Five forest guards wounded in smugglers attack
Sopore: At least five officials of forest department sustained injuries after the smugglers attacked them in Cherhar forest area in north Kashmir’s Sopore area of Baramulla district. According to reports, five forest officials (forest guards) were attacked when a team of forest department visited the Cherhaar forest in Kandi forest division Sopore following a special […]
Sopore shuts on 2nd straight day to mourn militant killings
Sopore: A complete shutdown was observed on second consecutive day in Sopore town and Zaingeer belt of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday to mourn the killing of two local LeT militants who were killed in an overnight gunfight in Brath Kalan area of Sopore. All the shops, other business establishments are closed in the […]
Thousands attend funeral prayers
Sopore: Thousands of people on Thursday participated in the funeral prayers of two slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants- Owais Ahmad Bhat and Tahir Ramzan Dar who were killed in an overnight gunfight that broke out in Brath Kalan area of north Kashmir’s Sopore area. Reports said that thousands of people from Zaingeer belt of Sopore including […]
Gunfight breaks out in Sopore village
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out in Brath Kalan village of North Kashmir’s Sopore between militants and forces on Wednesday evening. Reports said that the gunfight broke out after a joint team of army’s 22RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation at Gund Mohalla area of Brath Kalan after having credible input about […]
Forces lay siege in Gund Brath village in Sopore
Sopore: Government Forces on Wednesday afternoon launched a Cordon and Search Operation in North Kashmir’s Sopore village. Reports said that a team of Army’s 22 RR, Special Operation Group of Police (SOG) and CRPF jointly laid siege in Gund Brath area of Sopore. Reports said that the forces acted after getting specific inputs about the […]
Pesky power cuts trigger protest in Sopore
Sopore: The residents of Nowpora Kalan area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to provide adequate electricity to them from the last few weeks. Scores of residents blamed authorities for their sufferings, saying that they are facing immense hardships due to […]
Shop gutted in fire incident at Sopore
Sopore: A shop was damaged in an overnight fire incident at Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. They said that the shop owned by Fayaz Ahmad at Khankha Mohalla of Sopore was damaged completely in a fire mishap at around 1 AM.
Sopore remains shut on third straight day
Sopore: A complete shutdown was observed for the third consecutive day in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday to mourn the death of a local LeT militant, Mehraj-ud-din. Mehraj-ud-din Khan @Maaroof and Kaleemullah, son of Mushtaq Ahmad of new colony Sopore was killed along with a top commander Naveed Jatt in a […]
Clashes leave three persons injured in Sopore
Sopore: At least three youth were injured during the clashes that broke out in Botingoo Zaingeer area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday afternoon. Reports said that as soon as forces start leaving from the area who were on election duty, scores of youth took to streets near the polling booth and […]
Forces launch CASO in Sopore village
Sopore: Government forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in north Kashmir’s Sopore village on Monday afternoon. Reports said that Army’s 22 RR Special Operation Group (SOG) of Police and CRPF jointly conducted searches in Nowpora village of Sopore on Monday afternoon. Reports said that door to door searches were conducted after troops got […]