Shopian: In a brief encounter at Khojpora village of Shopian, government forces kill two LeT militants, both identified as locals. The gunfight raged when a joint team of government forces including 1 Rashtriya Rifles of army, Jammu and police and 178 battalion central reserve police force launched a cordon and search operation in Khojpora village […]
SHOPIAN: Jio tower at Pargochi village in district Shopian is a non-starter for last two years with people saying they face connectivity issues due to lack of network. According to locals, Reliance Jio initiated construction of tower in the village by the end of 2018 after huge demand from public. They said that work on […]
SHOPIAN: As the spring season has begun, expert from SKUAST has advised orchardists to use fertilizers fifteen days before flowering. Kashmir Reader spoke to senior SKAUST scientist, Dr Muntaz to know what orchardists have to do during rainy season and how to mix fertilisers. He said that in low lying areas, if the rainfall continued […]
Use safety gear, keep away pregnant women and children from chemical sprays and fertilisers, advise doctors
SHOPIAN: Come spring and farmers in Kashmir begin the spraying of pesticides, fungicides, and insecticides, besides mixing the soil with chemical fertilisers, in expectation of a bumper crop and to keep plant diseases at bay. Very few of them, however, take safety measures to save themselves from the toxic effect of these sprays and chemicals. […]
Team of scientists based at Pampore elated at find, say saffron farmers should grow it in their fields
Shopian: A group of scientists who run the Saffron Research Centre at Pampore have rediscovered the famed Kala Zeera or Shahi Zeera (Bonium persicum) in Kashmir after eighteen years of work on the project. Dr Ghulam Hassan Pir was among the scientists deputed for the project and he spoke to Kashmir Reader about the importance […]
SHOPIAN: Educated youth in Shopian are reviewing dairy farming despite this sector showing decline in Kashmir. Official data reveal that qualified youth like MBA, M.Tech pass outs have started their dairy farming. Syed Tanveer, a resident of Nazneenpora village owns dairy farm. Tanveer is educated and said he chooses this trade as it fetches him […]
Shopian: Around three thousand kanals of horticulture land this year is being brought under high density apple plantation in Kashmir. Continuing the trend of high density apple plantation in the valley where 50 percent of the population is dependent on horticulture, the government this year is going to bring 150 hectares of land under high […]
SHOPIAN: Long power cuts is taking heavy tool on businesses in Pulwama, forcing industry owners to used diesel and petrol generators at Industrial growth centre (SIDCO) Lasipora Pulwama. Industrialists based in the estate told Kashmir Reader that the power cuts since December last year is hurting their business. They said that 24×7 services promised to […]
Shopian: Despite having more than a hundred students, the government school at Hirpora village in Shopian district lacks almost all facilities, be it classrooms, fence wall, or adequate number of teachers. According to locals, this government girls’ upper primary school was established in 1970s but due to the lackadaisical attitude of authorities, the students of […]
Snow has not been cleared from several school premises in Shopian’s Hirpora causing inconvenience to students who joined classes after six months | Photo: Raashid Hassan
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