Crescent Kashmir

NIA appoints Nodal Officer for Union Territory of J&K

NIA appoints Nodal Officer for Union Territory of J&K

Jammu, June 17 (KNS): Government of India Undertaking, the New India Assurance Company (NIA), which has insured more than 22.12 lakh healthcare workers of India who are on the frontline of battle against COVID-19 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKB ), has nominated Dr. Daleep Pandita, its Senior Divisional Manager as Nodal Officer for […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Chinese have moved in 8 km within Indian territory, built road in Pangong, says top Ladakh leader

Chinese have moved in 8 km within Indian territory, built road in Pangong, says top Ladakh leader

Srinagar: Chinese army is now claiming sovereignty over the entire Galwan Valley, while its troops have entered eight kilometres inside the Indian Territory and built a permanent road at Pangong Tso. Chilling details have emerged in the horrific face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies at the Galwan valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

‘PM should tell how Chinese occupied Indian territory’: Sonia Gandhi on Ladakh face-off

‘PM should tell how Chinese occupied Indian territory’: Sonia Gandhi on Ladakh face-off

Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi straight up on Wednesday as to how did the country lose 20 soldiers and urged him to tell the nation when did the Chinese “occupied Indian territory”. “The PM should tell nation how Chinese occupied Indian territory, why 20 brave soldiers were martyred,” said Sonia Gandhi. […]

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Day 4: No trace of missing Srinagar trekker

Day 4: No trace of missing Srinagar trekker

Four days after he went missing, there has been no trace of the Srinagar trekker so far, officials said on Wednesday. Hilal Ahmed Dar, a resident of Bemina Srinagar, was part of a group of five persons who had gone for trekking to Gangabal lake in Ganderbal district on Sunday morning. While others got back […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Hostile quarantine facilities to prove counterproductive: JKAP

Hostile quarantine facilities to prove counterproductive: JKAP

Srinagar, June 17 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Abdul Rasheed Mir on Wednesday urged the district administration Budgam not to keep the COVID suspect persons under quarantine at far off places and instead use the available government buildings as isolation wards in their own villages. In a statement issued to KNS, Mir […]

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JKCSF Formed Qayoom Wani elected as Chairman

JKCSF Formed Qayoom Wani elected as Chairman

Srinagar, June 17 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum (JKCSF) on Wednesday as Formed and Abdul Qayoom Wani was elected as Chairman, while as Farooq Trali was elected as General Secretary . According to statement issued to KNS reads, a meeting of cross sections of society viz intellectuals, writers, former trade union leaders, doctors, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Sensex drops 200 points in opening session, Nifty below 9,900

Sensex drops 200 points in opening session, Nifty below 9,900

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in early trade on Wednesday dragged by weakness in index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank amid weak cues from Asian peers and persistent foreign fund outflows. After touching a low of 33,332.96, the 30-share index was trading 225.22 points, or 0.67 per cent, lower at 33,380. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Qatar virtually unveils third 2022 World Cup venue

Qatar virtually unveils third 2022 World Cup venue

DOHA: Launching the third 2022 World Cup stadium, Qatar’s chief organiser said on Monday he was consulting with the English Premier League and Bundesliga to learn about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Hassan Al-Thawadi’s comments underscore how sports are taking into account the potential for ongoing health precautions at events, if there is […]

 Crescent Kashmir

FRESH CLAIMS

FRESH CLAIMS

Chinese embassy official based in Pakistan in a recent tweet has linked the present Ladakh standoff with the article 370, abrogation and to the present status of Kashmir and Ladakh. “India’s actions of unilaterally changing the status quo of Kashmir and continuing to exacerbate regional tensions have posed a challenge to the sovereignty of China […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Beijing’s Tibet plan, Delhi’s infra push possible triggers for China’s troop build-up

Beijing’s Tibet plan, Delhi’s infra push possible triggers for China’s troop build-up

Analysts say there could be a host of reasons behind China’s massive troop build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that flared up into the first conflict between the sides in almost 45 years: from Beijing’s desire to tighten its grip on Tibet to anger over New Delhi’s rapid development of infrastructure in border […]

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