Shopian: After remaining in headlines for many days after the government accused its “former teachers” of militancy activities, an accusation which the institute refuted, the Siraj ul Uloom educational institute in Shopian has again come in the limelight after two of its former students qualified the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). Both the students however don’t […]
This year’s apple crop ruined by spurious pesticides that officials did nothing to check Shopian: ‘Shaal cxalith bathen loodi’ is a Kashmiri proverb which means there is no use of beating the drums when wolves have already done their work. Similar is the case with Kashmir’s horticulture department which remained silent when spurious, substandard pesticides […]
Shopian: Jio consumers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and central Kashmir’s Budgam district are facing inconvenience as towers installed in the areas long ago have not been made functional since years. Danish Ahmad Hura, a local from Hanjan village of district Pulwama said that they are facing tough times in terms of network since more than […]
Shopian: Two unidentified militants were killed in a brief encounter at Chakoora village in Hajipora belt of district Shopian on Wednesday. The firefight followed after a cordon and search operation was laid by joint team of government forces including 34 Rashtriya Rifles of army, police and 178 battalion of CRPF based on ‘inputs about the […]
‘Malicious campaign against school, our students have served in police and army’ Shopian: A day after media reports that three teachers of a Shopian school had been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA), Muhammad Yousuf Mantoo, founding chairman of the school, spoke to Kashmir Reader to assert that the persons booked under PSA had nothing […]
Shopian: Given the decline in production and the majority of the apple crop affected by fungal diseases this year, the cold storage units in Kashmir are lying empty. Even some stores are yet to get the first box of this year’s apple for storage. Kashmir has about 30 cold storage units having capacity to store […]
Shopian: Officials of the geology and mining department here say they are helpless to stop the illegal mining of minerals from Rambiara rivulet in Shopian district due to lackadaisical attitude of police, revenue, and irrigation departments. A week ago, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir had ordered a complete ban on illegal mining in […]
Shopian: Even after the High Court’s recent order to immediately stop all illegal mining and excavation of natural resources, the practice continues unabated in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts. Officials claim that they have managed to put an end to “90 percent” of the illegal mining, but the facts on the ground disprove such […]
2 sustain pellet injuries in clashes at encounter site Shopian: Three militants were killed in a 20-hour-long counterinsurgency operation at Heffkuri village of south Kashmir’s district Shopian on Wednesday. The firefight ensued on Tuesday night when a search party of joint team of forces was fired upon by the hiding militants. A joint team of […]
Shopian: An encounter between militants and government forces is underway at Heffkuri Village in Zainpora belt, some 15 kilometers away from district headquarters of Shopian. Around 5pm, a joint team of government forces including 44 Rashtriya Rifles of army, police and CRPF launched a massive cordon and search operation in the village and sealed all […]