Crescent Kashmir

COVID-19 Surge: Complete Curfew to be imposed in 11 districts in J&K from tomorrow 7pm till Monday 7am

COVID-19 Surge: Complete Curfew to be imposed in 11 districts in J&K from tomorrow 7pm till Monday 7am

Amid surge in Covid-19 Cases in Jammu and Kashmir,, the authorities on Wednesday decided to impose Corona curfew in eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir to contain the further spread of Covid-19, sources said here. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Corona curfew will be imposed in 11 districts from Thursday 7pm […]

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Authorities deploy police to implement section 144 in Srinagar

Authorities deploy police to implement section 144 in Srinagar

  By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After the imposition of section 144 within the Municipal limits of Srinagar city, district authorities have directed police to implement this order on the roads of the city. While all these curbs are being imposed to break the cycle of covid-19 infection, the passenger transport is still going on […]

 Crescent Kashmir

6.4 Earthquake Jolts Assam, Strong Tremors Felt In Northeast, Bengal

6.4 Earthquake Jolts Assam, Strong Tremors Felt In Northeast, Bengal

A massive earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude jolted Northeast India on Wednesday morning. The epicenter of the quake was Sonitpur and the quake occurred at 7.51 am at a depth of 17 kilometres, officials said. There were no immediate reports of loss of lives or property. “Just experienced a massive earthquake in Assam. Waiting for details,” […]

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Corona curfew

Corona curfew

The recent decision by the JK administration to go for a 34 hour long corona curfew has evoked mixed response from the people. Most of the people have criticized the move, pointing to the earlier decisions of the administration like opening gardens, allowing the tourists and travellers by road inside the Kashmir valley without any […]

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Day long assessment camp for persons with Disabilities held at Khoon

Day long assessment camp for persons with Disabilities held at Khoon

UDHAMPUR, APRIL 27: A day long assessment camp for persons with disabilities was conducted today by the Social Welfare Department Udhampur in collaboration with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) here at Block Khoon.   Around 25 beneficiaries with different types of disabilities, identified with the help of PRIs on the occasion were cheeked […]

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DC Srinagar visits Covid Care Isolation Centers to oversee arrangements

DC Srinagar visits Covid Care Isolation Centers to oversee arrangements

1300 additional beds setup in Srinagar to cater need of Covid-19 patients DC appeals people to get vaccinated, strict adherence to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour SRINAGAR, APRIL 27:- Amid surge in Covid-19 cases and to tackle any exigency in Srinagar, the Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Tuesday visited various Covid Care Isolation Centers established in Srinagar […]

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J-K govt orders teaching, non-teaching staff to work from home

J-K govt orders teaching, non-teaching staff to work from home

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday said that teaching and non-teaching staff was not required for any educational establishment in Jammu and Kashmir. Top officials of the State Executive Committee informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the teaching and non-teaching staff of all Schools, Colleges, Technical education and Skill development institutes was not required […]

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Jammu and Kashmir records highest daily spike of 3164 cases, 25 deaths

Jammu  and Kashmir records highest daily spike of 3164 cases, 25 deaths

A record 3164 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus and 25 persons succumbed to the virus in the Jammu and Kashmir as per the government’s latest daily figure for last 24 hours on Tuesday. Previously, the highest daily count was recorded on April 25 when 2381 people had tested positive for the virus. Regarding […]

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University of Kashmir extended the last date to may 10

University of Kashmir extended the last date to may 10

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar According to a fresh notification by the University of Kashmir, they have extended the date for the admissions to different semesters by May 10 due to the growing pandemic. Earlier VC of university of Kashmir has tested positive and Hazratbal campus was declared as a containment zone. However latest reports […]

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Cricket stars begin quitting IPL as India virus toll grows

Cricket stars begin quitting IPL as India virus toll grows

NEW DELHI: Two Australian cricketers became the latest stars to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as top bowler Pat Cummins said the tournament was being kept open to distract attention from the growing coronavirus toll on the country. Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson are returning to Australia for ‘personal reasons’, their […]