shopian district

Srinagar, April 9 Police in Kashmir seized properties worth more than one crore rupees under the NDPS Act (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) in three separate cases, officials said on Thursday.Police in Anantnag district seized a residential house and a car, valued at Rs 80 lakh...

Srinagar, April 9 – The Indian Army's Chinar Corps, in a joint operation with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralizing 14.5 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chitragam in the Zainapora area of Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir...

Srinagar, April 8 Security forces detected and defused a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on a road in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, an Army official said.He said that a potential tragedy was averted as the IED was "apparently intended to...

Jammu, March 31 At least five glacial lakes in the Kashmir Himalayas have a "very high susceptibility" to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), even though they are not immediately unstable, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday.Speaking in the assembly, Abdullah said...

Srinagar, March 31 – A police constable died on Tuesday after sustaining a gunshot injury while on duty in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Officials said the constable lost his life after sustaining injuries in an accidental incident two days ago.The constable was a...

Srinagar, March 30 An Army soldier died on Monday due to injuries sustained in an accidental discharge of his service weapon here, officials said.The soldier sustained injuries after his service rifle went off accidentally at the Army Regimental Centre here, they said.The officials said the...

Jammu, March 28 The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Saturday that as many as 3,192 schools across the Union territory have reported less than 10 or zero enrolment since 2022, with 2,518 teachers posted in them.In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Ranbir Singh Pathania in the...

Srinagar, March 28 Police in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday seized a residential property under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug-related activities, an official said.The house belonged to Mushtaq Ahmad...

Srinagar, March 26 – The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted raids at multiple locations across the Valley on Thursday as part of an investigation into a transnational terror module linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist organization.A...

Srinagar, March 18 – Police in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir announced on Wednesday that a vehicle acquired through the proceeds of the drug trade had been seized.A police statement said: “Continuing its sustained crackdown on narcotics-related activities, the Shopian police have...

Srinagar, March 13 – Police in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir said on Friday that they had cracked a fake currency racket and three people have been detained in connection with it.A police statement said, "Police in the Shopian district have busted a fake currency circulation racket...

Srinagar, March 9 – Police in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir said on Monday that they had attached a residential property after obtaining court orders, as the property had been acquired through the proceeds of the drug trade.A police statement said: "As part of its ongoing campaign...

Srinagar, March 7 Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat on Saturday emphasized intelligence-based operations and proactive policing to maintain peace and stability in the Union territory.The DGP chaired a review meeting to assess the overall security situation, counter-terrorism operations, and...

SHOPIAN, March 6: The Horticulture Department of Shopian has made significant progress during the 2025-26 financial year by promoting farm mechanization, irrigation expansion, and high-density plantation under various Central and UT-sponsored schemes.Under the Capex program, the department...

Srinagar, March 6 A court in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir has denied bail to five HDFC Bank officials accused of large-scale financial fraud, the Crime Branch said on Friday.A spokesman for the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) said that the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate...

Srinagar, March 6 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), on Friday rejected the bail applications of five HDFC Bank officials who were allegedly involved in a major financial fraud case.Officials said on Friday that in a significant development in a...

Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Shishir Gupta, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting at the Mini Secretariat in Shopian to assess the progress of Smart Meter installation and works under the RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme). During the meeting, discussions were held on the pace of...

Srinagar, February 26 The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday seized a two-story residential house worth approximately Rs 44 lakh, allegedly acquired through illegal drug trade, in the Shopian district."The police have seized a residential house valued at Rs 44.50 lakh belonging to Abdul...

Jammu, February 20 A total of 41,944 claims have been received across Jammu and Kashmir under the Forest Rights Act, with 28,925 individual forest rights claims and 13,019 community forest rights claims, the Union Territory government informed the assembly on Friday.The Forest Rights Act...

Srinagar, February 19 Two individuals, alleged to be drug peddlers, were arrested with contraband in their possession in the Shopian district, police said on Thursday.The arrests were made at the Keegam police post in the Aribagh Pirpora area of the south Kashmir district during a routine...