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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.

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Balen wave marks the second coming of democracy in Nepal

The Gen Z movement was a serious wave that RSP and Balen together managed to capture—the first milestone reflecting the relevance of issues-based politics.

PM reviews oil, gas supply as analysts warn reliance on imports leaves India open to war disruptions

As Iran war enters 11th day, government prioritises household gas supply, boosts LPG output and invokes Essential Commodities Act amid concerns over potential shortages.

SMPP secures order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces

SMPP Limited gets order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for BSF, CISF & SSB. This is over & above the existing order for 40,000 jackets, taking the total to 50,000.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.