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Topic: Kupwara

Shelling turned homes to ashes in front of their eyes. Kupwara residents say govt’s forgotten them

Six houses were burnt down as a shell hit a car in Batpora last week. Affected families allege 'not even tents provided', call for rehabilitation saying ‘we can’t lose all again’.

44-yr-old shot in Kupwara four days after Pahalgam attack, leaves behind partially blind mother

Daily wage worker Ghulam Rasool Magray, the victim, lived with his ailing mother who he looked after. Magray was not mentally stable & unmarried, says local MLA.

Lashkar overground worker arrested from Kupwara, Amarnath Yatra was target, say forces

Four grenades & two IEDs seized from Shabir Ahmed. Arrest comes at time when Union Territory administration is grappling with terror attacks in border districts of Jammu.

Attempt to murder charge against soldiers after Army-police clash at Kupwara police station

The fight took place on the intervening night of 28-29 May and matters settled only after the intervention of senior officers. However, police filed an FIR naming 3 Army officers and 13 other soldiers.

Lt Col Karanbir Singh Natt, who fought death for 8 years, cremated with full military honours

A Sena Medal (Gallantry) recipient, Lt Col Natt had been in a coma for the past 8 years, following injury in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. He died Saturday.

2 women from PoK contested J&K DDC polls, counting hasn’t yet begun on their seats

Somiya Sadaf and Shazia Alam were settled in J&K with their ex-militant husbands as part of Omar Abdullah govt’s rehabilitation policy in 2010.

In this Kashmir border district, voters seek development & talk of Article 370 in hushed tones

North Kashmir's Kupwara district, located near the volatile Line of Control and deeply affected by militancy, voted Thursday in the DDC polls. 

5 Special Forces men, 5 terrorists: How a deadly hand-to-hand fight at the LoC unfolded

Five commandos of the elite 4 Para were killed in action after they eliminated 5 terrorists from Pakistan in close combat in J&K’s Keran sector.

On Camera

Marxism extinguishes democratic rights the moment it captures power: MA Venkata Rao

Being founded on class war, any State founded on Marxism is bound to set itself in opposition, bitter and all-out, against all other nations, libertarian commentator MA Venkata Rao wrote in 1963.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

1st ever live battle array formation, Shaktibaan regiments—what’s new at the R-Day parade this yr

The 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will showcase India’s operational synergy and self-reliance, highlighting combat readiness, indigenous weaponry and joint military operations.

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.