Crescent Kashmir

Budgam forests searched, arms recovered

Budgam forests searched, arms recovered

By: Javeed Bhat CK Srinagar A tip of security forces along with police searched some forest village in Khan Sahib area of Budgam and recovered arms and ammunition. According to the news agency KNT Police recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday. A police spokesman told KNT that […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Rifle snatching in Shopian foiled one arrested

Rifle snatching in Shopian foiled one arrested

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Police said on Saturday that there was a bid to snatch a 12 bore rifle from a J&K bank guard in Imam Sahib area of Shopian while one among the accused involved in the act has been arrested on the spot. This incident has come after the recent attack on […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Spread of covid-19

Spread of covid-19

Second wave of covid-19 has spread from Maharashtra to Punjab and finally to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. With each passing day the covid positive cases are increasing especially in Srinagar city. Fresh reports of deaths due to the infection has alarmed the general public and has also brought to the focus responsibilities […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Night temperature remain below normal, day pleasant in Kashmir

Night temperature remain below normal, day pleasant in Kashmir

Night temperature remained below normal while people continued to enjoy pleasant weather during the day in the Kashmir valley, where weather will remain dry during the next 24 hours. A Met department spokesman said Friday evening that weather will remain dry in the Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. However, during the subsequent […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor attends J&K Bharat Scouts & Guides’ Rajya Puraskar Award Ceremony

Lt Governor attends J&K Bharat Scouts & Guides’ Rajya Puraskar Award Ceremony

Calls upon the youth to follow ideals of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and work selflessly for the service of mankind & nation building Lt Governor doubles the annual Grant-in-Aid to J&K Bharat Scouts & Guides Land to be allotted for establishing Two Training Centres, one each in Jammu & Srinagar as soon as possible Education […]

 Crescent Kashmir

New opening

New opening

  In a path breaking decision, recently Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha opened seven trekking routes in the protected areas of wildlife for the adventure tourism and also decided to remove the other bottlenecks for the tourists including the facilities to go for online booking of 29 forest rest houses and inspection huts in Kashmir and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Three Militants Killed In Pulwama Gunfight: Police

Three Militants Killed In Pulwama Gunfight: Police

SRINAGAR: Three militants were killed in an encounter with counter-insurgent forces at Ghat Mohalla area of Kakapora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. An official said that three militants were killed so far in the ongoing encounter at Ghat Mohalla area of Kakapora. The identity and the affiliations of the slain militants could not […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Two more minors go missing in Kulgam

Two more minors go missing in Kulgam

At least two minor kids have gone missing from their residential place in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, thus taking the toll of missing kids to three in the district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two minors identified as 10-year-old Roshan Din, son of Jamaldin and 13-year-old Suhail Ahmad Mir, son […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Ensure smooth seasonal migration of Bakerwals Manoj Sinha tells police

Ensure smooth seasonal migration of Bakerwals Manoj Sinha tells police

By: Javaid Bhat CK Srinagar After meeting the delegation of Gujjar-Bakerwal Community at Raj Bhawan to know about their issues, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha held an interactive session with 70-member delegation of Gujjar-Bakerwal Community at Raj Bhavan, and got first hand appraisal of their issues and grievances. The delegation in detail told him about their […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Dozens of youth questioned and 20 arrested for Badamwari violence

Dozens of youth questioned and 20 arrested for Badamwari violence

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Police have questioned dozens of suspected youth over the recent incident of violence inside the Badamwari garden when some youth finally clashed with the local singers and the government has taken the issue very seriously. According to the reports in the past few days police raided many places in downtown […]