Crescent Kashmir

Shopian gunfight: One militant killed, operation on

Shopian gunfight: One militant killed, operation on

Srinagar: A militant has been killed in ongoing gunfight in Molu Chitragam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. A local news gathering agency Global News Service quoting unnamed officials reported that one militant has been killed, however, his identity is yet to be ascertained as gunfight is still underway. Earlier, according to the […]

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Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Shopian

Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Shopian

Srinagar: Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Mulu area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. According to the reports reaching a local news gathering agency Global News Service, a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Molu. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, […]

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LG Sinha announces Rs 50 lakh ‘united grant’ to DCs for meeting urgent public demands

LG Sinha announces Rs 50 lakh ‘united grant’ to DCs for meeting urgent public demands

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday announced Rs 50 lakh as first installment of untied grant to all Deputy Commissioners across Jammu and Kashmir for meeting public demands of urgent nature and accentuating the overall developmental ecosystem in the J-K. Meanwhile, the Lt Governor Sinha visited Baramulla where he reviewed developmental scenario and approved […]

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Dr Reddy’s launches COVID-19 drug Avigan (Favipiravir)

Dr Reddy’s launches COVID-19 drug Avigan (Favipiravir)

Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s to launch  Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd On Wednesday announced the launch of Avigan (Favipiravir) 200 mg tablets in India. The launch is part of the global licensing agreement with Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd. that grants the Indian drug maker the exclusive rights to manufacture, sell and distribute the tablets in India, […]

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Farooq Invites 4 ‘Free’ Senior NC Leaders For Meeting Tomorrow

Farooq Invites 4 ‘Free’ Senior NC Leaders For Meeting Tomorrow

Srinagar, Aug 19: Amid government’s stand before J&K high court that none of the National Conference leaders were under detention, party president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday called a meeting of four senior leaders at his residence at 5 p.m. tomorrow. “National Conference has taken cognizance of the stand taken by the Government in High Court […]

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Huge Fire At Power Station In Noida Amid Rain, Fire Tenders Rushed To Spot

Huge Fire At Power Station In Noida Amid Rain, Fire Tenders Rushed To Spot

A major fire broke out at a power station in Greater Noida on Wednesday morning, officials said. The fire was reported around 8.30 am in a transformer at the power station of Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) in Sector 148, the officials said. Fire tenders were on the spot and fire fighting was underway, an […]

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s Health Declines, Develops Lung Infection

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s Health Declines, Develops Lung Infection

The health condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee has declined as he has developed a lung infection, the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital said on Wednesday. The 84-year-old former president, who was admitted to the hospital in Delhi Cantonment on August 10, continues to be on ventilatory support, doctors attending to him said. However, his […]

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Karnah residents stage protest against ‘blasphemous’ remarks presents written document to the SDM karnah seeking exemplary punishment to the accused

Karnah residents stage protest against ‘blasphemous’ remarks presents written document to the SDM karnah seeking exemplary punishment to the accused

The residents and trade unions of Karnah town of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday held a peaceful protest march against the ‘blasphemous’ remarks against Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and demanded exemplary punishment to the accused. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), hundreds of locals and representatives of trade unions & civil society assembled in Tanghdar […]

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Bajwa, Saudi deputy defence minister discuss security issues

Bajwa, Saudi deputy defence minister discuss security issues

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa held talks with Saudi Deputy Minister for Defence Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on bilateral defence cooperation and regional security, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday. “Matters of mutual interest including bilateral defence and security cooperation and regional security were discussed,” the Pakistan […]

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England omit Test players for Pakistan Twenty20 series

England omit Test players for Pakistan Twenty20 series

LONDON: England named a 14-man Twenty20 squad on Tuesday for the upcoming three-match series against Pakistan, with selectors leaving out players from the Test squad in the ongoing series against the Asian side. Eoin Morgan will captain the side, with all three matches to be played behind closed doors at Old Trafford in Manchester when […]

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