Crescent Kashmir

Tourism sector witnesses 70 percent decline in revenue since August: Report

Tourism sector witnesses 70 percent decline in revenue since August: Report

Srinagar The J&K tourism sector has witnessed 70 per cent decline in revenue after the Centre abrogated Article 370, which provided special constitutional status to the erstwhile state, reported The Tribune. According to report, documents from the Union Ministry of Tourism have revealed that after the issuance of security advisory on August 2, J&K has witnessed […]

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Du Plessis, Rabada back in T20 squad

Du Plessis, Rabada back in T20 squad

JOHANNESBURG: Former captain Faf du Plessis and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will return to the South African squad for a three-match Twenty20 International series against Australia, starting at the Wanderers on Friday. Du Plessis, who announced earlier on Monday that he was stepping down from the captaincy, is part of a 16-man squad to be […]

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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres visits Kartarpur corridor

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres visits Kartarpur corridor

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday visited Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahab and the Kartarpur corridor. During his visit, the UN secretary general was given a special briefing on the development of the Kartarpur corridor. Guterres was then taken on a tour of the gurdwara. Inside the temple, Guterres met various Sikh religious leaders and […]

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Suicide blast kill 10 in Quetta

Suicide blast kill 10 in Quetta

We have received 10 bodies so far and 35 injured in Civil Hospital’ At least 10 people were killed in a suicide blast that hit a police vehicle in south-western Pakistan on Monday, officials said. Two police personnel were among those killed in the blast in the city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, […]

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‘Help Kashmiris achieve right of self-determination’: Pak PM Imran Khan urges UN

‘Help Kashmiris achieve right of self-determination’: Pak PM Imran Khan urges UN

During his meeting with the UN Secretary-General, Prime Minister Khan highlighted the “dire human rights and humanitarian situation” in Jammu and Kashmir following India’s August 5 decision to end the special status of the region. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the UN to fulfil its commitments with the people of Kashmir and […]

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3 J&K Students Sent To Judicial Custody Over Pro-Pak Slogans In Karnataka

3 J&K Students Sent To Judicial Custody Over Pro-Pak Slogans In Karnataka

Bengaluru:  Three students from Jammu and Kashmir who were detained in Karnataka on Monday have been sent to judicial custody till March 2. The students were detained after they were seen allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan slogans on social media posts on the first anniversary of the suicide bombing in Pulwama last year that killed 40 soldiers. […]

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In J&K, police invoke stringent UAPA in FIR against social media use

In J&K, police invoke stringent UAPA in FIR against social media use

The FIR was filed a day after a video of the ailing Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani was uploaded on social media by different users. Police in J&K have invoked the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to register a case against people using social media through proxy servers by getting past Internet firewalls. The FIR […]

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Press club says journalist picked up from Valley home, cops say called for talks

Press club says journalist picked up from Valley home, cops say called for talks

The Kashmir Press Club has demanded Home Minister Amit Shah and the Union Territory administration to take note of the “appalling conditions under which the press in Kashmir is working since August 5 last year”. The Kashmir Press Club has demanded Home Minister Amit Shah and the Union Territory administration to take note of the […]

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Responsive administration

Responsive administration

In the back drop of recent public complaints about the problems they faced in the severe winter, government has responded by establishing public grievance camps. Initially, the public grievance camp was established in Srinagar and many officers listened to the public grievances and many delegations appraised them about day to day problems being faced by […]

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J&K Global Investors’ Summit 2020; The Road-show starts from Bengaluru & Kolkata

J&K Global Investors’ Summit 2020; The Road-show starts from Bengaluru & Kolkata

  BENGALURU & KOLKATA, FEBRUARY 17- In a succeeding event to the grand curtain raiser heralding the J&K Government’s first Investors’ Summit, grand road-shows being organised to cover pan India – started today with Bengaluru & Kolkata to allow prospective investors have a dialogue on the immense investment opportunities presented by the verdant region. Providing […]