News Topic:Shopian

Eight militants killed in two separate gunfights in south Kashmir

As many as eight militants have been killed in two separate gunfights during the last 24 hours in southern Kashmir's Pulwama and Shopian districts.

COVID-19: Third single-day death as Shopian lady dies

A 60-year-old woman from Shopian died of COVID-19 at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar on Thursday, which is the third in the day so far.

Gunbattle breaks out in Shopian village

A gunfight broke out between militants and the security forces in Bandpawa area of Chitragam tehsil in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday.

Two more elderly die of COVID-19 in Kashmir, J&K toll 71

The death count due to COVID-19 mounted to 71 in Jammu and Kashmir after an 80-year-old from Srinagar and a 65-year-old from Shopian succumbed to the virus at a hospital here, officials said on Thursday.

COVID-19: Man from Shopian dies at SKIMS, toll rises to 64

A 65-year-old man, infected with COVID- 19, from Shopian district died at SKIMS Soura on Wednesday, taking overall number of such deaths to 64 in J&K.

Sumo drivers ‘dying of starvation’ in Shopian

Kashmir has been witnessing lockdown virtually since August 05 last year. Our reporter visited the houses of some drivers who are finding it really hard to meet their both ends.

Three militants killed in Shopian’s Turkawangam

A top commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen along with his two colleagues, one of them being the nephew of a former PDP MLC, were killed in a gunfight in Turkawangam area of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.

COVID-19: Third single-day death reported as J&K toll reaches 63

An elderly man from south Kashmir’s Shopian district, who was tested positive for COVID-19 a few days back, died at CD Hospital on Monday, officials said.

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