Crescent Kashmir

Mehbooba, G A Mir express grief over Mughal road accident

Mehbooba, G A Mir express grief over Mughal road accident

Srinagar:Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Eleven students including nine girls were killed and seven others injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Will end the trend of injustice meted out to youth: NC

Will end the trend of injustice meted out to youth: NC

Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday said that it will reverse the trend of injustice being meted out to youth, saying the party among other key ideas will majorly focus on issues of job creation and skill development. Party general secretary Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar while addressing a series of worker’s conventions at Pattan […]

 Crescent Kashmir

ICC CWC’19: Babar Azam becomes 2nd fast to reach 3000 ODI runs

ICC CWC’19: Babar Azam becomes 2nd fast to reach 3000 ODI runs

Mumbai: On June 26, an inconsistent Pakistan side beat an unbeaten New Zealand side to keep its hopes of reaching the semis alive. Pakistan rode on 24-year-old Babar Azam who scored an unbeaten 101 to guide his team to its third victory. However, while Azam was guiding his team home, the aggressive batsman also broke few […]

 Crescent Kashmir

11 students killed in J&K’s Poonch after bus crashes into road divider

11 students killed in J&K’s Poonch after bus crashes into road divider

Srinagar: Eleven students, including nine girls, of a computer coaching institute died and seven others were injured Thursday when the minibus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The vehicle, carrying students from the Poonch-based institute, fell into the gorge near Peer Ki Gali on […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Safety of children

Safety of children

  The district magistrate of Srinagar has recently directed all government and private schools to ensure that there is strict adherence to bus safety rules and guidelines.  The order comes in the wake of growing complaints and reports of overloading among other practices of negligence in school buses putting lives of children on board in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Dwivedi reviews functioning of DIPR Jammu

Dwivedi reviews functioning of DIPR Jammu

JAMMU, : Commissioner Secretary Information, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi reviewed the functioning of Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) at a meeting convened at Media Complex here today. Joint Director Information Jammu, Naresh Kumar, Deputy Director Information & PR Jammu, Meenakshi Vaid, Youth Information Officer Imran Rashid Kataria, Field Publicity Officer Vipin Bhagat, Cultural Officer […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Amit Shah to meet families of policemen killed in militant attacks

Amit Shah to meet families of policemen killed in militant attacks

Srinagar: On his maidan visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday after assuming office, Union Home Minister Amit Shah to meet the families of policemen killed in militant attacks in the state. Sources said that after chaired the review meeting on security arrangements in the state for upcoming Amarnath Yatra at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DM Srinagar directs schools for strict adherence to bus safety rules

DM Srinagar directs schools for strict adherence to bus safety rules

Srinagar:District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Wednesday issued an order directing all schools operating in the district to ensure strict adherence to bus safety rules and guidelines. The order comes in the wake of growing complaints and reports of overloading among other practices of negligence in school buses putting lives of children on […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Illegal cigarette trade

Illegal cigarette trade

Illegal cigarette trade has been going on in the J&K State especially in Srinagar city. The authorities have recently cracked down on this trade in Srinagar city. J&K Police has unearthed a major ring of trade in illegal and fake cigarettes in the city. Many stores were booked for violating COTPA provisions. Over the years, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Nishat family demand justice in two decade old killing case

Nishat family demand justice in two decade old killing case

Srinagar:Family members of Ali Mohammad Mir, who was tortured and killed by infamous Ikhwani Papa Kishtiwari and his associates, staged a protest demonstration on his 23rd death anniversary in Press colony in Srinagar demanding justice. Family members of Ali Mohammad Mir, who was tortured and killed by infamous Ikhwani Papa Kishtiwari and his associates, staged […]