Hailstorm, heavy rains damage crops, orchards in parts of Sopore
Sopore: Heavy rains accompanied by hailstorm wreaked havoc in many villages of Zaingeer belt including apple town Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. The hailstorm caused huge damage to standing crops and apple orchards in major parts of Zaingeer including Botingoo, Hathlangoo, Janwara, Warpora, Muqam and other adjoining areas leaving farmers in distress […]
Naib Tehsildar caught red handed while taking bribe
Sopore: Anti Corruption Bureau North Kashmir on Monday arrested Naib Tehsildar Sopore while demanding and accepting bribe for recording mutation of land in the revenue records. Officials said that on Monday a written complaint was lodged in Police Station ACB North Kashmir, where in it was alleged that Naib Tehsildar Sopore, namely Fayaz Ahmad Wani […]
Press Club Sopore pays tributes to journalist Shujaat Bukhari
‘Bukhari institutionalized media in Kashmir’
Sopore: A meeting of Press Club, Sopore was held on Friday to commemorate the first death anniversary of journalist Shujaat Bukhari who. Bukhari along with two security guards was assassinated on June 14 last year at Press Enclave Srinagar. Members of Press Club Sopore including Ghulam Hassan Wani, Syed Fayaz, Feroz Ahmad, Muzaffar Ahmad, Imtiyaz […]
Militant killed in Sopore gunfight buried in Sheeri: Police
Internet, class work remain suspended in Sopore
Internet, class work remain suspended in Sopore
Hailstorm, heavy rains damage crops in Baramulla
Baramulla: Hailstorm, heavy rains and strong wind in areas of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday caused extensive damage to crops, apple orchards, walnut trees and vegetable fields. Reports said that parts of Baramulla including Sopore, Rafiabad, Sangrama, Pattan, Tangmarg, Zaingeer and Kreeri on Wednesday witnessed heavy rains following strong hailstorm resulting into heavy loss […]
Burglars loot two shops in Sopore
Sopore: Burglars looted two shops during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, and decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees in north Kashmir’s apple town Sopore. The burglars looted the cloth shop of one Farooq Ahmad Sofi at Main Market Sopore and a general store of Muhammad Yousuf Bhat at Tehsil Road Sopore and […]
Sopore parts shut to mourn killing of local militants
Sopore: Parts of Zaingeer belt of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district observed a complete shutdown on Friday to mourn the killings of two local militants in a gunfight with forces in the area a day before. The two local militants-Asif Ahmad War son of Ghulam Nabi War of Aftab Mohalla Warpora Sopore and Naseer […]
Two LeT militants killed in Sopore gunfight
Sopore: Two local militants were killed on Thursday in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore area, police said. They said that a joint team of Army’s 22 RR, SOG from Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Bunpora Mohalla of Dangarpora sopore on Thursday morning. After […]
24-year old drowns in Sopore stream
Sopore: A 24-year old youth drowned in a stream in Veer Tarzoo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Reports said that 24-year old Shariq Mohidin Mir, son of Ghulam Mohidin Mir of Lolipora Pattan slipped into the stream and drowned subsequently. Soon after the news spread, the locals assembled at the […]
Notorious drug peddler held in north Kashmir, contraband seized
Sopore: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a notorious drug peddler in Watergam, Rafiabad of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The accused identified as Shafat Ahmad Gojree S/O Mohammad Ismaiel of Watergam Rafiabad was apprehended by a police party from Police Post Watergam. Police also claimed to have recovered Brown Sugar, charas and cash amount […]