Shopian: The army along with paramilitary forces on Wednesday morning carried out cordon and search operation (CASO) in two villages of Shopian district, but no trace of militants was found in this brief military operation. Both the operations according to police sources were carried out by 01 Rashtriya Rifles of army and other government forces […]
Shopian: Illegal import of Iranian apple is heavily affecting the selling rates of Kashmiri apple in Indian markets, so much so that the fruit growers and traders’ union in Kashmir has sent an SOS to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, requesting a ban on the illegal entry of the Iranian apple in Delhi’s wholesale markets. […]
Shopian: The district administration in Shopian has once again miserably failed to properly clear the snow from roads which has caused immense problems to people in general as well as to transporters who are unable to ply their vehicles on the icy roads. Locals from main town Shopian told Kashmir Reader that snow from none […]
Shopian: Another spell of moderate to heavy snowfall in Shopian again paralysed normal life in this south Kashmir district. Traffic movement as well as water and electricity supply was affected in the district where last fortnight’s snow was yet to be cleared at many places. Though snow clearance machines were put on the job, by […]
Shopian: When his family members were in distress over the prolonged illness of Baskar Nath, 60, it was Muhammad Ayub Bhat who took out his SUV and took the ailing Nath to SKIMS Soura early Friday morning where Nath breathed his last on Saturday morning. He was suffering from chronic kidney diseases. Back in their […]
Shopian: It has been a fortnight since south Kashmir received heavy snowfall and roads in other districts have been cleared of snow but here in Shopian the authorities have even failed to clear the main road in the town. Locals and students from Chitragam, Imam Sahib and adjoining areas told Kashmir Reader that they have […]
Shopian: A fire that broke out in the evening on Thursday damaged a government middle school at Nadigam village of Shopian. The fire according to locals broke out at 6:50 pm due to unknown reasons in the building. They said that they tried to douse the fire however, unavailability of water and snow all around […]
Shopian: An unidentified male body was found at Awneera village of south Kashmir’s District Shopian on Tuesday morning. Locals said that body of ‘mentally challenged’ person was found in the village. They said that the person was known to them but they were not aware about his whereabouts. The body of deceased was taken by […]
New Delhi:The daily coronavirus infections fell below 14,000 for the second time this month taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,05,71,773,while 145 new fatalities were recorded, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 13,788 infections have been reported in a day. The country’s death […]
Shopian: Icy roads in Shopian are preventing movement of vehicles and at the same posing a threat to pedestrians in many areas of the town. Locals allege that the departments concerned are watching as mute spectators while people have no option but to walk in absence of transport services, whether to fetch essential commodities or […]