Bandipore district
District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India
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Bandipore district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 20 districts in the Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore is located in the foothills of the snow-clad peaks of Harmukh overlooking the shores of Wular Lake and has produced hundreds of scholars and intellectuals. The district is known for its tourist places such as Wular Vintage Park, Athwatoo and Gurez valley. Before 1947, this town was a big trade and literary centre of Kashmir. This district was carved out from the erstwhile Baramulla district in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district from the north, Baramulla district from west,Ganderbal district from the east, Kargil district in Ladakh, Neelum District in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and Astore district in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan. Bandipore district is the only district in Kashmir Division that shares border with Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. This district occupies an area of 398 km2. The district has a population of 392,232 as per 2011 census.
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NIA summons Islamic scholar in terror funding caseThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday summoned renowned Islamic scholar and Dar-ul-Uloom Rahimya in Bandipora, Moulana Rehmatullah Mir Qasmi, for questioning in connection with a terror..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Lashkar duo convicted, jailed up to 5 yearsTwo Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been convicted and jailed up to five years by special NIA courts in J&K. Nisar Ahmad Dar of Bandipora was handed down a five-year term Saturday by an NIA court in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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LeT module busted, 2 terrorists among 4 arrested in Kashmir’s BandiporaJammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module by arresting two terrorists and their two associates, including a woman, in Hajin area of Bandipora district. A police..IndiaTimes - Published | |
2 hybrid terrorists involved in planting IED in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora arrestedThe terrorists had planted an IED, weighing around 18 kg and fitted with two gas cylinders, in Kenusa-Astango area of the north Kashmir district of Bandipora on October 15. The explosive device was..IndiaTimes - Published | |
J-K: Bandipora police apprehend LeT terrorist, recover two hand grenadesThe arrested terrorist was in touch with a terrorist of LeT in PoK and was given the task to target police/security forces in Bandipora.DNA - Published | |
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist hideout found near LoC in Gurez sector; weapons and ammunition seizedAuthorities believe terrorists and anti-national elements in India moved the firearms over the LoC to Bandipora and other hinterland locations.DNA - Published | |
Teenage Bihar migrant worker killed in KashmirA 19-year-old migrant worker from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district around 1am on Friday, while a special police officer (SPO) was wounded in a separate attack..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Migrant labourer shot dead in J&K's BandiporaA labourer from Bihar was fired upon by terrorists at Soadnara Sumbal of J&K's Bandipora district on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, following which he succumbed to his injuries, police..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BREAKING: Migrant from Bihar shot by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's BandiporaHe was shifted to hospital for treatment where he succumbed: Kashmir Zone PoliceDNA - Published | |
Lashkar duo killed in Kulgam encounterLashkar terrorists arrested in Budgam, Bandipora.IndiaTimes - Published | Two Pak LeT terrorists who killed Pandit in Budgam gunned downA combined team of J&K police and Army gunned down two Pakistani terrorists of LeT in Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday, and officers said those two had killed Kashmiri Pandit clerk Rahul Bhat at..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Two hybrid terrorists arrested in North Kashmir's Bandipora districtThe police recovered one AK-47 rifle, two magazines, 30 live rounds, one pistol and one magazine with four rounds of 04 Pistol.DNA - Published | Five Lashkar men arrested in north Kashmir’s BandiporaIndiaTimes - Published |
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LG Manoj Sinha, Omar Abdullah condemn terror attack on cops in J&K's BandiporaIndiaTimes - Published | 2 cops shot dead by terrorists in KashmirAn official said the terrorists opened fire on a police party in Gulshan Chowk area of Bandipora, injuring two policemen who died while being taken to hospital. The slain cops were identified as..IndiaTimes - Published |
