Crescent Kashmir

Corona makes a come back to Karnah with three fresh positive cases

Corona makes a come back to Karnah with three fresh positive cases

Kupwara, June 11: Nearly after two months, three positive cases of corona have been found in karnah. Among three the positive cases, two persons belong to Gomel village of Tangdar and the third one a pregnant women is from Tangdar Nard are of karnah. BMO Tangdar Dr.Farooq Quraishi told to KNS that on Wednesday evening […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Privatization of power sector is onslaught on the rights of employees and resources of J&K ; Rouf Bhat

Privatization of power sector is onslaught on the rights of employees and resources of J&K ; Rouf Bhat

Srinagar, June 11 (KNS): Reacting strongly to the design of the govt to privatize the power sector of Jammu and Kashmir against proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill-2020 and privatization of power sector, Pdp leader Rouf Bhat termed it anti-people and anti employee design to snatch the rights of employes and resources of jammu and Kashmir which […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Army man dies another injured in road accident in Sonamarg 43

Army man dies another injured in road accident in Sonamarg 43

Srinagar, June 11:An Army man was killed while as another injured after a vehicle they were travelling met an accident at Baltal Sonamarg in Centeral Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday reports claimed. Reports said that one army man died on spot another were injured in an accident that took place in Baltal sonamarg. More details […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Afridi, Ramiz, Basit laud PCB’s decision to appoint Younis as coach

Afridi, Ramiz, Basit laud PCB’s decision to appoint Younis as coach

ISLAMABAD: Former Test and T20 skipper Shahid Afridi has lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for assigning key roles to former players, saying that it is good to see the cricketers running the show. Afridi, who scored 1,716 runs in 27 Tests, was of the view that PCB had given key roles to former cricketers […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Europe to accelerate trials of gene-engineered Covid-19 vaccines

BRUSSELS: European officials aim to speed up trials for coronavirus vaccines containing genetically modified organisms, two EU sources said, in a move that could help shots developed by companies like AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. The European Commission is expected to put forward the plans as early as next week. They are part of a […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Budgam gunfight: Militants escaped, ammunition recovered

Budgam gunfight: Militants escaped, ammunition recovered

Srinagar: After the initial exchange of gunfire between the government forces and militants in Pathanpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, militants escaped leaving behind some ammunition including grenade and a pistol. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that they acted on a lead about the presence of militants in Pathanpora […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Army Soldier Killed, Civilian Injured In Cross-LoC Firing In Rajouri

Army Soldier Killed, Civilian Injured In Cross-LoC Firing In Rajouri

Jammu–  An Army soldier was killed and a civilian injured in cross-LoC firing in Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Officials said the Pakistan Army opened fire and shelled civilian areas and forward posts in Nowshera sector this morning, leaving an Army man dead and a villager injured. Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated resulting […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmiri Students Charged with Sedition in Karnataka Get Bail after Delay in Filing Chargesheet

Kashmiri Students Charged with Sedition in Karnataka Get Bail after Delay in Filing Chargesheet

Three students from Kashmir who were arrested on charges of sedition in Karnataka in February were released on bail after the investigating officer delayed filing the chargesheet against them. The trio were held in the Hubballi city of Dharwad district on February 14 – anniversary of the Pulwama attack- for allegedly shouting “Pakistan Zindabad”. On […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Centre to send more IAS officers to J&K

Centre to send more IAS officers to J&K

The Centre will send some of the UT cadre IAS and IPS officers to Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen the governance system. As some of the officers have been transferred from the Union Territory of J&K to the Union Territory of Ladakh, the need is being felt to fill the gap. On Tuesday, the Ministry […]

 Crescent Kashmir

US On Its Way To ‘Very Big’ Comeback Post Coronavirus, Says Trump As Cases Cross 2 Million

US On Its Way To ‘Very Big’ Comeback Post Coronavirus, Says Trump As Cases Cross 2 Million

Now that people are getting their jobs back and the stock market is booming after the crisis triggered by coronavirus, the United States is on its way to a “very big comeback”, President Donald Trump has said. “We are on our way to a very big comeback,” Trump told reporters at the White House on […]