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Power cuts at SIDCO Pulwama hurting business activities

SHOPIAN: Long power cuts is taking heavy tool on businesses in Pulwama, forcing industry owners to used diesel and petrol generators at Industrial growth...

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao banners hang like a mockery at girls’ school in Shopian

Shopian: Despite having more than a hundred students, the government school at Hirpora village in Shopian district lacks almost all facilities, be it classrooms,...

Shopian livestock farmers accuse pharmacists of cheating

SHOPIAN: Livestock farmers in Shopian have accused veterinary pharmacists of cheating them, saying they are selling alternate medicine which is not prescribed by doctors. They...

The wounds that never heal

Pulwama: Gulzar Ahmad Mir of Ratnipora village has been living in the care of his brother’s family since the evening of May 30, 2002,...

Deceased, injured lineman’s family slam admin over discrimination

SHOPIAN: On December 13 last year, Ghulam Qadir Mir was electrocuted to death while repairing a high tension line in Kashnabal in Ganderbal. His...

Even base not ready of Shopian bridge launched in 2016

SHOPIAN: The snail’s pace of work on a vital bridge in Shopian is puncturing tall claims of officials who had said that the bridge...

Kashmir apple faces another setback as Iranian apple gluts markets

Shopian: Influx of Iranian apple to Indian markets has dealt a blow to Kashmir’s apple industry, which is under tremendous economic stress this year. According...

CEO issues notification for Panchayat by-polls

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Shailendra Kumar on Saturday issued a notification for the conduct of by-elections for Panchayat Polls to elect...

Kashmir’s indigenous apple ‘Ambri’ to return to orchards after 18 years research

Shopian: After close to two decades of research, Kashmir’s indigenous apple variety, ‘Ambri’, which vanished from orchards long ago, is going to be produced...

Revival of Hirpora potato variety, after success in seed identification

Shopian: The indigenous Hirpora patato may witness a comeback in future after scientists in SK Agriculture University of Science and technology (SKAUST) have identified...

Shopian growers say snow damage compensation insufficient

Shopian: Hoping to receive substantial compensation for the losses suffered to orchards by snow in November last year, growers in Shopian say that they...

Bank guard killed in ‘accidental’ fire in Shopian

Shopian: A bank guard was killed on Friday in an accidental fire at Kaprin village of south Kashmir’s Shopian. The incident occurred at Jammu...

NIA conducts more raids in Shopian

Shopian: National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted more raids for second day on Monday at several places in south Kashmir's Shopian. In the morning, NIA team...

DSP arrest case: NIA conducts raids across south Kashmir

Shopian: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at several places in South Kashmir’s district Shopian and adjoining area along with contingent of...

Wild bear caught in Shopian

SHOPIAN: A wild brown bear was caught at Pinjora village of Shopian after eleven days of tiresome efforts by the three control room wings...

Farmers expect bumper crop this year after sufficient snowfall

SHOPIAN: Farmers in south Kashmir’s Shopian hope bumper crop this year and rise in market rates after sufficient snowfall and rains – which according...

Shopian livestock farmers facing shortage of fodder, blames early onset of winter

SHOPIAN: Livestock farmers in Shopian are facing shortage of fodder as according to them the fodder they were stocking was damaged because of untimely...

Wild bear creates panic in Shopian

SHOPIAN: A wild bear is giving tough times to the staffers of control room wing of wildlife division Shopian, which has created panic among...

Water supply scheme at Shopian’sLosedanew in limbo

Shopian: Water supply scheme at Losedenow in south Kashmir’s Shopian has failed to provide drinking water to habitants “due to lack of ground water...

Orchardists await compensation from damages by Nov snowfall

Shopian: Orchardists here said that government has not sanctioned compensation from the damages caused by November snowfall, while assessment has been conducted by the...

3 Hizb militants killed in Shopian gunfight

Shopian Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants including a former policeman were killed in southern Kashmir’s Shopian on Monday. An official said that on special inputs about...

Wildlife dept employees face dearth of safety gears to track animals

SHOPIAN: Amid harshest winter when wild animals are forced to roam in human habitations for want of food, the wildlife personnel are lacking on...

Shopian villages face water crisis

Shopian: Twenty water supply schemes meant for over a hundred villages in South Kashmir’s district Shopian were affected due to recent heavy snowfall and...

Snow clearance yet to be undertaken in Shopian

SHOPIAN: Shopian residents are outraged over non-clearance of snow from roads, saying that authorities are least interested in lessening the miseries of people. The roads...

Traffic violators get roses in Shopian as good-will gesture by MVD

SHOPIAN: Motor vehicle department Shopian on Thursday distributed roses to law violators as a good-will gesture. Official said that the roses were distributed to the...

Technical course in horticulture has no prospects for job recruitment

SHOPIAN: While the government says that it is keen on promoting of horticulture sector across Jammu and Kashmir, its has “disregarded” the pass outs...

Kashmiri Qawali forgotten as other music genres gain momentum

SHOPIAN: Very few people in Kashmir know about Kashmiri Qawali and its founder has been forgotten with the passage of time as other music...

Water supply affected in Shopian

Shopian: Hundreds of inhabitants are facing acute shortage of water supply in south Kashmir’s Shopian as water supply lines are frozen because of freezing...

Man charged with murder of his daughter-in-law in Shopian

SHOPIAN: Shopian Court on Friday charged a man with murder of his daughter-in-law after 12 years and sentenced him with life imprisonment and Rs...

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