Added on June 8, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

Five militants killed in Shopian gunfight

If any family claims slain are their kin, they must come forward for identification: Police, Good drills ensured, no collateral damage in during operation: Def Spokesman

Shopian: A top Hizbul Mujahideen commander was among five militants killed an encounter Reban village of South Kashmir’s Shopan district on Sunday. The encounter started at Reban village early this morning after joint teams of army, police and CRPF cordoned a vast area and started searches. “When the forces zeroed in on a suspected house, […]

Added on June 7, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

Four youth go missing in Shopian

Will be given a chance to return back, say officials

Shopian: Four youth belonging to South Kashmir’s Shopian district have gone missing since the past twenty days, family sources said. The youth who have gone missing include Nadeem Ul Zaman Malik (21) son of Abdul Hamid Malik of Heffkhuri Chitragam, Wakeel Ahmad Naik (21) son of Mohammed Yaqoob Naik of Rakhpora in Kachdoora belt, Shayak […]

Added on June 4, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

Spike in Covid-19 cases: Travellers constitute around 45% of patients in JK

Srinagar: Around 45 percent of positive Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir constitute the travellers entering the region from different countries and various other states. As per officials, among 2857 cases 1266 are travellers which constitute 44.47 percent of the total cases detected positive in J&K. In Kashmir out of 2185 total cases 737 are […]

Added on June 3, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

South Kashmir, a ‘hotspot’ for Covid-19

Around 35 percent of positive cases in JK are from the area

Anantnag: Around 35 percent cases of Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir have been reported in four districts in South Kashmir. As per official figures, out of 2718 total cases in J&K, 933 were reported in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama districts which is 34.33 percent of the total cases in Jammu and Kashmir. In […]

Added on May 31, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

Kashmir Cherry loses its sheen amidst Covid-19

11,000 metric tons of Cherry will fetch least returns for growers

Shopian: After suffering massive losses for the apple produce this year, growers now fear for more looses as Kashmir witnesses the cultivation of its cherry crop. The growers say that Covid-19 has cast a shadow on Kashmir’s first crop which is expected to cross 11,000 metric tonne mark this year. Growers said that due to […]

Added on May 30, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

CPWs in RDD without salaries from last one year

No contingent paid worker working in RDD, says Director RDD

Pulwama: Contingent Paid Workers(CPW) working in Rural development department in Kashmir are without salaries from the last one year due to which they are facing lot of problems. The workers said that government has not released their salary over the past one year due to which they are facing ‘very tough times’. They said that […]

Added on May 27, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

Shopian resident avoids home quarantine, interacts with locals

Shopian: A positive case from Chitragam area of Shopian district may turn out to be a ‘super spreader’ of Covid-19 as the man has visited several places in the district during the last one week. The 50 year old male from Chitragam Kalan tested positive on Monday at CD hospital almost 7 days after his […]

Added on May 23, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

Slain Pulwama cop returned home to have his last meal

Pulwama: On Thursday afternoon Anoop Singh working as a Head constable in Jammu and Kashmir Police was at his home having lunch. His family members remember his hurrying back to his duty in Pulwama main town. However, just an hour later Singh was killed during a militant attack on a patrol party of which Singh […]

Added on May 22, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

Kashmiris stuck in Iran demand evacuation

Srinagar: Pilgrims from Kashmir stranded in Iran due to Covid-19 lockdown have appealed authorities to evacuate them at an earliest so that they too can be at their respective places. They said that we have been stuck here in Qom area, epicenter of Covid-19 in Iran from last three months and since then they have […]

Added on May 20, 2020 Jahangeer Ganaie

After hefty loses apple growers threatened by ‘early scab’

Experts suggest spraying of fungicides to lessen impact

Shopian/Pulwama: Early scab infection in Apple orchards of Kashmir has left growers very much worried who have already suffered huge losses due to clampdown after August 5, early snowfall and now Covid-19 lockdown. Orchardists in Kashmir are taking the advices from experts besides horticulture officials to deal with the infection which they are seeing after […]