Kaprin

Kaprin
Village
Kaprin
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Kaprin
Kaprin (India)
Coordinates: 33°43′10.238″N 75°34′47.603″E / 33.71951056°N 75.57988972°E / 33.71951056; 75.57988972Coordinates: 33°43′10.238″N 75°34′47.603″E / 33.71951056°N 75.57988972°E / 33.71951056; 75.57988972
Country  India
State  Jammu and Kashmir
District Shopian
Government
 • Type Democracy
 • Body Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir
Elevation 1,739 m (5,705 ft)
Languages
 • Official Urdu , Kashmiri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PINCODE 192231 [1]
Vehicle registration JK22 [2]
Website http://shopian.nic.in/

Kaprin is a Tehsil in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. The people of the town have very high religious & moral values. Islam is the only religion followed. It has been a hub of education from the early days of independence of India. The town is empowered with the modern day amenities like banking, hospital (upcoming), police station (upcoming) and other public establishments. People are associated with the business of Apple and other fruits. The area has produced many Engineers, doctors, Lawyers and people from all other walks of life.[3]

Geography

Kaprin is a Tehsil in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir State, India. It is located 10 km towards South from District headquarters Shopian. 10 km from Kulgam and 62 km from State capital Srinagar at an Altitude of 1739 meters (5705 feet) above sea level.

Kaprin Pin code is 192231 and postal head office is Kulgam .

Vehil ( 4 km ), Shamshipora ( 5 km ), Reshnagri ( 6 km ), Amshipora ( 6 km ), Gagren ( 8 km ) are the nearby Villages to Kaprin.

Anantnag , Srinagar , Rajauri , Poonch , Shopian district , Kulgam are the nearby Districts to Kaprin.

This Place is in the border of the Shopian District and Kulgam District.

Aharbal waterfall is a nearby major sightseeing destination.

Allah bless us.

Notable people

  • Amin Kamil [4][5] - Padma Shri awardee in 2005 for Literature and Education [6][7]
  • Khursheed Hussain Nengroo - Retired. CEO (J&K Education Deptt.) [Brother of Amin Kamil]
  • Parvez Ahmad - Chairman & CEO Jammu and Kashmir Bank [8][9][10][11][12][13]
  • Naji munvar. Writer and translator.
  • Dr.Shafi Shoque Professor and HOD (Retired) Department of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir and Sahitya Akademy Award Winner. He has published more than 30 books and innumerable papers.
  • Naji Munawar. Famous Kashmiri poet and Sahitya Akadamy Award Winner. He has also published more than 40 books and other manuscripts.
  • Dr. Rizwan Romee MD, currently working as a cancer specialist and director of the 'half matched' transplant program at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. He previously worked as an assistant professor at Washington University in USA. He is famous for his work on Natural Killer (NK) cells and stem cell transplantation. He is the first doctor from Jammu and Kashmir to be working at the prestigious Harvard University.
  • Dr.Latief Ahmad, Currently Climate Consultant World Bank
  • Mr.Jahangir Badshah. Senior Manager Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation Limited.Famous among the tourism fraternity of the state.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ http://jaktrans.nic.in/general.htm*
  3. ↑ "Kaprin Village". www.onefivenine.com.
  4. ↑ "Remembering Amin Kamil : The Doyen of Poetic Sensibility in Kashmiri Language". www.harmukhnews.com.
  5. ↑ "Amin Kamil". veethi.com.
  6. ↑ "Padma Vibhushan comes to J & K after 36 years". www.merinews.com.
  7. ↑ "Voice of Kashmiri literature Amin Kamil dies at 90 | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 30 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Parvez Ahmad appointed Chairman of J&K Bank - The Economic Times". The Economic Times.
  9. ↑ India, Press Trust of (6 October 2016). "J&K Bank appoints Parvez Ahmed as Chairman & CEO". Business Standard India.
  10. ↑ "J-amp-K-Bank-appoints-Parvez-Ahmed-as-Chairman--amp--CEO-".
  11. ↑ "J&K Bank appoints Parvez Ahmed as Chairman & CEO". The Hindu Business Line. 6 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "J&K Bank appoints Parvez Ahmed as Chairman & CEO". Daily Excelsior. 6 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "JK Bank Chairman & CEO". J&K Bank.

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