K’s Kupwara, made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, said defence officials. As per the officials, a routine link patrol was undertaken on the night of November 17-18 in the Machhal sector. During the patrol, Gunner Souvik Hazra […]
J-K: Man arrested for possession of arms, ammunition in Kupwara
A man was arrested for possession of arms and ammunition, said officials on Monday. The arrest was made in the Karnah area of the Kupwara region in a joint operation by Kupwara Police and the Indian Army. The accused has been identified as Mohd Shafi Sheikh. Acting on specific information, a police team led by in-charge PP Taad […]
Four terrorists neutralised in J-K’s Kupwara, search operations underway
Two more terrorists were neutralised in an encounter that broke out in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, informed the police on Monday. So far, four terrorists have been killed in the Kupwara encounter including two on Sunday. The neutralised terrorist was linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba […]
J-K: Two men planning to join terror ranks apprehended in Kupwara
Kupwara Police along with 28 Rashtriya Rifles in a joint operation on Friday apprehended two overground workers (OGWs) who were planning to join terror ranks. As per the statement of a senior police official from Sogam police station, “Two individuals namely Rashid Ahmad Peer and Adil Hussain Shah came under the observation of the […]
Jammu air base attack: Sale, use of drones banned in J-K’s Kupwara
Days after explosive-laden drones attacked the Jammu airbase, Kupwara district administration has imposed restrictions on the storage, sale, possession, use, and transport of drone(s), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). “Keeping in view the security situation apart from concerns of breach of privacy, nuisance and trespass, it is extremely dangerous to let unmanned aerial […]