Bandipore

Security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy by detecting and destroying an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

A labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists at Soadnara Sumbal in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Six civilians were injured today after terrorists threw a grenade at Sumbal bridge in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police today said they have killed a terrorist involved in the killing of a cab driver in Bandipore district. Four terrorists who were involved in the shooting were arrested a day earlier, they said.

Sajid Raina, a young reporter with a local news agency in Bandipore district, has been charged with disturbing peace and attempt to cause fear and riots after he put out a screenshot of children who drowned after a boat overturned in Wular lake.

The fear of being vulnerable to terrorist attacks has gripped mainstream political workers across parties in Kashmir after the recent killing of a BJP leader and his two family members in Bandipore. Political workers say they are fearing for their lives; those whose security have been withdrawn are terrified.

Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Sheikh Wasim, his father and brother were killed by terrorists late Wednesday night in the union territory's Bandipore district

A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was arrested from a hospital in Srinagar today, the police said. Nisar Ahmad Dar, a resident of the Hajin area of Bandipore district in north Kashmir, was arrested by the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police from Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in the city, a police official said.

An Army personnel was killed in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Gurez sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipore district on Monday, officials said.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly raping a minor days after rape of a 3-year-old in Bandipore district, about 50 km away, sparked massive outrage across the state.

Protests broke out in several parts of Kashmir Valley today after a three-year-old child was raped allegedly by her neighbour in the Bandipore district. Schools and colleges were shut in the district after students clashed with security forces and the police.

An eleven-year-old boy who was reportedly held hostage by terrorists died today, during encounter in Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Two villagers in their early thirties have been arrested by forest officials of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest for allegedly lighting a fire that burned down almost 10,000 hectres of forest and caused irreparable damage to the flora and fauna apart from the wildlife.

'Honey trapping' is one of the new methods used by Pakistan-based terror groups to woo young men towards terrorism and use them as human carriers for delivering arms from one place to another or acting as guides to infiltrating terrorists, officials said.

Forest fires have engulfed large tracts in Bandipore, Kupwara, Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir.The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, tweeted a short while ago that her government departments are on high alert.

Security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy by detecting and destroying an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

A labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists at Soadnara Sumbal in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Six civilians were injured today after terrorists threw a grenade at Sumbal bridge in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police today said they have killed a terrorist involved in the killing of a cab driver in Bandipore district. Four terrorists who were involved in the shooting were arrested a day earlier, they said.

Sajid Raina, a young reporter with a local news agency in Bandipore district, has been charged with disturbing peace and attempt to cause fear and riots after he put out a screenshot of children who drowned after a boat overturned in Wular lake.

The fear of being vulnerable to terrorist attacks has gripped mainstream political workers across parties in Kashmir after the recent killing of a BJP leader and his two family members in Bandipore. Political workers say they are fearing for their lives; those whose security have been withdrawn are terrified.

Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Sheikh Wasim, his father and brother were killed by terrorists late Wednesday night in the union territory's Bandipore district

A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was arrested from a hospital in Srinagar today, the police said. Nisar Ahmad Dar, a resident of the Hajin area of Bandipore district in north Kashmir, was arrested by the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police from Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in the city, a police official said.

An Army personnel was killed in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Gurez sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipore district on Monday, officials said.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly raping a minor days after rape of a 3-year-old in Bandipore district, about 50 km away, sparked massive outrage across the state.

Protests broke out in several parts of Kashmir Valley today after a three-year-old child was raped allegedly by her neighbour in the Bandipore district. Schools and colleges were shut in the district after students clashed with security forces and the police.

An eleven-year-old boy who was reportedly held hostage by terrorists died today, during encounter in Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Two villagers in their early thirties have been arrested by forest officials of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest for allegedly lighting a fire that burned down almost 10,000 hectres of forest and caused irreparable damage to the flora and fauna apart from the wildlife.

'Honey trapping' is one of the new methods used by Pakistan-based terror groups to woo young men towards terrorism and use them as human carriers for delivering arms from one place to another or acting as guides to infiltrating terrorists, officials said.

Forest fires have engulfed large tracts in Bandipore, Kupwara, Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir.The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, tweeted a short while ago that her government departments are on high alert.