SHOPIAN: A doctor was suspended in Shopian after he was found absent from duty in the respiratory section of government district hospital here. Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Choudhary Muhammad Yasin ordered for his suspension after people who had travel history reached the hospital early in the morning for screening and medical check-up regarding Coronavirus, and instead […]
Shopian: Almost all those who have returned in recent days from abroad or from other states of India have not reported their travel record to the authorities, people in Shopian district allege. They say that such persons are being taken for medical check-up only after locals and concerned citizens are reporting to the authorities about […]
SHOPIAN: Day after the district administration served notice to the people in Shopian to clear cow dung waste, polythene and garbage from their surroundings to combat Covid-19 outbreak, many residents were seen collecting waste from streets and water bodies in a view to keep the environment clean. Locals from different areas told Kashmir Reader over […]
Shopian: The coronavirus may take a sizeable bite off the indebted apple industry in Kashmir. According to owners of cold storages based at Lasipora and Aglar, 80 percent of the apple stock is still lying with them amid the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus. Many traders whom Kashmir Reader contacted on phone said they […]
Shopian: All eleven persons from south Kashmir’s Shopian district who travelled with the lady tested positive for coronavirus have been taken to government quarantine facilities and their samples are being taken to conduct tests for coronavirus, officials said on Friday. Officials said that a team of doctors and medical experts visited the homes of these […]
SHOPIAN: Dumping site of Sofanaman Shopian is polluting water bodies with locals complaining that it is posing a threat to human health by contaminating drinking water sources. Locals said that heaps of polythene are lying in the dumping site which is polluting water bodies like Rambiara, it’s canals and Naegrai spring – which has historical […]
SHOPIAN: Roads in Shopian are in poor condition with people alleging authorities of using low grade building material and “rampant roadside car washing further deteriorating surface”. In many areas of Shopian like Circuit House, Mughal road, Sofanaman and Shirmal, car washing on roadside is rampant – which according to officials not only damages the roads […]
Shopian: A fresh blanket of snow covered south Kashmir’s hilly district Shopian and adjoining high-altitude areas in the region on Thursday. The fresh snowfall and dip in temperature would delay the spraying of horticulture mineral oil on fruit trees. According to a horticulture official, the fruit buds were about to break after rise in temperature […]
SHOPIAN: Government high school Ayend-Ravalpora Shopian was torched in 2017 by unknown persons and was shifted to high school, which according to parents and locals lack infrastructure and space to accommodate students. Locals said that the work on new school building was stopped last year due to unknown reasons. 90 students were clubbed with high […]
Shopian: The snow clearance on Mughal Road, which connects Kashmir via Shopian with Poonch and Rajori districts in Jammu region, is likely to be started by the 25th of this month. Officials told Kashmir Reader that several feet of snow had accumulated on this road as the region last year received the heaviest snowfall in […]