Shopian

Truck driver Mohammad Ilyas and his helper Zahid Khan, both from Rajasthan, were killed in Chitragam village when gunmen opened fire and set ablaze their fruit-laden trucks. read more

Unidentified gunmen targeted two fruit traders from Ferozepur in Punjab at Trenz, seven kilometres from Shopian town, on Wednesday night, killing Charanjit Singh on the spot and wounding Sanjay Kumar, who was admitted in Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS)... read more

The district magistrate of Pahari Jagdish Arya said Sharif Khan’s family will get Rs 3 lakh in compensation from the district collector, Rs 2 lakh from state government and Rs 50,000 from the Red Cross Society of Shopian, Kashmir. read more

The incident came on a day post-paid cellular phone services resumed in Kashmir after a 72-day communication blackout following abrogation of Article 370, which provided for Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. read more

The PDP’s Sheikh Nasir and his family were held hostage for 10 hours by the militants, for whom searches were still underway on Saturday, Rana said. read more

The scheme will operate along the lines of those governing the procurement of these commodities. read more

During his interaction with the JKP, the NSA appreciated their hard work and commended each one of the officers and personnel present for ensuring peace and facilitating general public. read more

Ajit Doval left for J&K on Monday soon after home minister Amit Shah introduced in the Rajya Sabha, resolutions and legislations to bifurcate the state into two union territories, and its special status and the special privileges to which its permanent... read more

Doval’s visit came in the context of the internal security establishment’s assessment that there could be attempts to incite street protests besides a spike in terror attacks. read more

Ajit Doval was in Kashmir to assess the security situation in the state, which was put under curfew hours ahead of the government’s announcement. read more

The militant, Zeenat Naikoo, is being described as the most important local militant of Jaish-e -Mohammad in Shopian, the terror group that has been prepping to scale up activities in Kashmir valley over the last few weeks. read more

Acting on a tip off about the presence of militants in Pandushan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there during the night, a police official said. read more

The Pakistan-based militant was behind June blast, said police. read more

The forces retaliated, ensuing in an encounter in which one terrorist was killed, the official said, adding the body was recovered along with arms and ammunition. read more

A police spokesperson said a cordon and search operation was launched by police and security forces in Batpora-Narwani area of Imam Sahib in Shopian on a credible input about the presence of militants. read more