Life returns to normal in Shopian
District remained shut for 51 days since Jan 2018
Shopian: Life returned to normal in Shopian on Saturday after six successive days of spontaneous shutdown against the civilian and militant killings. However, Pulwama continued to remain shut for the seventh day in a row. Reports said that shops and other business establishments opened in Shopian town and elsewhere. Public transport also plied. However, shutdown […]
Shopian Shocker Stuns All
5 militants killed in encounter, 5 civilians in clashes
Shopian: In a major operation, the counter insurgency forces killed five Hizbul Mujahideen militants including a top commander and a fresh recruit — a university professor while as five civilians died, most of them of bullet injuries and blood loss, during clashes between protesters and law enforcing agencies near the encounter site. “Five militants […]
Vox Populi: Is there a need for private tuition or not?
In near past, Kashmir hardly new anything called ‘private tuition centers’. But in a quick succession, the valley has seen a mushrooming of such institutes with one or more located on each street in the city as well as towns and villages. The recent government ban on the private tuition centers saw a mix of […]
Shopian youth laid to rest at Pinjura village
Shopian: A fresh grave of 15 year old Umar in Shopian’s Pinjura village has added to the collective torment of the villagers here who were still mourning the recent civilian killings. Umar Kumar was killed on Wednesday during clashes near the encounter site at Turkwangam village of Shopian District. While talking to this reporter, the […]
Zainapora – village of springs faces challenge to its title
Shopian: Zainapora, a village located amidst huge Kerawas in district Shopian used to be known as the ‘village of springs’, given the fact that there were a huge number of springs all over but the number have drastically fallen thus challenging the title. Locals say that a long-time ago there were some 1200 springs in […]
Civilian killed, many injured in clashes near encounter site in Shopian
Shopian, May 02: A youth was killed and five others injured, one of them critically, in clashes with the government forces near the site of an encounter in Turkawangam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Earlier today, police said a joint team of Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) cordoned off Turkiwangam […]
Shopian Gunfight : Four civilians injured, one critical
Shopian, 2 May: Four youth susstained bullet injuries after militants and government forces exchanged heavy fire in Turkewangam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Locals informed Kashmir Images over phone that one of the injured was identified as Innayat Ahmad. The identification of other three injured youth is yet to be ascertained. The […]
Forces launch search operation in Malikgund Shopian
Shopian: Soon after militants attacked an Army party at Malikgund area of Shopian District on Sunday afternoon, forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area to nab the attackers. According to eyewitnesses, panic gripped the whole area following the firing incident. They said that clashes erupted in shopian and Taranas are being played […]
Shutdown in Shopian
Shopian: Shopian remains shut for the second consecutive day on Saturday to mourn the death of a 21-year-old student. According to reports, a complete shutdown is being observed in south Kashmir’s Shopian district today to mourn the death of a student namely Shakeeb Shabir, who was reportedly killed during a shootout in Anantnag on Thursday. […]
Mughal Road, an add-on to economic activities in Shopian
Shopian, Apr 26: The famous Mughal road, which is paved through the lofty Pir Panjal range, has proved very effective in promoting the economic and commercial activities of district Shopian. Earlier, ponies and horses were used as a means to travel on the Mughal road and it was famous as Namak road (Salt Route). After […]
