News Topic:Shopian

Gunfight breaks out in Drach village of Shopian

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants at Drach village in Police district Shopian, officials said on Tuesday.

Local LeT militant killed in Shopian gunfight: ADGP Kumar

A local Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunfight at Baskuchan village in Imamsahib area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday.

Zainapora Shopian is now militancy-free: DGP Dilbag Singh

Jammu & Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said that Zainpora area of Shopain district is today a militancy-free area.

Sarjan Barkati arrested in Shopian

Two days after noted religious clerics were booked under Public Safety Act, another popular religious preacher Sarjan Barkati has been arrested in Shopian district.

UP man using fake Twitter account of SSP Shopian arrested: Police

Jammu and Kashmir Police said that a notorious criminal was arrested, who was operating a fake Twitter account in the name of IPS officer Tanushree.

Three boys injured after shell goes off near encounter site in Shopian

Three minor boys were injured after an unexploded shell went off accidentally near the encounter site in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.

Newly recruited LeT militant killed in Shopian

A newly recruited local militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed while a soldier was injured in a gunfight in the orchards of Shirmal village in Shopian.

Student from J-K’s Shopian bags 10th rank in NEET UG-2022

A young boy from south Kashmir's Shopian district has bagged 10th rank in the all-India level NEET-UG examination, the results of which were declared last night.

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