Crescent Kashmir

Prof Jawaid Iqbal is new VC BGSB University, Prof. K.S Chandrasekar appointed as VC CUJ

Prof Jawaid Iqbal is new VC BGSB University, Prof. K.S Chandrasekar appointed as VC CUJ

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha Tuesday appointed Prof Jawaid Iqbal as new Vice Chancellor of BGSB University Rajouri and Prof K.S. Chandrasekar as VC for Cluster University of Jammu for a period of three years. One of the official orders read that, “In exercise of powers vested in me under clause […]

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DC resolves issues to facilitate fast tracking of work in Reasi district

DC resolves issues to facilitate fast tracking of work in Reasi district

REASI, OCTOBER 15: In a decisive step towards expediting the completion of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, the Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Mahajan today chaired a meeting with stakeholders, including National Highway Authority of India functionaries. The discussions focused on addressing the pending issues related to Package 17 of the expressway project falling Reasi District. The DC assured […]

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Delhi Court Extends J&K MP Engineer Rashid’s Interim Bail In Terror-Funding Case Till October 28

Delhi Court Extends J&K MP Engineer Rashid’s Interim Bail In Terror-Funding Case Till October 28

NEW DELHI, Oct 15: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, in a terror-funding case till October 28. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh passed the order on the ground of the health condition of Rashid’s father, after the National […]

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RIL Q2 profit falls 5%

RIL Q2 profit falls 5%

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Monday reported a 5 per cent fall its net profit in the July-September quarter as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt its operational performance. Its consolidated net profit fell to Rs 16,563 crore (Rs 24.48 per share) in second quarter of the fiscal as compared to Rs 17,394 crore […]

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Ravindra excited for India Tests with father in crowd

Ravindra excited for India Tests with father in crowd

BENGALURU: New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra said on Monday facing India in Bengaluru in the birth city of his father will be “special” moment with his family cheering in the stands. The Black Caps begin the three Test match series on Wednesday, but the Wellington-born Ravindra — who called himself “a Kiwi all the way […]

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China says it won’t renounce ‘use of force’ to take Taiwan

China says it won’t renounce ‘use of force’ to take Taiwan

TAIPEI: China insisted on Monday it would never renounce the “use of force” to take control of Taiwan, after ending a day of military drills around the self-ruled island that Beijing said was a “stern warning” to “separatist” forces. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its own territory, deployed fighter jets, drones, warships and […]

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Reviews of progress

Reviews of progress

Recently the Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, held a comprehensive meeting to review the physical and financial progress on projects being executed under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), CAPEX budget, NABARD and the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). During the meeting, the officers presented detailed updates on implementation status, challenges encountered and strategies to expedite […]

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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against LG’s Power To Nominate 5 MLAs To J&K Assembly

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against LG’s Power To Nominate 5 MLAs To J&K Assembly

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the power vested on the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir to nominate 5 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and PV Sanjay Kumar said it was […]

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Collective desire for peace in West Asia: PM

Collective desire for peace in West Asia: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday referred to the ongoing West Asia and Ukraine-Russia conflicts, reiterating that “no solutions are found in the battlefield”. He was addressing the East Asia Summit in Laos. Modi said, “There is a collective desire for the restoration of peace and stability in regions such as Eurasia and West Asia […]

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Pavlidis seals famous win for Greece over England

Pavlidis seals famous win for Greece over England

LONDON: Greece beat Engl­and for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis’s double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory to put them in control of Nations League Group B2 at Wembley on Thursday. While Pavlidis’s winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time sparked wild celebrations amo­ngst the Greek fans, England’s were left stunned […]