Crescent Kashmir

Two IT Parks coming up in Srinagar and Jammu: Dwivedi

Two IT Parks coming up in Srinagar and Jammu: Dwivedi

Industries & Commerce Department is coming up with two IT Parks in Jammu and Kashmir for which land has already been identified. This was revealed by Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi during his inspection of a site for Integrated IT Park at Nagrota here today. The IT Parks would be established […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Congress demands time bound probe into the killing of civilian

Congress demands time bound probe into the killing of civilian

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today demanded time bound probe into the killing of Civilian near encounter site in Sopore. JKPCC has expressed anguish over the killing of a civilian near encounter site in Sopore and demanded time bound impartial probe to ascertain the facts behind the killing of Bashir Ahmad Khan […]

 Crescent Kashmir

UDHAMPUR IN FOCUS

UDHAMPUR IN FOCUS

In the recent past the government has started special focus on district Udhampur of Jammu region and have restarted many developmental projects. Keeping the pace, recently Advisor to Lieutenant Governor visited Udhampur to monitor various ongoing developmental works being executed in RDD, PDD and Tourism sectors in the district. Advisor stressed on maintaining Social Distancing, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

GST posts 46% jump from May, but still 9% short of June ’19 collections

GST posts 46% jump from May, but still 9% short of June ’19 collections

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection, a weathervanes of economic health, posted a 46% jump in June over the previous month, coming in at Rs 90,917 crore, indicating a recovery in business activity following a 68-day nationwide lockdown, although the number is still 9% short of the Rs 99,939 crore collected in June last […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Banning Chinese Apps Was A ‘Digital Strike’: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Banning Chinese Apps Was A ‘Digital Strike’: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Shankar Prasad on Thursday said India is wants peace, but if someone casts an evil eye, the country is capable of giving a befitting reply. Hailing the “strong” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted, if our country has lost 20 soldiers, the toll is double on the Chinese side. “Now you can hear […]

 Crescent Kashmir

24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said. Police in the north-central state of Guanajuato said the attack occurred in the city of Irapuato. Three of the seven wounded were reported in serious condition. Apparently the attackers shot everyone […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tharanga questioned in 2011 World Cup final fixing probe

Tharanga questioned in 2011 World Cup final fixing probe

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga on Wednesday became the first player to be grilled by detectives in a probe investigating claims that the 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed. The 35-year-old batsman was questioned for two hours by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) examining the conduct of the final, which Sri Lanka lost […]

 Crescent Kashmir

22-yr-old ace footballer from Sopore goes missing

22-yr-old ace footballer from Sopore goes missing

A 22-year-old ace footballer from Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has gone missing, family said on Thursday while seeking the help from the administration in tracing out their beloved. The family members of ace-footballer from Sopore said that their beloved is missing since June 24. They have urged their son to return home […]

 Crescent Kashmir

2 more COVID-19 deaths at SMHS Hospital, J&K toll 111

2 more COVID-19 deaths at SMHS Hospital, J&K toll 111

Srinagar: Two more patients who were tested positive for COVID-19 have died at SMHS hospital late last night taking the total number of deaths due to the virus in the J&K to 111. The deceased- 73-year-old lady from Firdous Abad Batamallo and 75-year-old man from Budgam died a few hours after they were admitted at […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Military steps up vigil on LoC as tensions simmer along LAC

Military steps up vigil on LoC as tensions simmer along LAC

At a time when India and China are locked in a standoff along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the military is also keeping a strict vigil on the western front to deter Pakistan from fishing in troubled waters and prevent what could turn out to be a two-front conflict, officials […]