SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has sanctioned Rs 41 lakh to the 2016 unrest pellet victim Insha Mushtaq to make her LPG distributorship operational, minister Satish Sharma said on Thursday. Sharma, the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, said justice was delayed but not denied. “Justice delayed but not denied. Insha […]
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Police attach house linked to drug trafficking in Shopian
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday attached an immovable property worth ₹18,76,665 belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Shopian under its ongoing crackdown against narcotics-related activities. According to a police statement, the attached property comprises a residential house belonging to Nazir Ahmad Lone, son of Rishi Lone, a resident of Kathohallan. […]
11 security forces personnel injured in separate road accidents in Shopian, Anantnag
SRINAGAR — At least 11 security forces personnel, including an officer, were injured in separate road accidents in Shopian and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. A bunker vehicle carrying CRPF and police personnel skidded off the main road at Wachi in Shopian district late on Monday night, the officials said. […]
J&K govt approves ₹16.36 crore for restoration of historic Temple, Mosque
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved two major heritage conservation projects worth ₹16.36 crore for the revival and restoration of prominent religious sites in Ramban and Shopian. An official statement said the government has sanctioned ₹10.31 crore for the revival and restoration of the Sarvadhar Chaumanda Mata Mandir in Ramban. The […]
Admin orders magisterial inquiry into Shopian encounter
SRINAGAR — A magisterial probe has been ordered into the circumstances of the encounter in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, earlier this month, in which one terrorist was killed, officials said. The magisterial probe was ordered on Thursday by the Deputy Commissioner of Shopian, directing the Additional Deputy Commissioner to investigate the cause and circumstances leading […]
Local Lashkar terrorist killed in encounter in Shopian
SRINAGAR — A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was killed on Wednesday in an anti-terror operation by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Security forces had launched the search operation in a dense orchard in the Meemandar area, which comprises seven villages, in the south Kashmir district on July 3. “You Can Run […]
Search for two LeT terrorists enters fourth day in Shopian
SRINAGAR — The search operation to track down two local terrorists of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba entered its fourth day in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, with security forces resuming combing operations after an overnight pause, officials said. The searches resumed at daybreak after being suspended overnight. The two terrorists were first spotted by […]
Firecrackers prohibited after 10 pm in Shopian over security, health concerns
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday prohibited bursting firecrackers after 10 pm, citing security and health reasons. In an order, District Magistrate Shishir Gupta said it has come to notice that fireworks in Shopian district, particularly after 10 pm, causes significant noise pollution leading to severe health hazards such as […]
Search for two LeT terrorists enters third day in Shopian
SRINAGAR — The operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district to trace two local terrorists of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit, who were believed to be trapped in a dense orchard, entered the third day on Monday, officials said. The searches resumed at day break after nightlong suspension to track down the two terrorists who were […]
Two local LeT terrorists trapped in Shopian; operation underway
SRINAGAR — The Army on Saturday launched a major counter-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district after two local terrorists belonging to the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba were cornered in a dense orchard, officials said on Saturday. The operation was launched on Friday afternoon after the two terrorists were spotted by an Army camera installed […]






