Family of 14-yr-old who joined militant ranks 70 hours ago brought to the site Shopian: A day after seven militants were killed in south Kashmir, two more encounters were underway in two separate villages in the region on Saturday. Police said that an unidentified militant had been killed while two others were still trapped in […]
10 civilians hit by pellets, 4 troopers injured in Shopian encounter Shopian: Seven militants including chief of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH) were killed in twin gunfights in south Kashmir on Friday while 10 civilians and four troopers were injured. A mosque in which militants were holed up in Shopian town also sustained partial damages. The […]
Shopian: Three unidentified militants have been killed in an encounter which broke out between militants and government forces at Jan-Mohala locality of Shopian town, while an army trooper was injured during the firefight, on Thursday. According to police sources, a cordon and search operation was launched by a joint team of government forces including 44 […]
Shopian: A check post of government forces on Wednesday afternoon came under militant attack at Imamsahib in south Kashmir’s district Shopian. Police sources said that a joint party of CRPF and police was attacked by unidentified militants. However, there was no loss of life or damage to property. They said that militants fired several shots […]
Shopian: The prevailing weather conditions in Kashmir are ripe for proper germination of flowers and fruit set, horticulture experts say. Cold temperature below 1 degree Centigrade can affect the process but current temperatures are higher than that, though light showers that occasionally occur will reduce bee movement, which is vital for pollination, they say. Since […]
Shopian: Six years and counting, the new type primary health centre (NTPHC) in Shopian’s Losedenow, which was to cater to health care facilities for more than two dozen villages, is still incomplete due to absence of funds which the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NBARD) has to provide. This NBARD-funded project was initiated […]
Group of 4-5 militants likely to have escaped: Police sources Shopian: The army along with special operations group of police is carrying out searches in a forest area in Shopian district after an initial exchange of fire with a group of militants in Choor ki Gali, some 10 kilometers from Sedow, the nearest human habitation. […]
Shopian: A weapon-snatching bid was foiled by the alert bank guard when a person attempted to snatch his service weapon, a 12-bore rifle, outside the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Imam Sahib on Saturday. One person was arrested by the police soon after the incident, police said. The incident according to sources took place […]
Shopian: The Mughal Road is likely be thrown open for vehicular movement in the second week of April as snow clearance process will take a week’s time on both ends, Poonch and Shopian, officials said on Tuesday. The snow clearance on this 84-kilometer road began on March 6, more than a month earlier than in […]
Shopian: After the complete ban on manual as well as “illegal excavation” of minerals from rivers and canals, construction works have come to a standstill here in south Kashmir, as even those who had received tenders for excavation are yet to complete the official formalities and obtain the environmental clearances to excavate and sell the […]