American-made M4 carbine rifle recovered: Police Shopian: In the month’s third encounter in Shopian district, two militants and an army soldier were killed in an overnight gunfight at Dangam village while an American-made M4 carbine rifle was recovered from the militants’ possession besides one AK-47 rifle and a pistol, police said. The gunfight broke out […]
Shopian: A militant and an army soldier were killed and another trooper was injured in an ongoing encounter at Wangam (Dangam- Wangam) village of Shopian on Saturday night. The gunfight broke out around 8 pm when government forces were carrying out cordon and search operation in the village and hiding militants fired upon search party […]
Shopian: The superior quality of the Kashmiri apple has trumped competition from the ‘illegally imported’ Iranian apple, even though it has brought down rates by 20 to 30 percent in Delhi’s markets this year. According to traders who operate from cold storages based in Lasipora industrial area, a box of apple is being sold at […]
Shopian: With heavy rains for the past four days in Kashmir, it is a crucial time for fruit growers as green tips are just sprouting on the branches and any wrong spraying of fungicides can destroy the whole crop Horticulture experts and scientists caution fruit growers to be very vigilant during this period. Last season, […]
Video shows wife, kid of one militant pleading to him to surrender Shopian: After six days of relentless search operations in Shopian district, government forces killed four militants – holed up in a residential house in Batpora locality of Manihal village – while an army soldier sustained bullet injuries in the overnight gunfight. A residential […]
Scientists warns against use of fertilizers without soil and leaf test Shopian: Though the use of fertilizers for the commercial horticulture sector acts like a lifeline, however, scientists are warning against its excessive use particularly without soil and leaf tests. The recommendations of self-styled experts and fertilizers, according to them, is taking a huge toll […]
Shopian: A six-year-old girl is battling for her life at the district hospital Shopian after eight to ten doses of expired Monocef injections were injected to her for four consecutive days, her family said. Muhammad Iqbal Khatrai, father of the young girl told Kashmir Reader that expired injections of Monocef for four days were injected […]
Shopian: Government forces on Friday carried a cordon and search operation at Pehlipora village of Shopian which was called off after no contact was established. Locals told Kashmir Reader that a joint team of government forces arrived in the village around 11 am when door to door searches in the village was taken place. They […]
Shopian: Some pesticide sellers in Shopian are recommending combinations of sprays which have neither been recommended by SKUAST agricultural varsity nor any horticulture scientist. These self-styled combinations of multiple fungicides may prove “lethal” for young plants, scientists warn. An orchardist when asked why he is spraying a combination of horticulture mineral oil (HMO), fungicide and […]
Shopian: A day after killing top Jaish e Muhammad commander Sajad Afghani, government forces launched two more search operations at two different villages in the same district. One cordon and search operation, according to locals, was launched at Khar-Mohala locality of Trenz village in Shopian district on Tuesday. Locals said dozens of residential houses and […]