Crescent Kashmir

Srinagar freezes at -5.9°C

Srinagar freezes at -5.9°C

Srinagar: Minimum temperatures plummeted in most parts of Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.9°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night, the weatherman said on Thursday. A Meteorological Department (MeT) official said that the night temperature in Srinagar was around three degrees Celsius below normal for this time of the year. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Democracy wins

Democracy wins

BJP has been changing the statements about the DDC polls and the latest is that after the PAGD registered win, BJP said it is a victory of democracy. PAGD leaders have questioned this logic of BJP and said that if they really mean it then they should restore article 370 as people have through democratic […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Terms Talks With Pakistan ‘Imperative’, Says Ban On 4G Internet Aimed To ‘Ruin Students, Businessmen’

Terms Talks With Pakistan ‘Imperative’, Says Ban On 4G Internet Aimed To ‘Ruin Students, Businessmen’

Srinagar, Dec 30: President of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday rejected as fallacious the claims that the alliance has accepted 5 August 2019 announcements by India by participating in the recently concluded DDC polls. “Had we accepted revocation of Article 370, we would not have fought (DDC) elections. We fought […]

 Crescent Kashmir

3 ‘Militants’ Killed Hokersar Gunfight: Police

3 ‘Militants’ Killed Hokersar Gunfight: Police

Says Slain Were Not On Its List of ‘Militants’ But 2 Of Them Were ‘OGWs’ While 3rd One ‘Might’ Had Joint recently Srinagar, Dec 30: Police on Wednesday said three “militants” were killed in a gunfight in Hokersar area in outskirts of Srinagar and none of them were on its list of “(militants, yet two […]

 Crescent Kashmir

PM sets 15th Aug, 2022 as deadline for Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link project

PM sets 15th Aug, 2022 as deadline for Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link project

JAMMU, DECEMBER 30: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today chaired the 34th PRAGATI interaction with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs through video-conference. Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam along with Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, and Jal Shakti participated in the video conference. Prime Minister reviewed […]

 Crescent Kashmir

217 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, one more death

217 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, one more death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 217 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,20,744. Out of the total cases, 1,15,830 have recovered so far. A total of 1,880 patients have died leaving a total of 3,034 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 101 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

“Our sons not militants”: Families of three youth killed in Srinagar gunfight stage protest

“Our sons not militants”: Families of three youth killed in Srinagar gunfight stage protest

Srinagar: Families of three persons claimed to be militants killed in a gunfight with a joint team of police and government forces at Hokersar on the city outskirts of Srinagar staged a protest, asserting that they were innocents. The families also said that the killed youth were not militants and two of the three youth […]

 Crescent Kashmir

US approves potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia

US approves potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at up to $290 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The sale comes in the final days of US President Donald Trump’s term. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to halt arms […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Militants killed in Srinagar gunfight were planning a big attack: GoC Kilo Force H S Sahi

Militants killed in Srinagar gunfight were planning a big attack: GoC Kilo Force H S Sahi

Srinagar, Dec 30: General officer Commanding (GoC) Kilo Force H S Sahi Wednesday said that three militants killed in an encounter at Lawaypora on Srinagar outskirts were planning a big strike on the highway to gain publicity. He, however, said that the identity and affiliation of the slain trio is yet to be known as […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures, Gulmarg shivers at minus 11 degree C

Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures, Gulmarg shivers at minus 11 degree C

Intense cold wave conditions swept Kashmir on Wednesday as the mercury fell below the freezing point across the valley, officials said. The cloud cover ahead of Tuesday’s snowfall had kept the night temperature around the freezing point for two consecutive nights in most parts of the valley but the respite ended as the mercury plunged […]