Baramulla district

District in Jammu and kashmir, India

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Baramulla district or Varmul is one of the 20 districts in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Baramulla town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covered an area of 4,588 km² (1,771 sq mi) in 2001, but it was reduced to 4,243 km² (1,638 sq mi) at the time of 2011 census. In 2016, the district administration said that the area was 4,190 km² (1,620 sq mi). Muslims constitute about 98% of the population among which Shia Muslims form 30-35% and Sunni Muslims form 65-70%.

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Two militants killed in encounter in J-K's Baramulla Acting on specific input about the presence of militants in the Wanigam Payeen Kreeri area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there. DNA - Published on May 4, 2023
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Mehbooba Mufti says cops stopped her from visiting Pattan, police reject ‘house arrest’ claim Rejecting former chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s claim that she was “under house arrest”, J&K police on Wednesday said she was free to visit the Pattan area of north Kashmir’s.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 5, 2022
Bank manager from Dehradun attacked in Jammu & Kashmir ahead of Amit Shah’s visit A Grameen Bank branch manager from Dehradun survived a terrorist shooting in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, triggering a scramble to catch the gunmen as the attack happened amid a.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 3, 2022
Two Jaish-e-Mohammed men killed in Baramulla Two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in a shootout with a combined team of Army, CRPF and J&K police in the Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. IndiaTimes - Published on September 30, 2022

Sticky bombs recovered from a hybrid terrorist in Sopore: Police In a first such instance in the Kashmir valley, security forces have recovered sticky bombs or magnetic IEDs from a hybrid terrorist in Sopore township of Baramulla district of the union territory,.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 4, 2022
Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri, three terrorists killed Three terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. The infiltration attempt was.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 25, 2022
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Baramulla district The encounter began in the late hours of Saturday evening in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district. DNA - Published on July 31, 2022
Pakistan trying to ‘bleed India with thousands cuts’: Rajnath Singh “Our neighbour has always resorted to anti-India activities. J&K witnessed terror activities in the past as well. Now, Pakistan is continuously trying to disturb peace in the country through its.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 16, 2022

Cross-LoC Trade: NIA conducts searches at Baramulla, Handwara Issuing a statement, NIA said its sleuths conducted searches at three locations in Baramulla district and one in Handwara. The searches were carried out on the premises of suspected cross-LoC traders.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 15, 2022
Policeman, Jaish trio from Pakistan killed in J&K encounter A policeman was killed while three Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists from Pakistan were shot dead in a “chance encounter” in Kreeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. The.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 25, 2022
Another sarpanch killed by terrorists in Kashmir Terrorists shot sarpanch Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo dead in an orchard at Goush-bugh village of Pattan in Kashmir’s Baramulla district Friday evening.The attack on Bangroo, who won the panchayat elections.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 15, 2022	People of Kashmir need not worry about situation along LoC: Army officer "The situation (along the LoC) is pretty good. We are fully geared up with our deployment and control. We don't have to worry, the people of Kashmir don't have to worry about what is happening on the.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 27, 2021