Shopian: Keeping the example of communal harmony alive, Muslims helped their Pandit brethren conduct last rites of a lady at Pargochi village in Shopian on Thursday. Uma Devi, who according to family members was around 100 years old and the mother of four children, was locally called as Hangnich, since she was daughter of Hagin […]
Shopian: With high-density apple plantations reaping rich rewards, many areas in Kashmir are waiting for similar government schemes for other fruits like cherry, pear, plum, peach and almond. According to official data, almost half of Kashmir’s population is primarily dependent on horticulture, which covers 3.4 lakh hectares of land. Of this, only 0.07 percent of […]
Shopian: High-density apple trees are proving revolutionary for people dependent on the fruit industry in Kashmir. This year, the locally grown imported varieties of these apples are fetching record rates in markets outside the valley. According to traders, a kilogram of Gala variety of high-density apple is being sold at Rs 150. Growers say that […]
Shopian: Days after authorities issued the rate list of minerals, load carriers continue to charge double the rates from people in Shopian. On August 6, Deputy Commissioner Shopian issued for public notice a rate list of minerals. An official from the district geology and mining department said that a meeting was held and a task […]
Shopian: It was the year 2008 when construction of a new 100-bed hospital started at an estimated cost of Rs 23.5 crore here in Shopian, but the construction is still going on and there’s no knowing when it will end. The new hospital is being built at the site of a sub-district hospital that was […]
Shopian: A militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces at Molu village in Shopian district on Wednesday. The encounter broke out at around 3:45pm when a patrolling party of the army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles was fired upon when it was carrying out searches in a locality of Molu village, some nine kilometers away […]
Shopian: It has been four years but the authorities are yet to figure out another accommodation for CRPF personnel guarding the mini-secretariat Shopian who are occupying two storeys of Block C of this building. Besides occupying rooms, the troops have also blocked the entrance of Block C of the building, which creates problems for staff […]
Shopian: The new contracts given for mining of minerals in rivulets, streams and rivers in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama district have left hundreds of manual labourers jobless, as heavy machinery like bulldozers has been brought in to excavate the minerals. Such use of heavy machinery is also causing environmental destruction as it violates principles […]
Shopian: Even after the launch of Jal Shakti Mission, drinking water has remained a distant dream for many Shopian villages who face water scarcity for two decades and use water contaminated canals too after walking huge distances on foot. The villages which are facing drinking water problems include Amshipora, CheckAmshipora, Chotipora, Mirzapora, Check-Shamsipora and adjoining […]
Shopian: The situation in Shopian district has considerably improved in the past week with only 36 new cases reported. The number of active cases has also reduced to 117 in the district which was the first south Kashmir district where Covid-19 cases were reported. So far, the novel coronavirus has taken 25 lives and infected […]