Shopian: A newly recruited ‘militant’ was found in critically injured condition in the orchards in Harmain village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. He was identified as Sahil Bashir Lone, a resident of Harmain village. Villagers said that he was found by some locals in injured condition in a village orchard and locals took […]
Shopian: Even after the promise of more electricity and raising of monthly tariffs, the Pinjora receiving station here in this south Kashmir district is disappointing as soon as it get dark in the evening. Locals from Trenz, Voterpora, Pahnoo, Losedenow and adjoining villages say the station is denying them power supply at a time when […]
Shopian: In a far-off tehsil in Kulgam district, where public grievances are least taken notice of by the print or electronic media, a young Tehsildar has started a novel interactive programme where the officer receives public complaints and grievances on Facebook on one Thursday and comes up with redressal or solutions on the next Thursday. […]
Shopian: A bridge on highway 444 at Shirmal village of Shopian is in limbo for almost a year resulting in immense problems to commuters particularly during the peak harvesting season. According to locals, the work on the bridge was started at the beginning of this year. But 10 months later, the bridge is still incomplete. […]
Shopian: A young Shopian duo is making a fortune out of mushroom and vegetable farming by growing rare and medically beneficial vegetables on their own land, that too with organic methods. By the end of year 2020, Jahangir Ahmad Malik, 40, and his friend Umar Yasin, 35, both residents of Nadigam village of Shopian, started […]
Shopian: After massive damage to apple trees and fruit due to early snowfall on the 23rd of this month, the demand for government compensation is growing among apple growers here in south Kashmir. Orchardists said that even after huge losses, both in trees and fruit, the government was acting as mute spectator to the miseries […]
Crossfire, says CRPF; murder, say members of poor family for whom he was the lone breadwinner Shopian: A civilian labourer was killed outside the central reserve police force (CRPF) camp at Babapora village in Zainpora area of district Shopian on Sunday. The incident according to police took place at around 10:30 am of Sunday morning. […]
Shopian: Thousands of apple-laden trees were torn apart in Kashmir under the weight of a devastating, untimely snowfall that has once again wreaked havoc on the horticulture sector. Pitiful scenes were witnessed here in south Kashmir on Saturday of orchardists trying to pluck apples and shake down the snow from their trees with bare hands […]
Shopian: Irrigation authorities in Shopian are putting farmers and fruit growers at risk of flooding by constructing embankments that reduce the width of the vital Sangloo rivulet in Shopian town. Locals say that the department has raised a Bund on both sides of the rivulet and has limited the water body’s width to only 20 […]
Shopian: The Lashkar e Toiba district commander for Shopian has been killed along with an associate in a brief encounter at Dragad area of Sugan village, police said on Wednesday. One military personnel was also killed while two others sustained injuries during the exchange of fire with the militants, police said. An army party belonging […]