kupwara district

Srinagar, March 29 – Three soldiers were injured in a fratricidal shooting incident in the Kupwara district of J&K, official sources said on Sunday.The incident occurred at an army camp in the Trehgam area of Kupwara when a soldier allegedly opened fire on his colleagues last night.Three...

Jammu, March 28 – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Saturday that the government plans to develop Karnah in the Kupwara district as a border tourism hub, citing its vast potential for adventure and nature-based tourism.In response to a question in the assembly, Chief...

New Delhi/Srinagar, March 23 The National Investigation Agency conducted searches at various locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as part of its investigation into the Red Fort car bomb blast case, officials said."The searches are being conducted at nine locations in various parts of J-K,"...

Srinagar, March 23 The National Investigation Agency conducted raids at several locations in Kashmir on Monday as part of an investigation into a terror-related case, officials said.The searches were carried out in the Handwara area of the Kupwara district and the Kulgam district, the...

Jammu, March 17 As part of a sustained crackdown on illegal mining across Jammu and Kashmir, over 13,600 vehicles have been seized and 446 FIRs registered over the past two years, official data showed.According to official figures, a total of 6,219 vehicles were seized in 2024-25, while the...

KUPWARA, March 15: Acting on specific information, a Quick Response Team (QRT) led by District Mineral Officer Mumtaz Ahmad Shah conducted a raid at Geerhatti and seized 144 metric tons of illegally stockpiled muck near a marriage hall in the Goose area.The team, comprising officials from the...

Srinagar, March 11 The snowfall in the upper reaches of Kashmir and moderate rain in the valley plains continued for the second day on Wednesday, officials said here.Areas like Keran, Macchil (Kupwara district), Gurez in Bandipora district, and the Sonamarg-Zojila axis in central Kashmir's...

Srinagar, March 8 The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against seven individuals accused of misappropriating funds from the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan scheme for school building work in the Kupwara district, officials said on Sunday.The EOW filed a...

Jammu, March 3 Jammu and Kashmir has recorded encroachment of over 17 lakh kanals of state land, with corresponding entries expunged from revenue records, while more than 75,000 kanals have been transferred to various government departments and agencies since 2019, according to official data...

Deputy Commissioner of Kupwara, Shrikant Suse, stated that special enforcement teams have been deployed across the district to ensure strict market regulation during Ramazan.On March 02, in Srinagar, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Shrikant Suse, said that special enforcement teams have been...

Srinagar, March 2 – Despite restrictions imposed by the authorities, protests continued in many parts of the Valley on Monday as emotionally charged crowds shouted slogans against the US and Israel, blaming them for the death of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Protesters refused...

The HPV vaccination campaign was launched at the Sub District Hospital in Kupwara to prevent cervical cancer among adolescent girls across the district.February 28, Srinagar: The HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Sub District Hospital in Kupwara...

Srinagar, February 25 Rouble Nagi, an educator and activist who recently received the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2026, said on Wednesday that she plans to use the $1 million prize money to build a skill and learning center in Kashmir.Nagi, a Jammu-born artist and social worker, received...

Srinagar, February 22 An Army officer died here on Sunday after collapsing while on duty in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The Army captain collapsed while on duty in the Naugam sector in the northern part of the Kashmir district, they said.Officials said the officer...

CII–Young Indians Delegation Visits Tangdhar, Explores Tourism and Enterprise ProspectsThe Young Indians delegation visited Tangdhar to engage with young people, promote border tourism, and discuss homestays, entrepreneurship, and livelihood opportunities in the Karnah area of the Kupwara...

Jammu, February 20 A total of 41,944 claims have been received across Jammu and Kashmir under the Forest Rights Act, with 28,925 individual forest rights claims and 13,019 community forest rights claims, the Union Territory government informed the assembly on Friday.The Forest Rights Act...

Jammu, February 19 A total of 12,977 teaching positions are vacant across Jammu and Kashmir, and the School Education Department has not upgraded any schools since 2024, Education Minister Sakeena Itoo said on Thursday.In her written reply to a starred question by BJP MLA Shri Shakti Raj...

Kupwara district is covered under the Lolab-Bangus Development Authority (LBDA), according to Javid Dar, Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. He stated that the LBDA functions as the designated Tourism Development Authority (TDA) for the area, with its...

Chief Engineer PWD North and Superintending Engineer Kupwara review progress and quality of key bridge and infrastructure projects across Langate and Handwara areasFebruary 17, Handwara: Er. Susheel Kumar, Chief Engineer (North), along with Er. Rayees Mukhdoomi, Superintending Engineer...

3,000 Solar Units Distributed in KupwaraBharat CSR Network and the Kupwara district administration launched a program to distribute 3,000 home solar units to households in remote areas.February 16, Srinagar: Bharat CSR Network, in collaboration with the Kupwara District Administration...