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Militant killed, 7 civilians injured by pellets in Shopian

Shopian: An unidentified militant has been killed and at least seven civilians injured by pellets in an ongoing military operation at Ganowpora Arshi village,...

Expert Advice: How to avoid ‘russetting’ in fruit

Shopian: After the stge of fruit set, many orchardists spray pesticides while keeping spray guns at high speed without using foggy guns, and they...

Srinagar boy studying in Lucknow is Kashmir’s go-to weatherman in rainy days

Shopian: When the horticulture industry was facing a major challenge in terms of unseasonal rains which not only washed away the sprayed fungicides but...

Kashmir losing another icon: Shah-Tul, ‘King Mulberry’

Shopian: Famous for its taste and nutrients, the Iranian-origin traditional Kashmiri Shah-Tul (Morus Nigra) is on the brink of extinction, even though SKUAST scientists...

Search Ops in 4 villages in Shopian yield nothing

Shopian: Once again, government forces on Tuesday carried out a cordon and search operation at four different villages in south Kashmir's Shopian. Locals from these...

Panchs, Sarpanch accuse BDO of corruption, misuse of office

Shopian: The Sarpanch and Panchs here in Chitragam have levelled serious allegations of fund embezzlement and misuse of digital signature against the block development...

Forces carry out searches in 4 Shopian villages

Shopian: Government forces on Sunday carried out a cordon and search operation at four villages of south Kashmir's Shopian. Police sources said that search operations...

IED detected, defused in Shopian

Shopian: A low intensity improvised explosive device was neutralized by the government forces after it was found on the roadside at Turkwangam village of...

Leopard carcass found in an abandoned water tank in Shopian

Shopian: A decomposed carcass of a young leopard was recovered from a defunct water tank in Killora orchards on Sunday noon by the officials...

Sarjan Barkati arrested, again, for ‘violating Covid SOPs’

He raised pro-Palestine slogans at local mosque on Eid Shopian: Two days after raising pro-Palestine slogans on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, Sarjan Barkati was arrested,...

Doctor assaulted, put in lock-up by police in Shopian

Shopian: Police on Wednesday allegedly assaulted a doctor posted at the district hospital here and put him in lock-up for hours even after he...

ATMs without cash in Shopian force people to crowd banks

Shopian: When automatic teller machines (ATMs) are shut unnecessarily for weeks amid a deadly pandemic, it obviously will lead to crowding and long queues...

Shopian CMO says 96% of people above 45 vaccinated, but Covid still on the rise

Shopian: Even with 96 percent of the population above 45 years of age vaccinated in the district, Covid-19 cases in Shopian have escalated during...

In Shopian, orchardists cut water supply pipelines for own use, Jal Shakti dept helpless

Shopian: While people in Shopian struggle for access to clean water, many callous orchardists here have cut water supply pipelines to use the water...

Another hailstorm in south Kashmir, apple growers mourn losses

Shopian: Another hailstorm within two days in south Kashmir damaged apple fruits and buds in about a dozen more villages on Sunday. Orchardists said...

7 timber smugglers booked under PSA in Shopian

Shopian: Shopian administration on Saturday booked seven 'notorious' forest smugglers under Public Safety Act, these persons according to police sources were involved in forest...

Intense hailstorm destroys vegetable, fruit crop in Shopian, Kulgam villages

Shopian: A brief but intense hailstorm wreaked havoc in Shopian and Kulgam villages, damaging vegetable and fruit crops, on Friday. The hailstorm lasted for about...

3 novice militants killed after refusing to surrender in Shopian village

One among the militants lays down arms, arrested Shopian: Seven-day-old and four-day-old militants were among three militants killed in an overnight encounter at Kenigam village...

Army fires aerial shots after noticing suspicious movement

Shopian: Army soldiers on Wednesday fired shots in the air after noticing suspicious movement at Kenigam village in Imamsahib area of south Kashmir's Shopian...

Nothing found during CASO in Shopian village

Shopian: Government forces on Monday carried out cordon and search operation at Reshipora village in Zainpora area of Shopian. Locals from Reshipora said that around...

Covid threatens lungs, but not one CT scan machine in entire Shopian district

Shopian: The authorities may claim that they are fully prepared to deal with the challenge of Covid-19, but in south Kashmir's Shopian district, which...

Forces carry door-to-door searches in Shopian

Shopian: Government forces on Saturday carried out a cordon and search operation at Ratnipora village of Shopian. Locals from the village said that searches were...

Amid deadly pandemic, people in Shopian struggling with problem of contaminated water

Shopian: Even after sanctioning more than two-hundred crore rupees for 36 water supply schemes meant to tackle the menace of contaminated drinking water in...

After many months, 2 die of Covid in Shopian in 3 days

Shopian: After many months, Covid-19 is taking Shopian in its fold with two deaths and more than a dozen cases within three days. According to...

Sprays of ‘growth regulators’ in vogue in Kashmir, without any clarity on their effects

Shopian: Though “growth regulators” at the flowering stage of fruit trees are not recommended by SKAUST university or by the horticulture department, thousands of...

Shopian stands calm amid Covid fury

‘70 percent population in age group 60 and 45 vaccinated’ Shopian: As the Covid-19 second wave tightened its grip in Kashmir, Shopian is the calmest...

2 IEDs found, defused in Pulwama, Shopian

Shopian: Twin improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were destroyed by bomb disposal squads in south Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts. An IED found on circle road...

Two Hizb militants killed in Shopian gunfight

Shopian: Two militants affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen were killed by government forces in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. The firefight which...

Grim omen for apple growers as scab noticed on trees after plenty of rain

Shopian: The incessant rains this year have made fruit growers apprehensive of another gloomy year of production, the threat being the outbreak of a...

Shopian consumers say erratic power a new routine at Sehri, Iftar

SHOPIAN: After promising more electric supplies during the Holy month of Ramadan, consumers here in south Kashmir's district Shopian are facing more power curtailment...

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