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Mir Irfan The Roads in at least 20 villages of Shopian district have been in a dilapidated condition for more than a decade, despite the residents having approached the authorities several times. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, Ghulam Hassan, a resident of Batmaran area in Shopian said that the road from Batmaran- Wanpora Shopian has been in a pathetic state only due to official apathy. The important link road here connects twenty villages with Shopian and also connects the district to Pulwama and Budgam Districts. "We have received assurances and fake promises from the authorities, but no action has been taken so far to address our grievances," he said. The winter of Shopian is very harsh, it just adds to our woes, the locals have to walk for several kilometers since the road ...

Mir Irfan The locals from Pinjura area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district staged a protest against water scarcity on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that People took to roads and protested outside District Development office, Women with empty vessels blocked the roads demanding pure drinking water for their village. “I am tired of carrying drinking water from long distances, we haven’t been supplied drinking water for a long time now. We can not continue like this”, said Saleema Bano, a resident of Pinjura.buy lasix online buy lasix generic Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the group of protesters said, “this is not a recent problem. From the past 30 years we have been suffering. Politicians and other officers have just made empty promises, we continue to suffer”. Th...

Qazi Shibli At Around 2:45 am on 18 July, a cordon party of the Indian Army was laying cordon and search operation around the Amshipora locality of south Kashmir's Shopian district when they came under heavy fire, Ajay Katoch, a brigadier with the Indian Army told the Media on Sunday. The brigadier was briefing the media on the encounter that raged in the Amshipora area of Shopian in Kashmir on Saturday. The Government Forces said that three militants had been killed during the encounter. Soon after the encounter, at least five families, from Shopian, as confirmed by The Kashmiriyat, whose sons are active Militants were called for identification of the three slain, however, all have rejected the three being their kin. Three families of active militants from Ramnagri Shopian,...

Mir Irfan An encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Amudhipora in South Kashmir’s Shopian District. An official 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 hours together, during which the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter.buy xenical Canada langleyrx.com/xenical.html no prescription 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 said that a massive exchange of fire is being heard at the site of...

Sheikh Nadeem Hundreds of people on Thursday joined to watch the Grand finale of a volleyball tournament organized by the Army in the Shopian district in Kashmir. The Grand Finale of inter-District Volleyball Tournament an initiative by 44 RR of Indian Army was played in Ahagam village of Shopian. In the said tournament around 12 teams from different parts of Shopian participated with zeal and zest. In a press release  issued to The Kashmiriyat, the Indian Army has said that, "The Tournament was played on knock out mode with the participation of 12 teams from areas including Ahagam, Pirpora, Arihel and Marhang." The final Match was Played between Marheng and Ahagam in which Ahgam Shopian won the tournament Trophy and prizes. On the occasion commanding of...

Sheikh Nadeem Social Activist Group on Wednesday distributed masks besides providing awareness among shopkeepers and people in Shopian district of South Kashmir. Continuing the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Kashmir, Social Activist group head by Magray Mansoor distributed masks in Shopian town besides providing awareness among shopkeepers and people who hail from remote  places to visit the market. Masks  were distributed among hundreds of people, mostly among  vendors and shopkeepers besides giving them  awareness about the deadly virus. Magray on the occasion appealed general public to follow the guidelines issued by health authorities in wake of virus. Magray saw many people not wearing masks and not maintaining  social distance and therefore advised the common masse...

Mir Irfan The Residents of Keller's Dunado area in South Kashmir's Shopian District are suffering from electricity crises from last many years. The aghast locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that they have approached the concerned authorities several times but all in vain. "We they take dinner by burning wood and our children are forced to study under the wood light exposing them to many health related issues, "a resident said. They appealed the higher authorities of PDD and DC Shopian to adress their issues.

Mir Irfan The Jammu Kashmir Police have arrested four accused in a rape case, while the BJP Panch is still evading arrest in offence of an alleged abduction and rape case. The Panch identified as Lateef Jagal of Shopian, abducted a woman using his four associates in the Hirpora area of Shopian.buy plavix online buy plavix no prescription The woman lodged a complaint in the Police station, after which the four accused were arrested the the Local Police, however the BJP Panch has gone missing, a Police official told The Kashmiriyat. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the woman has lodged a written complaint at Police Station and accused the BJP member of raping her for two days after kidnapping her. Lateef Jagal, the accused is a BJP Panch and a resident of Chek Amshipora vill...

One more militant was killed in the ongoing gunfight that broke out on Friday in Bandpawa area of Chitragam Tehsil in south Kashmir's Shopian district. Sources said that one more militant was killed in the gunfight, With this killing, the death toll of the militants in the encounter has reached three A team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. Meanwhile the Jammu Kashmir Police has said that both militants hiding inside mosque in Meej area of Pampore have been neutralised. The Police said that it took patience to neutralise the militants as well as to maintain sanctity of the Masjid.

An Encounter broke out between government forces and militants at Bandpawa area in Imam Sahib area of Shopian  district on Thursday afternoon. A Security official told The Kashmiriyat that a cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in the area by joint team of forces including 44 RR, CRPF and Shopian Police on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. An official said that, after trapping the militants, they were asked to surrender, however, opened fire, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. Sources said that two militants are believed to be trapped. An encounter is also going on in the Pulwama district where cellular networks have been snapped.