news about Shopian
Jun 11, 2019 07:54
A police spokesman said said the search operation turned into an encounter after terrorists opened fire towards security forces. read more
Jun 08, 2019 00:28
The forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Panjran in Litter area after getting inputs about the presence of militants there. An encounter ensued when the hiding militants fired on the search party on Thursday evening. read more
Jun 07, 2019 08:20
Officials said they found three assault rifles from the site in Lassipora and that a search operation was underway after the encounter ended. read more
Jun 05, 2019 10:52
The woman’s husband was also killed in 2017 by militants. read more
Jun 01, 2019 11:51
Four terrorists and an “active associate” were killed Friday in two encounters with security forces in Shopian and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir. read more
May 31, 2019 07:56
Clashes erupted close to the firefight site as villagers tried to march towards it to allegedly give a safe passage to militants. read more
May 30, 2019 08:06
In the first case, youth clashed with forces near an encounter site at Pinjoora Shopian. In the afternoon, joint team of police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Pinjoora village on a specific information about the presence of militants... read more
May 16, 2019 23:50
In Pulwama district, security forces gunned down three militants belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). A soldier and a civilian were also killed in the encounter, police said. read more
May 12, 2019 23:47
According to security officials, the forces launched a cordon-and-search operation on Sunday morning after receiving a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the district’s Hend-Sitapur area. read more
May 12, 2019 07:40
According to news agency ANI, weapons and a huge cache of ammunition have been recovered after the encounter in Hind Sita Pora area of the district. read more
May 11, 2019 00:01
The slain militant, identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi alias Umar, belonged to the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), police claimed. read more
May 06, 2019 23:06
Ladakh and two districts of the volatile Anantnag constituency polled in the fifth phase of the ongoing general elections in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday. read more
May 06, 2019 13:32
Militants had killed BJP’s vice president for Anantnag Ghulam Mohammad Mir, 55, inside his house in Nowgam area of Verinag on Saturday night and shot at former political worker Abdul Rashid Bhat at Tral on Thursday. read more
May 06, 2019 08:48
For the first time in the state’s history, polling in Anantnag Lok Sabha seat was conducted over three phases on account of security reasons. In the first phase, Anantnag district recorded 13.63% polling. read more