Shopian: Fed up, like most apple growers in Kashmir, with the dues charged by officials and the commissions charged by traders at different mandis, 55-year-old Abdul Hameed Wani started his own mandi at his native village of Reban in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Wani’s mandi is the first of its kind in Kashmir where people […]
Shopian: Even after 14 years of getting district status, Shopian District Hospital (DH) has a single surgery table, which not only creates problems for patients who are forced to wait for their turn for days, it also frustrates the doctors who are unable to do their duty because of lack of a basic necessity. In […]
SHOPIAN: An elderly man apparently died due to cardiac arrest when a scuffle broke out over a dispute of land at Padderpora Village of district Shopian. The deceased was identified as Abdul Salam Thoker aged about 65. Locals said that the incident took place after the revenue and other block level officials visited the village […]
Shopian: Illegal encroachments continue unchecked in compartment number six of forest division Hirpora, inside the wildlife sanctuary, as the wildlife department refuses to take control of the land. This “compartment”, comprising hundreds of kanals of forest land and part of the Hirpora wildlife sanctuary, has been under the forest department’s administrative control but notified for […]
Shopian: The sighting of three Markhors in Hirpora wildlife sanctuary has raised hopes of the revival of the famed but endangered Himalayan goat (Markhor) in Kashmir, but experts warn that little is being done to stop the activities which have severely disturbed the habitat of this species. Deputy Commissioner Shopian Choudhary Muhammad Yasin in a […]
Shopian: After four years in jail, Sarjan Barkati is a silent man now. The only words that come out of his mouth are praises for the people who helped in securing his release from imprisonment under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Barkati became a household name in Kashmir in the aftermath of Burhan Wani’s killing […]
Shopian: In a year of heavy losses inflicted by fungal diseases, hailstorm, and almost a 30 percent decline in production, Kashmiri apples are at last fetching market rates that are satisfactory for fruit growers and traders in south Kashmir. The demand for the apples is also good despite the Covid19 situation. According to fruit growers […]
Shopian: Though the government has reintroduced the market intervention scheme (MIS), orchardists and fruit traders call this move too late as most of this year’s produce has either been already sold in markets or stored in cold chains in different parts of Kashmir. Orchardists said that the apple crop this year was the lowest in […]
Shopian: Established in 1972 as a tehsil library, the district library in Shopian is yet to have its own building. In the past one decade, it has moved in and out of five rented accommodations. According to officials, a minuscule number of people avail the services of the library, as it continues to change locations […]
Shopian: A militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Melhura village of Shopian on Monday. Local sources said that firefight is underway in an isolated place surrounded by willow and poplar trees. Police sources said that a cordon and search operation was launched by a joint team of government forces including 55 Rashtriya Rifles […]