Former DySP Khurshid Ahmad Khan laid to rest
Baramulla: A large number of people from various sections of society gathered for the funeral prayers of Khursheed Ahmad Khan, a former Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and the District President of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, who was laid to rest at Sherwani Colony Khwajabagh, Baramulla, on Tuesday morning. Khan, who had been unwell […]
Touching 60% polling, north Kashmir, and in Budgam, democracy wins with a bang
Bla-Kup-Bgm LS seat witnesses highest turnout after 47 years 120-year-old man of Sopore, 115 year-old-woman of Kupwara among elderly who voted… Baramulla: Baramulla-Kupwara-Budgam LS seat Thursday scripted history by recording 59 percent voting, which can go up with fresh data, highest ever in the electoral history of the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat since 1967 when […]
Man injured by electrocution in Baramulla
Baramulla: A man was critically injured after receiving an electric shock near the Khawajabagh area of Baramulla on Monday. Bilal Ahmed Dar, a tailor from the Hygam area, son of Ali Mohammad Dar, was injured after he came in contact with a live wire in the Khwajabagh area. He was rushed to Government Medical College […]
J&K faces political turmoil and economic hardship: Omar Abdullah
Baramulla: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah, who is also the party’s candidate for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, Monday said that since August 5, 2019, the people of the region have been deprived of their rights, leading to rampant unemployment and suffering. Speaking at a public gathering in Sheeri here during a roadshow, Abdullah, accompanied […]
Windstorm damages properties in Baramulla
Baramulla: A windstorm blew away rooftops of scores of residential and non-residential buildings and uprooted scores of trees and electric poles in different parts of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. High-intensity winds swept Baramulla, Sopore, Pattan and other adjoining areas of the north district today afternoon in which several residential houses and commercial structures […]
NC’s Omar Abdullah, PDP’s Fayaz Mir file nomination papers for Baramulla Lok Sabha seat
Omar seeks votes against abrogation of Article 370; Mir asks him to explain reason for breaking PAGD Baramulla: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah and former Rajya Sabha member and PDP candidate Mohammad Fayaz Mir on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. Accompanied by NC’s treasurer Shammi Oberoi […]
In the last 10 parliaments, 9 MPs were from NC alone; need new voices: Sajad Lone
Files nomination papers from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency Baramulla: People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday filed nomination papers from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. Jailed Awami Ittehad Party leader Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid has already filed nomination papers from this north Kashmir constituency. National Conference leader […]
Family of 8 rescued after house collapses on them in Uri
Baramulla: Amid heavy rains, a house collapsed in Bujthalan Boniyar Uri trapping eight members of a family under the debris, who were later rescued by neighbours. Witnesses said that a residential house collapsed after a landslide hit it at Bujthalan village of Boniyar Uri. Thanks to the timely intervention by the locals, all the eight […]
Sagar Cultural Forum pays tribute to Ghulam-ud-din Gulshan Zogiyari
Baramulla: Amid rains, the serene surroundings of the Sheeri village of Baramulla witnessed a poignant gathering at Mountain Valley Education Institute where the Sagar Cultural Forum organised a day-long literary conference on Saturday to honour the memory of the late Ghulam-ud-din Gulshan of Zogiyar Sheeri- revered social and political figure. The event unfolded in two […]
Two terrorists killed, 2 Army personnel injured in Sopore gunbattle
LeT commander Saifullah among those killed Sopore: Two LeT terrorists were killed while as many Army personnel got injured in an encounter in Sopore area of Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. The encounter began on Thursday at Check Mohalla Nowpora in Sopore. After the night’s lull, a fresh exchange of firing took place on […]
