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June 10, 2017 No Responses

Freed after 16 years, Baramulla man recounts how Delhi police ruined his career

Happiness has visited the Wani family of Baramulla after 16 long years. Gulzar Ahmad Wani, who was acquitted of all charges in a case involving a blast on a train in 2001 by a court in Uttar Pradesh on May...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

Archaeologists discover 5000 Year old sites, remains in north Kashmir

It will document Kashmir history: Director CCAS Archaeologists have discovered 5000-year-old sites and remains in three north Kashmir districts of Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara. The 5000-year-old sites in many hamlets across the three north Kashmir district...

December 14, 2016 No Responses

Track-II team meets civil society members in Baramulla

The former union minister Yashwant Sinha led track-II delegation held deliberations with different groups at Dak Bunglow here in north Kashmir on Tuesday. Sources said the civil society members stressed upon the visiting delegation about the importance of sett...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

HC asks DC Bla, SSP to seal all illegal structures in Gulmarg before Dec 19

The High Court has formed an expert committee headed by Deputy Commissioner Baramulla to ensure that no illegal structure is constructed in famous tourist resort of Gulmarg. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against encroachments in Gulmarg, a single ...

October 19, 2016 No Responses

44 held in Baramulla for terror-related activities; LeT issued warning to SHO

Pakistan-based terror group Laskar-e-Taiba has issued a warning to the Baramulla SHO for facilitating an operation on Monday in which at least 44 have been arrested for terror-related activities. It was a multi-agency crackdown in the old town of Baramulla...

August 13, 2016 No Responses

People irked over ‘Ban’ on night movement on Highway

The decision of security forces to “disallow” night traffic on the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway for the past three days has triggered anger among people, especially fruit growers. While District Magistrate, Baramulla, Naseer Ahmed Naqash said no nig...

August 8, 2016 No Responses

In Sopore, youths on night vigil check vehicles

In Sopore, a separatist stronghold, protesters pelt policemen with stones in the day and keep “vigil” against their raids at night. It is 11 in the night and the road near Sopore bridge is blocked by big rocks, branches and...

May 14, 2016 No Responses

Land for Kashmiri Pandit colony identified in Baramulla, say J&K officials

The state government has been under pressure from the Centre for setting up separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits in central, north and south Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally identified a big chunk of land in North Kashmir’s...

March 19, 2016 No Responses

Fresh snow adds cheer as ski course ends in Gulmarg

The Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM) completed its sixth skiing course of the season at Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir. “The fresh snowfall brought in cheer and facilitated the IISM to complete its 6th ski course successfully....

March 18, 2016 No Responses

Rare musk deer spotted in north Kashmir

Found in injured condition, animal dies despite efforts to save it A Kashmir musk deer was spotted in the north Kashmir forests in an injured condition on Wednesday. Also known as ‘vampire deer’, the animal was found in Baderkhal forests...