Crescent Kashmir

Normal life in Jammu and Kashmir hit as transporters strike against GPRS on vehicles

Normal life in Jammu and Kashmir hit as transporters strike against GPRS on vehicles

Srinagar:Normal life was hit in Jammu and Kashmir on June 12 due to the state-wide strike by transporters to protest against the administration’s decision on the installation of location-tracking devices in vehicles as a security measure in the militancy-infested state. No commercial vehicle like private buses, mini-buses, trucks, taxis and auto-rickshaws plied on roads from […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Five CRPF personnel, militant killed in Anantnag attack

Five CRPF personnel, militant killed in Anantnag attack

Anantnag:Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a militant were killed in an attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports said that the militants opened fire upon a joint naka party of the state police and the CRPF near Oxford School at Khanabal-Pahalgam road today around 04:55 pm. Medical Superintendent, District Hospital […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K Bank starts trials for its football team

J&K Bank starts trials for its football team

srinagar:J&K Bank starts trials for its football teamSrinagar, Jun 12: Playing a pivotal role in contributing towards the grooming offootball at grassroots level besides promoting game in the state, J&K Bank todaybegan the try-outs for its football team at the Synthetic Turf TRC Ground inSrinagar.Seventy-seven eligible participants from across the state aspiring to playprofessional football […]

 Crescent Kashmir

To boost tourism, J&K Bank launches ‘Help Tourism’

To boost tourism, J&K Bank launches ‘Help Tourism’

Srinagar,  ‘This product has been designed to cater to two sets of prospective customers with distinct needs and aspirations. For, we remain committed to provide the best financial products tailored to meet the varied requirements of our diverse clientele besides providing business opportunities to the educated youth so that they contribute positively to the state […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Mental illness affects a fifth of people living in war zones: WHO

Mental illness affects a fifth of people living in war zones: WHO

LONDON: One in five people in war zones has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, with many suffering severe forms of these mental illnesses. The findings highlight the long-term impact of war-induced crises in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, the UN’s health […]

 Crescent Kashmir

PM’s aircraft not to fly over Pakistan while travelling to Bishkek: MEA

PM’s aircraft not to fly over Pakistan while travelling to Bishkek: MEA

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft won’t fly over Pakistan on its way to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan for regional meet Shanghai Cooperation Organisation that starts on Thursday, the foreign ministry said. The spokesperson tweeted: “The Government of India had explored two options for the route to be taken by the VVIP Aircraft to Bishkek. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Law prevails

Law prevails

  Justice has been finally given by the court of law in the case of minor Kathua girl who was brutally raped and murdered before being confined in the local temple of the village. The entire conspiracy was hatched by Sanji Ram who was a village head in order to drive out the nomad families […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Al Umer Mujahideen Claims Responsibility For Anantnag Attack

Al Umer Mujahideen Claims Responsibility For Anantnag Attack

Srinagar,: Al-Umar Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the attack on joint team of police and CRPF at KP road Anantnag in south Kashmir. In a tele-statement to GNS, Al-Umar Mujahideen spokesperson said that its cadres carried out the attack on the forces party in which five personnel were killed. The spokesperson threatened to carry more […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Officer Among Three Paramilitary Troopers, Militant Killed, SHO Among Five Forces Personnel, Woman Injured In Anantnag Shootout

Officer Among Three Paramilitary Troopers, Militant Killed, SHO Among Five Forces Personnel, Woman Injured In Anantnag Shootout

Srinagar,: Three paramilitary troopers and a militant were killed and five other government forces personnel including Station House Officer (SHO) were injured critically after militants attacked a joint party of CRPF and police at KP road in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that some militants opened fire upon the joint […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Young Girl Blackmailed, Gang Raped, 5 Held

Young Girl Blackmailed, Gang Raped, 5 Held

SRINAGAR: A day after the court sent three rapists to life imprisonment; five youth were arrested by police in a new case of gang rape in north Kashmir. The heinous crime was detected by chance when a family found their daughter carrying an almost eight-month-old pregnancy. Detailed revealed that a family detected a change in […]