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Kupwara

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Firecrackers, puja and diyas: For the first time in 75 years, Diwali is celebrated at the Mata Sharda Devi Temple in Kupwara, Kashmir

ANI - 13 November, 2023

Numbers of earthen lamps lit the Teetwal hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday as Diwali was celebrated for the first time at the Mata Sharda Devi temple in the last 75 years

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Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to be inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara near LoC on November 7

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2023

An equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir will be inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

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Govt will attempt to build a Kartrapur-style corridor to Sharda Peeth in PoK: Amit Shah while e-inaugurating Mata Sharda Devi Temple in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff - 22 March, 2023

A Kartarpur-style corridor for Sharda Peeth in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir has long been demanded by Kashmiri Pandits for a long time

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Jammu and Kashmir: A family of 5, including 3 children, found dead in Kupwara

ANI - 9 February, 2023

The deceased family members have been identified as Majid Ahmad, his wife Shana Khatoon, their children Faizan Ansari, Abu Zar and an unnamed infant were declared dead upon examination.

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Blast near Army Camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, no loss of life reported

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2022

On Sunday, a mysterious blast took near the 21 Rashtriya Rifles camp at Zachaldara in the Handwara area of Kupwara

Crime

Heroin worth Rs 250 crores caught by NCB near Jammu, was packed in apple crates

OpIndia Staff - 8 November, 2018

The heroin was hidden in apple crates in such a manner that it was meant to evade police scrutiny

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NIA arrests deputy jail superintendent in Jammu and Kashmir for involvement in terrorist recruitment

OpIndia Staff - 29 August, 2018

Firoz Ahmed Lone was the deputy superintendent of Srinagar jail when he arranged for new Hizbul recruits to meet terrorists in prison and helped them stay in touch via blackberries