Soldier dies in landmine blast in J-K's Kupwara

Srinagar, Dec 16 (PTI) An Army soldier died in a landmine blast in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on Tuesday.

Havildar Zubair Ahmad of the Army's 13 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry was injured in a land mine blast at Putaha Khan Gali in the Trehgam area of the border district on Monday, they said.

Officials said the injured soldier was rushed to a military hospital at Drugmulla but was declared dead on arrival. PTI MIJ NSD NSD