Crescent Kashmir

High alert sounded in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri

High alert sounded in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri

Srinagar: A security high alert was sounded in Rajouri after recovery of a hand grenade and another suspicious material on DC office road on Thursday. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a hand grenade was recovered which was lying behind DC office on the main road and later a suspicious object with […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Jammu Taxi operators body thanks govt for extending life of commercial vehicles

Jammu Taxi operators body thanks govt for extending life of commercial vehicles

Srinagar: Jammu Tourist Taxi Operators Federation on Thursday thanked the J&K government for extending the life of commercial vehicles beyond fifteen years. Chairman of the federation, Inderjeet Sharma, while speaking at a press conference said that the amendment was a persistent demand from them without which 60 percent commercial vehicles would have been off the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Prioritising vaccination

Prioritising vaccination

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is going to prepare the database so that they Prioritise covid-19 vaccination plan here. So far in the high level meetings, the administration of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to vaccinate first its health workers, volunteers and other such people so that they can freely combat this infection. In […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Army soldier shoots self dead in Shopian

Army soldier shoots self dead in Shopian

Srinagar:An Army soldier shot himself dead in south-Kashmir’s Shopain district late Thursday night, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Chandra Patil of 62 Headquarters shot himself with his service rifle, while on duty at Zawoora Manloo. The cause of him taking this extreme step remains unknown for the time being, they said. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

452 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 4,951

452 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 4,951

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 452 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,11,130. Out of the total cases, 1,04,471 have already recovered and 1,708 have died leaving a total of 4,951 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 194 were reported in Kashmir […]

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Ex-girlfriend chops hair, pours super glue into eyes of boyfriend’s bride in Bihar

Ex-girlfriend chops hair, pours super glue into eyes of boyfriend’s bride in Bihar

There’s no fury greater on earth than woman scorned. Angry over her lover choosing another for his wife, a girl in Bihar’s Nalanda district poured Fevi kwik, a super glue, into the eyes of the new bride after chopping off her hair. The incident was reported late Tuesday, Mohamad Shibli Nomani, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) […]

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Australia not panicking over Starc’s dip in form: Finch

Australia not panicking over Starc’s dip in form: Finch

CANBERRA: Australia captain Aaron Finch has backed under-fire paceman Mitchell Starc to rebound after the left-armer was feasted upon by India’s batsmen in the first two matches of the One-day International series. Australia sealed the series 2-0 with their 51-run victory in Sydney on Sunday but Starc’s struggles have raised concerns leading into the four-Test […]

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Saudi Arabia allows Israeli commercial planes en route to UAE to cross its airspace: senior US official

Saudi Arabia allows Israeli commercial planes en route to UAE to cross its airspace: senior US official

Saudi Arabia agreed on Monday to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates after talks between Saudi officials and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, a senior Trump administration official said. Kushner and Middle East envoys Avi Berkowitz and Brian Hook raised the issue shortly after they arrived in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Roshni Scheme

Roshni Scheme

After the recent campaign by BJP against the Roshni Scheme that it is one of the biggest land scandals, Jammu BJP under the garb of Roshni Scheme has started targeting the Muslims and have claimed that it was a “land Jihad” in Jammu to change the demography. This campaign against the Muslim majority localities in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Missing since last evening, 3-year-old boy found dead in Budgam village

Missing since last evening, 3-year-old boy found dead in Budgam village

Budgam: A 3-year-old boy who was missing since last evening was found dead in Chewdara village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning. An official said that the minor boy had gone missing from his home in Chewdara village on Tuesday evening when he was playing around his house and since then […]