SHOPIAN: In Shopian for upcoming first phase of district development counsel (DDC) and Panchayat by-elections total 81 candidates are in fray as 10 of the nominees withdrew their candidature on Monday which was the last day of withdrawal of nomination forms. An official told Kashmir Reader that for the upcoming DDC and By elections for […]
Shopian: A 44-hour-long military operation at Turkwangam village of Shopian ended on Thursday with no trace of militants found. A joint team of government forces had launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the village on Tuesday night. It was concluded Thursday evening at around 5:30 pm. Police sources said that government forces including […]
Shopian: To protect fruit trees, especially apple trees, from damage due to snow, horticulture experts advise selective branch cutting, and use of ropes and wood to support the branches. The meteorological centre Srinagar has predicted moderate snowfall from the 13th of this month. Kashmir’s horticulture sector last year suffered considerable damages due to untimely and […]
Shopian: A day after the killing of two teenaged local militants at Kutpora village, government forces on Wednesday launched a massive cordon and search operation (CASO) at Turkwangam village, some 12 kilometers from district headquarters Shopian. Locals from Turkwangam village said that when they woke up in the morning, they saw the village cordoned by […]
One of them had joined militancy 4 days ago, the other was lone son of his parents Shopian: Two teenaged militants, one of them the lone son of his parents, were killed in a five-hour-long encounter at their native Kutpora village, some five kilometers from district headquarters Shopian, on Tuesday. Locals from Kutpora village told […]
Shopian: Winter is coming but the “snow stoppers”, which Deputy Commissioner Shopian last year ordered for installation on roofs of buildings situated near main roads in the town, are yet to be installed. According to locals, the snow falling from roofs of roadside houses and other buildings blocks the roads and not only causes traffic […]
Shopian: A vital bridge over the Rambiara rivulet on Trenz-Pulwama Road has been languishing since 2017 as construction was disrupted due to last year’s situation and then this year’s Covid outbreak. Construction of this 600-meter-long bridge was approved in 2017 at an estimated cost of Rs 31 crore. Officials blame the uncertain political situation last […]
Shopian: Thirteen persons were injured among them two with critical injuries when a tempo traveller overturned at Dhobijan area on Mughal Road on Saturday. Officials from Shopian said that 13 travellers were on board the cab (JK02AQ-5944) when it overturned on the historic Road in the evening. The vehicle was coming from Poonch and was […]
Shopian: Thirteen persons were injured after a tempo traveller they were travelling in overturned on Mughal Road at Dhobijan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening, officials said. Seven of the injured persons have been shifted to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment. The mishap took place with the vehicle bearing registration number JK02AQ […]
Shopian: Unidentified gunmen looted 60 lakh rupees from a bank van outside the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch at main town Shopian, at 10:30 in the morning on Thursday. Witnesses said that bike-borne gunmen appeared outside the bank and took away a cash bag which was meant to refill the nearby automatic teller machine (ATM). […]