SHOPIAN

A gunfight has started between Militants and Government Forces in Sugoo in Hendhama area of Kashmir's Shopian District Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that 44RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly launched the Anti Militancy operation. The Encounter started when Militants fired on a party of Government forces who were conducting a joint cordonand Search Operation in the Sugoo area. Earlier Forces had launched a Cordon and Search Operation in the area upon receiving a specific input about the presence of Militants in the area, Sources told The Kashmiriyat. A Group of two to three Militants are believed to be trapped in the area, sources told The Kashmiriyat. Pertinently this is is third encounter in less than a week in Shopian District, several househo...

Four Militants have been killed in an encounter that started between militants and Government forces at Reban area of Zainapora in Kashmir’s Shopian District. An Army official told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning 44 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the Reban area. The cordon continued for nearly two to three hours, during which the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter, All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed by the Forces. During the exchange of gunfire four Militants have been killed as of now, the Army official said, adding, "One More Militant is believed to be hiding at the spot of the encounter." Sources m...

An encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Reban area of Zainapora in Kashmir’s Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday morning 44 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the area. The cordon continued for nearly two to three hours, during which the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed by the Forces. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two to three militants were trapped in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat massive exchange of fire is being heard at the site of the encounter. Mobile internet services have bee...

Meer Irfan A minor boy from Shopian was killed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Dangam area of Shopian district in Kashmir on Tuesday. The boy identified as Hazim Malik, aged five, son of Rafiq Ahmad Malik, died late on Tuesday afternoon. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Irfan had left home to play with his friends and after he did not return, they approached the Police to trace him. A Police official in Shopian told  The Kashmiriyat that soon after the incident a search operation was launched by both security forces and locals to retrieve the bodies of the kid. And immediately, after that the body was traced at Ratnipora Halapora village of Shopian district and has been recovered now.

Covid19 is escalating at a fast pace, even when the United Arab Emirates has claimed to have made a major advancement towards finding the cure to the virus. on Monday, The death toll due to Coronavirus in Jammu Kashmir has rose to 29 with the death of a 45 year old man from Shopian district of the Kashmir valley. Hospital Officials informed The Kashmiriyat that a man from the Ramnagar area of Shopian District area, was referred to SKIMS, a Srinagar hospital, on may 31. The report of the sampling of the patient came out around 2 PM, he passed away this morning. So far Srinagar district has highest number of the fatalities at seven followed, Baramulla and Anantnag with five deaths, while Kulgam has reported four deaths, each while Budgam, Jammu have two each and one death each ha...

Late on Sunday evening, unknown gunmen abducted a Policeman from a Shopian after they stormed into his house in Thairan area. Sources in the Jammu Kashmir Police told The Kashmiriyat that militants appeared in Thairan village of Shopian district and abducted a police cop identified as Shakeel Ahmed. Sources said that post the incident the Government Forces cordoned off the adjacent villages to nab the suspected militants. More details awaited.

Irfan Mir The Department of Food  civil  supplies and consumer affairs Shopian on Thursday distributed free ration of 125.10 quintals of Rice among 1251 persons @ 5 Kilogram per soul of 979 migrant labourers placed at various places in the district Shopian for the month of May and June 2020. The deputy commissioner Shopian is playing a proactive role in helping these migrant labourers in various forms who had seen stranded due to lock-down. He has directed the field functionaries to assist these migrant labourers by providing them better essential commodities so that they can’t feel any inconvenience. He said that the district administration is in full swing for providing any kind of assistance to these migrant labourers.