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Missing Khanmoh Panch’s body recovered from Shopian orchards

Shopian: Nine days after an elected Panchayat member went missing, his body was recovered from the orchards of Dangam village in Shopian on Friday. The...

4 militants killed in Shopian gunfight, another captured alive

Shopian: Four militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday. A fifth militant has been captured alive...

Body found in orchard in Shopian village

Shopian: An unidentified body was found "buried" in orchards of Dangam village of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday. Locals from the village said they...

Death of ‘village’s daughter’, 100 years old and a Pandit, mourned by local Muslims

Shopian: Keeping the example of communal harmony alive, Muslims helped their Pandit brethren conduct last rites of a lady at Pargochi village in Shopian...

Success of high-density apple raises demand for similar scheme for other fruits

Shopian: With high-density apple plantations reaping rich rewards, many areas in Kashmir are waiting for similar government schemes for other fruits like cherry, pear,...

High-density apples fetch excellent returns this year

Shopian: High-density apple trees are proving revolutionary for people dependent on the fruit industry in Kashmir. This year, the locally grown imported varieties of...

On top of illegal mining, minerals sold at double the official rates in Shopian

Shopian: Days after authorities issued the rate list of minerals, load carriers continue to charge double the rates from people in Shopian. On August 6,...

Strange but true: A hospital being built for 12 years but not yet built

Shopian: It was the year 2008 when construction of a new 100-bed hospital started at an estimated cost of Rs 23.5 crore here in...

Militant killed in Shopian gunfight

Shopian: A militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces at Molu village in Shopian district on Wednesday. The encounter broke out at...

Strange but true: A secretariat where live 2 battalions of CRPF

Shopian: It has been four years but the authorities are yet to figure out another accommodation for CRPF personnel guarding the mini-secretariat Shopian who...

Manual labourers in Shopian, Pulwama bulldozed out of mining work

Shopian: The new contracts given for mining of minerals in rivulets, streams and rivers in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama district have left hundreds...

Jal Shakti Mission fails to quench thirst of many Shopian villages

Shopian: Even after the launch of Jal Shakti Mission, drinking water has remained a distant dream for many Shopian villages who face water scarcity...

Shopian doing quite well against Covid

Shopian: The situation in Shopian district has considerably improved in the past week with only 36 new cases reported. The number of active cases...

Safnagri villagers seek immediate repair of irrigation canal to save dying orchards

Shopian: Trees on hundreds of acres kanals of land are about to dry due to the lack of irrigation facilities at Safnagri village of...

Parents of Rajouri labourer unaware about their son’s fate

Shopian: Even as the army is investigating the Shopian encounter, parents of one of the three labourers allegedly killed in the encounter are unaware...

Cabs in Shopian fleecing as well as endangering passengers

Shopian: Despite growing number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Shopian district, transporters here, particularly cab drivers, are charging double fares without following any...

3 ‘militants’ killed in Shopian said to be actually Rajouri labourers

Shopian: Twenty-one days after three cousin brothers who worked as labourers left Rajouri on July 16 for Shopian, their families registered a missing person’s...

Harvest of pear in Kashmir a small fortune this year

Shopian: After heavy losses suffered last year post abrogation of J&K’s special status, pear growers in Kashmir are expecting good returns this year despite...

Abducted soldier’s clothes found in Shopian orchard

Shopian: Five days after his abduction, an army soldier's clothes were found at three different spots in an orchard in Landoora village in Shopian...

Abducted army soldier’s clothes spotted in Shopian village

Shopian: Clothes of an Army soldier abducted by suspected militants some days ago in south Kashmir’s Shopian were found on Friday morning. Locals said that...

Two grenades lobbed at forces in Shopian

Shopian: Militants on Wednesday lobbed two grenades at government forces in Shopian without causing any damage or loss. Police sources said that the first grenade...

Shopian admin to act tough over misuse of potable water

Shopian: To tackle the growing menace of misuse of potable water and frequent diversion of this for irrigation, the district administration Shopian has decided...

DC Shopian warns of legal action for using drinking water for irrigation

Shopian: Amid drought-like conditions in Kashmir triggered by a poor rainfall, authorities in south Kashmir's Shopian district have warned people of legal action for...

Expecting mothers kept in isolation centres while Covid reports get delayed

Shopian: Delay in Covid-19 test reports is putting expecting mothers to great discomfort in Shopian district. Many expecting mothers have been put under isolation...

3 Shopian village face acute water crisis for want of supply, contamination

Shopian: Three Shopian villages in South Kashmir are facing drinking water problems since a decade, with locals from these areas saying that the government...

Three militants killed in Shopian orchards

Shopian: After a month’s lull, guns boomed in Shopian again on Saturday as government forces killed three militants in a pre-dawn encounter at a...

Dangerous Play: In Shopian, people thronging cricket, volleyball tournaments

Shopian: Playing with their own lives and those of others, people in Shopian are attending in large numbers cricket and volley tournaments that are...

Decades old WSS at Safnagri Shopian stuck for completion of mechanical works

Shopian: Commissioned in 1980s, water supply scheme at Safnagri village of Shopian yet to be completed while a large number of inhabitants in the...

Situation better in Shopian but doctors warn against complacency

Shopian: Despite the least population (about 3 lakh) among south Kashmir districts, Shopian has had the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases detected in the...

Shoipan Ahrabal road damaged due to subsidence at various spots

Locals demand early repairs, officials say sought expert advice on this occurrence Shopian: The key road from Shopian to tourist resort and famed water fall...

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