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Horticulture centre in Srinagar cultivates new crop: Imported varieties of pear

Shopian: As the traditional pear varieties in Kashmir were facing many challenges, like low market rates, diseases, and brief shelf life, private importers in...

Locals demand macadamisation of Nagabal-Narwani road in Shopian

SHOPIAN: A vital road link from Nagbal to Narwani is in deplorable condition with locals demanding immediate black topping of this road which connects...

European cherry thrives in soil of Kashmir; it is the ‘future’, says importer

Market rates of local cherry also pick up, growers happy now Shopian: Saplings of European sweet cherry imported and planted last year in Kashmir have...

Two more militants killed in Anantnag

Shopian: Day after killing of three top militants, government forces on Tuesday killed two more militants in Waghama village in Bijbehara area of Anantnag...

Shopian Jio subscribers seek faithfull network, prior to recharging

Shopian: The customers of Reliance Jio mobile network in Shopian are agahast over the company asking for recharge of their services despite the service...

Shopian villagers seek verification into BPL, AAY ration card holders

SHOPIAN: The inhabitants of Dunado, a far off village in Keller belt of south Kashmir’s Shopian district recently staged a protest against callous attitude...

Closed public washrooms in Shopian town add to public woes

Shopain: Even after the authorities in Shopian town have allowed openings of markets in shifts, the washrooms functional in the town have remained closed,...

Wildlife, Forest departments’ joint efforts avert major forest fire in Pulwama

  Shopian: Officials from Wildlife and Forest departments on Sunday averted a major ecological tragedy by extinguishing in time a bush fire that broke out...

Key Shopian road delayed for 4 years over laying of water pipeline

Shopian: Over a hundred villages in Shopian have been waiting for four years for a hassle free inter district travel to Kulgam and Anantnag...

Five militants killed in Shopian orchards

Shopian: A former policeman who became a Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) commander is said to be among five militants killed in a 20-hour gun battle with...

4th encounter in 9 days in Shopian: Hizb commander among 3 militants slain

Nephew of former MLC of PDP among the killed militants Shopian: Three militants including a Hizb commander were killed in a brief, pre-dawn encounter...

Pulwama man on a mission to save lives, donates blood 174 times so far

Shopian: A 57-year- old man from Pulwama has donated 174 pints of blood to save the lives of people in need of blood. Abdul Majeed...

Pulwama man on a mission to save lives, donates blood 174 times so far

Shopian: A 57-year- old man from Pulwama has donated 174 pints of blood to save the lives of people in need of blood. Abdul Majeed...

Huge spike in ‘recoveries’: 97 persons discharged in Shopian

Shopian: While a sixth person from the district died of Covid-19 on Friday night, 97 patients were discharged from isolation centres in Shopian in...

Militants escape after exchange of fire in Shopian village

Shopian: Militants escaped after exchange of fire at Maldair village of Shopian district on Saturday. The incident occurred some 13 kilometers away from the district...

Bad times for cherry: closed factories, locked down markets

Shopian: The Dabal variety of cherry is finding no buyers due to closed juice factories in Kashmir. And as rains continue to lash the...

Hizb commander among 5 more militants killed in Shopian

Shopian: In the third encounter in Shopian district since Sunday morning, five more militants were killed, this time in an open orchard in Sugoo...

Civilian whose house was destroyed in encounter found dead

Shopian: A civilian whose house was destroyed during the Pinjora encounter on Monday was found dead at Kungnoo village in the district. He was...

Abducted Shopian youth found dead

Shopian: A youth from south Kashmir's Shopian district whose house was damaged in a gunfight between militants and government forces on Monday, has been...

Rumours in Shopian that coronavirus is a ‘hoax’

Shopian: Officials in charge of contact tracing, surveillance and sample collection for Covid-19 in Shopian district are facing difficulties in the face of rumours...

Four more Hizb militants killed in Shopian

Two more houses, cowshed destroyed Shopian: Day after killing of five militants, four more militants were killed at another village of south Kashmir's Shopian on...

Top commander among 5 Hizb militants killed in Shopian gunfight

Two houses, cowshed damaged in firefight Shopian: Five militants including a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander were killed in an encounter with government forces at Reban...

Shopian sets record of single-day cases in a J&K district: 111

SHOPIAN: Medical experts are saying that community spread is responsible for the sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases in Shopian district, where 111 new cases...

53 shops sealed in Wachi Shopian

SHOPIAN: Authorities on Saturday sealed 53 shops at Wachi village of Shopian which is a red zone as three covid19 cases from the area...

Shopian’s people, administration together renovate Jamia Masjid

SHOPIAN: The Jamia Masjid in Shopian which had fallen into disrepair due to court cases of corruption against its managing committee members is now...

Pulwama hospital to quarantine 15 staffers after 2 patients test Covid positive

Shopian: Pulwama hospital will quarantine 15 staffers after two patients were found positive on Tuesday, days after their surgeries took place in the hospital...

Hail causes extensive damage to fruit, agriculture crops in Shopian,Kulgam

Shopian: Hailstorm again stormed Shopian, Kulgam villages and extensively damaged the horticulture and agriculture crops . Locals from many areas from the twin districts told...

Pulwama hospital to quarantine 15 staffers after 2 patients test Covid positive

Shopian: Pulwama hospital will quarantine 15 staffers after two patients were found positive on Tuesday, days after their surgeries took place in the hospital...

Porcupines damage orchards, fields in Pulwama, Shopian

Shopian: Not locusts but porcupines have wreaked havoc on orchards and fields in Pulwama damaging vegetables, eating barks of apple trees, almond trees and...

Mughal road to be thrown open for ferrying cherry next week

Shopian: Shopian administration is set to throw open Mughal road for allowing transportation of cherry to Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu. An official from...

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