Crescent Kashmir

2 Labourers Killed, 2 Injured In Blast Inside Army Camp In Anantnag

2 Labourers Killed, 2 Injured In Blast Inside Army Camp In Anantnag

SRINAGAR – Two labourers were killed and as many were injured in a mysterious blast inside an army camp at Khundroo area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Five labourers were working inside the army;s 21 FAD camp when the mysterious blast occurred, reported news agency GNS. In the blast, two labourers sustained […]

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Two militants killed in encounter in Shopian district

Two militants killed in encounter in Shopian district

Shopian : Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reban area of the south Kashmir district on Monday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. […]

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Traffic mess

Traffic mess

Not only Srinagar city but most of the townships in Kashmir valley have been witnessing traffic mess in the past several years and the problems is only compounding. The administration is trying to pass on the responsibility from one wing of the government to another and the traffic police is busy in collecting challans to […]

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Encounter Breaks Out In J&K’s Shopian District

Encounter Breaks Out In J&K’s Shopian District

Srinagar: An encounter broke out on Monday between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reban area of the south Kashmir district on Monday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said […]

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Altaf Bukhari Launches New Party In J&K, Special Status Not On Agenda

Altaf Bukhari Launches New Party In J&K, Special Status Not On Agenda

Srinagar:  Seven months after the centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, a new political formation has taken shape in the newly-designated union territory. Led by former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Altaf Bukhari, the new outfit Apni Party includes members mostly from the Mehbooba Mufti-led group and Congress besides a few from the National […]

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Committee discusses roadmap for 24×7 power supply in JK, Ladakh

Committee discusses roadmap for 24×7 power supply in JK, Ladakh

Constitution of Project monitoring units in all Power Sector Corporations suggested for effective execution JAMMU, MARCH 08: The third meeting of Committee constituted by the Central Government for formulation of a roadmap envisaging 24×7 power supply in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh regions was held here today under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary Industries UP […]

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Transport Welfare Association Jammu calls on Advisor Bhatnagar

Transport Welfare Association Jammu calls on Advisor Bhatnagar

JAMMU, MARCH 08- A delegation of Transport Welfare Association Jammu, called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar here today. The delegation, led by S.T.S Wazir, Chairman, Transport Welfare Association, Jammu, comprised of Vijay Kumar, S. Mohinder Singh, S. Manmohan Singh and Vijay Singh Chib besides representatives of various Transport Associations of Jammu. The […]

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Chemist shops inspected in Udhampur to check prices, availability of masks, sanitizers

Chemist shops inspected in Udhampur to check prices, availability of masks, sanitizers

UDHAMPUR, MARCH-08: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Dr Piyush Singla, ADDC and Tehsildar Udhampur inspected chemist shops in Udhampur town to check on the prices and availability of sanitizers and masks. ADDC said that strict action will be taken against the hoarders. He also said special teams have been constituted to tackle the […]

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J&K: SKICC drops ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’ title, renamed as Kashmir International Conference Centre

J&K: SKICC drops ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’ title, renamed as Kashmir International Conference Centre

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday dropped “Sher-i-Kashmir”, the title attributed to the former chief minister of J&K Sheikh Abdullah, from Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) and renamed it as Kashmir International Conference Centre. SKICC is located on the banks of the famous Dal Lake overlooking the Zabarwan mountains in the backdrop and in […]

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ISIS-Linked Couple Had Plans Of Suicide Attack In Delhi: Police Sources

ISIS-Linked Couple Had Plans Of Suicide Attack In Delhi: Police Sources

New Delhi: A couple from Kashmir, accused of links with the ISIS unit from Afghanistan’s Khorasan Province, has been detained by the police from south Delhi, police sources said. Sources said they were planning a suicide attack in Delhi and inciting young Muslim men to conduct terror strikes. The ISIS, the sources said, has a […]