Crescent Kashmir

Live electric wires on wooden poles, trees pose danger to Langate residents

Live electric wires on wooden poles, trees pose danger to Langate residents

Handwara, June 18: Residents of Pethpora Ananwan in Langate area of Handwara in north Kashmir on Thursday expresses strong resentments against the PDD department as the low lying electric wire posing serious threat to the lives of the people and their property in the area. The residents said that the electric wire is low lying […]

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COVID-19: Senior Kashmiri doctor dies in Saudi Arabia

COVID-19: Senior Kashmiri doctor dies in Saudi Arabia

Srinagar: A 69-year-old doctor from Nishat area of Srinagar has died of covid-19 in Saudi Arabia, his family friend said on Thursday. The sexagenarian was working as senior radiologist in Saudi from last more than 35 years including the local ministry of health. “He worked in a private hospital in Saudi mostly in Jeddah and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

NO EFFORTS

NO EFFORTS

J&K Tourism Department has taken no tangible steps for the tourist industry in Jammu and Kashmir as this main economic plank of Kashmir is facing severe financial crisis. Recently in the media it was reported that the department is planning about programmes it may conduct once tourists head back to Kashmir. Officials of tourism in […]

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South Kashmir: Another gunfight rages, now in Shopian

South Kashmir: Another gunfight rages, now in Shopian

Srinagar :Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Bandpawa village of Imam Sahib in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday. Reports said said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation Bandpawa. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]

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Galwan Valley face-off: Indian, Chinese military officials meet to defuse tension

Galwan Valley face-off: Indian, Chinese military officials meet to defuse tension

Indian and Chinese military officials met on Thursday morning to resolve the issues related to the violent face-off in Galwan Valley area in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The Major General-level officers met at Patrol Point 14, which witnessed the seven-hour-long clash on Monday night. A meeting was held on Wednesday too. This is […]

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‘Exaggerated’: India’s late night rebuttal to China’s new claim over Galwan Valley

‘Exaggerated’: India’s late night rebuttal to China’s new claim over Galwan Valley

India on Wednesday responded sharply to the Chinese foreign ministry claiming Galwan Valley, asserting that this was an “exaggerated and untenable” claim. New Delhi also reminded Beijing about the phone conversation between the foreign ministers of the two countries who had agreed that the overall situation “should be handled in a responsible manner” and the […]

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NC dismayed over government’s move to station pivotal departments in Jammu secretariat

NC dismayed over government’s move to station pivotal departments in Jammu secretariat

Srinagar, 17 June (KNS): Jammu and National conference on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the government’s unprecedented move to station various pivotal departments in Jammu secretariat saying the illogical order besides disempowering Kashmir will impinge on the efforts underway while tackling the burgeoning cases of COVID19 in the valley. In a statement issued to KNS reads, […]

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Tania Parveen, the Kolkata woman LeT ‘tasked’ with honey-trapping soldiers, finding recruits

Tania Parveen, the Kolkata woman LeT ‘tasked’ with honey-trapping soldiers, finding recruits

New Delhi: It was in August last year, soon after the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, that Tania Parveen, a final-year student at the Maulana Azad College in Kolkata, came under the radar of Indian intelligence agencies for allegedly being in touch with members of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). According to sources, […]

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Div Com reviews progress on Jammu Smart City Project

Div Com reviews progress on Jammu Smart City Project

JAMMU, JUNE 17: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the progress of works under Jammu Smart City Project. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Jammu Sushma Chauhan; Chief Engineer, Jal Shakti, Sanjeev Chadda; Chief Engineer, PWD (R&B), Des Raj; Chief Engineer JPDCL, Gurmeet Singh, besides other […]

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PHQ approves Financial Assistance for Covid-19 affected police personnel

PHQ approves Financial Assistance for Covid-19 affected police personnel

JAMMU, JUNE 17 (KNS): To provide assistance to Police Personnel getting affected by the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) Police Headquarters, J&K has issued a circular directing therein all the DDOs of Police for providing financial assistance to the virus affected police personnel. The circular has been issued by Police Headquarters, J&K. According to statement issued to […]

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