Crescent Kashmir

Army jawan, militant killed in Doda encounter

Army jawan, militant killed in Doda encounter

By: Javaid Malik Doda: On Sunday in Postapotra village in Gundana area of Doda one army jawan and Hizb militant was killed so far while the operation was going on. Army spokesman told some news agencies that one of their jawans received gunshot wound when they were marching towards the hideout and he later succumbed […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Full break-up of all five tranches announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Full break-up of all five tranches announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the fifth and final tranche of the Rs 20,000 lakh crore economic package given under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan initiative. Sitharaman said that in the last four days of announcements, the government has had several reforms addressing the land, labour, liquidity, and laws, and added that the last […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Delhi’s Covid-19 tally rises to 9,755 with 422 new cases in last 24 hrs

Delhi’s Covid-19 tally rises to 9,755 with 422 new cases in last 24 hrs

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the fifth tranche of Centre’s ₹20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus package which attempts to cushion the economy reeling under the effect of coronavirus and the lockdown situation in the country. India on Sunday recorded the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 infections with 4,987 new cases in the last 24 hours […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Live Updates: Borrowing Limit Of States Raised From 3% To 5% Of State GDP, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Updates: Borrowing Limit Of States Raised From 3% To 5% Of State GDP, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces the last tranche of Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package shortly. The Finance Minister on Saturday said that the central government will introduce competition, transparency and private sector participation in the coal sector and will do infrastructure development of Rs 50,000 crore. On Thursday, the Finance Minister announced the ‘One […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Govt schedules COVID special trains to pick up stranded JK residents from Karnataka, Gujarat, AP, Teleangana

Govt schedules COVID special trains to pick up stranded JK residents from Karnataka, Gujarat, AP, Teleangana

The government has scheduled several COVID special trains to bring back the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, stranded in various other states due to lockdown, to relieve those unfortunate people of their hardships they are facing because of the global pandemic. For the stranded people in Karnatka, the administration has arranged train for J&K from […]

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PSAJK condemns behaviour of non-stakeholders to defame education sector

PSAJK condemns behaviour of non-stakeholders to defame education sector

65000 private employees get salaries from school fee collection Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has strongly condemned the statements and misleading facts propagated by certain non-stakeholders and people of vested interests regarding the collection of fee by private schools. According to statement issued to KNS, the Association said […]

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Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK records 108 new positive cases and 01 death today, 542 cases recovered till date  JAMMU, MAY 16: The Government Saturday informed that 108 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 22 from Jammu division and 86 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and […]

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District Administration Pulwama uses Drone to check deforestation and timber smuggling

District Administration Pulwama uses Drone to check deforestation and timber smuggling

Pulwama, May 16 (KNS): For the first time District Administration Pulwama made use of drone to have an aerial view of the deforested area along with tracing the trails of illegal timber smuggling. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), District Administration has procured hi-tech drones to keep necessary check on illegal mining illegal felling of […]

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After Bangladesh, JK govt seeks evacuation of UT residents from Oman, Dubai and Iran

After Bangladesh, JK govt seeks evacuation of UT residents from Oman, Dubai and Iran

CS writes to Foreign Secy JAMMU, MAY 16: After the evacuation of JK students from the neighbouring country Bangladesh amid Covid pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir Government has approached the Centre with the request to bring back the UT residents stranded in Oman, Dubai and Iran under its ‘Vande Bharat Mission’. In this regard, J&K, Chief […]

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Timely seed distribution and prompt extension service sustains Agriculture activity in Kashmir

Timely seed distribution and prompt extension service sustains Agriculture activity in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, May 16: With about 70% population directly or indirectly involved with Agriculture and rural population primarily dependent on this activity, the Agriculture Production department has been taking steps to reach out to the farmers in Kashmir to ensure that this activity carries on unhindered during the lockdown and covid-19 situation. Agriculture department is trying to […]