Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Bandipore, Waseem Farooq Mir, stated that the forest fire was brought under control by collective efforts of the Forest Department, Forest Protection Force, Indian Army, the District Administration's Disaster Management Wing, and the rest of the Gurez Di
A forest fire that had been raging along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Gurez valley of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir, was finally brought under control on Monday evening.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has retrieved several vehicles stranded on the Bandipora-Gurez road after multiple landslides blocked the route on Saturday night.
"In 2024, commercial rafting was started in Gurez for the first time ever. Besides, during the current financial year, the Department of Tourism Jammu and Kashmir has projected the work with upgradation of Gurez as an offbeat destination. Under the current year CAPEX Budget 2024-25 Part B, T
During this time of Chillai Kalan, the Gurez-Bandipora road and Dawar-Tulail road were closed after a thick blanket of snow covered the road, disrupting the traffic movement in the area.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that rain and snowfall were expected in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming five days due to two western disturbance. Bandipora was turned into a white wonderland as the region received a fresh spell of snowfall on Sunday.
Filmmaker Deepa Mehta has joined hands with director Onir to present his latest film, 'We Are Faheem & Karun', a touching queer love story set in the Gurez Valley of Kashmir.
Addressing a public rally in Gurez at Bandipore area today, Rajnath Singh emphasized that there is a vast difference between the Jammu and Kashmir of the past and today's.
According to the list, the BJP has fielded Mohd Irnees Karnahi from Karnah, Ghulam Mohammad Mir from Handwara, Abdul Rashid Khan from Sonawari, Naseer Ahmad Lone from Bandipora, Faqir Mohammad Khan from Gurez (ST), and RS Pathania from Udhampur East.