Sopore boys shine in athletic competition in Bangalore
Sopore: Sopore boys shine and bring laurels by bagging silver and bronze in an athletic competition which was held in Bangalore. This was a moment of pride for the whole Baramulla district especially for Sopore town after two boys from government girls’ high school Hatishah Sopore brought laurels to themselves as well as to the […]
Disaster management, mock drill programme observed in Sopore
Sopore: A Disaster preparedness and awareness day was conducted by District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMA) Baramulla in collaboration with SDRF Baramulla and Government Degree college sopore. Principal Government Degree College (GDC) Sopore Dr Salma Ahad was the chief guest at the occasion while SSP Sopore Shabir Nawab was the guest of honour. Deputy controller SDRF […]
Water crisis trigger protest in Sopore
Sopore: Scores of residents including women of Tawheedabad Tarzoo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district took to streets on Tuesday and staged a protest against Jal Shakti department for it failure to provide regular water supply. The protesters mostly women staged a protest outside Jal Shakti department here in Sopore and blocked road […]
Sopore hosts first Industrial football tournament

Sopore: The first Industrial football cup tournament, under lights, was inaugurated at Khushal Stadium in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday. The tournament was organised by industrial estate in collaboration with J&K Sports Council and around 48 football clubs across Kashmir have participated in the tournament. The inaugural match of the tournament was played between […]
Newborn dies of alleged negligence at SDH Sopore
Family stages protest, demand action against erring doctors
Sopore: A newborn died allegedly due to doctors’ negligence in Sub-District Hospital Sopore (SDH) sparking protests against the errant doctors including Block Medical Officer (BMO) Sopore. Talking to media-persons, a distressed father Waseen Rasool Malik of Tujjar Sharief Sopore, alleged that his new-born baby died due to the negligence of doctors at SDH Sopore. He […]
Urs Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) commences with religious fervor in Sopore
Sopore: The annual Urs of Hazrat Amir-e-kabir Shahi Hamdan (RA) commenced at Khanqah-i-Moula Ziyarat in Sopore town on Wednesday. The six day long Urs witnesses the special prayers during daily five time prayers. An official from the Auqaf of Khanqah-i-Moula said all arrangements at the Shrine were in place including the facility of drinking water […]
Sopore growers protest halting of fruit laden trucks along Srg-Jmu highway

Sopore: Scores of fruit traders at Asia’s second largest Mandi- Sopore Fruit Mandi on Saturday staged a peaceful protest over halting of fruit laden trucks on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway by the authorities. Various fruit traders, growers, transporters, labourers and other businessmen associated with fruit mandi Sopore assembled inside mandi to register their protest. The protesting […]
Sopore neglected town, needs government’s attention: Irshad Kar
Sopore: Senior leader of National Conference Irshad Rasool Kar on Friday said Sopore town was neglected by the authorities and needs government attention to regain its lost glory. He made these remarks during a block level meeting held in Sopore. The meeting was chaired by block committee president Ghulam Hassan while Irshad Rasool karw was […]
Development of Sopore town a priority: Sehrish Asgar
Sopore: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar on Thursday said that Sopore was most important town in the district. She said its development was on priority list for the district administration. While addressing a gathering at Dak Banglow Sopore during a concluding ceremony of world environment month conducted by municipal council Sopore, DC Baramulla […]
Police seizes tractors for illegal extraction of minerals
Sopore: The J&K Police on Thursday seized 12 tractors for illicit trafficking of minerals from Nallah in north Kashmir’s Rafiabad. As per the handout issued here, a joint Police team of Police Station Dangiwacha and Police Post Watergam under under command and control of SDPO Rafiabad conducted raids at Nallah Hamal Yarbugh and seized 12 […]