Crescent Kashmir

Denied BJP ticket, former Dy CM set to join Congress in Karnataka

Denied BJP ticket, former Dy CM set to join Congress in Karnataka

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi who announced his decision to resign from the primary membership of the BJP after being denied a ticket to contest in the May 10 Assembly elections, on Friday decided to join the Congress. His decision came after a meeting with Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar, Leader […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Brook hundred eclipses Rinku, Rana as SRH coast to successive wins

Brook hundred eclipses Rinku, Rana as SRH coast to successive wins

Harry Brook registered his maiden IPL ton – also the first century of IPL 2023 – to lay the platform for SRH’s massive score of 228 for 4 after they were put in to bat. In reply, KKR started slowly but Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh cracked quick-fire half-centuries to help the side past the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Mega road-projects

Mega road-projects

Many mega road-projects including from the National Highway are under progress and the government is taking periodic reviews for the completion of these projects within the timeline. Recently Divisional Commissioner Jammu reviewed the status of road projects being executed in the districts of Jammu Division by National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) and National Highway […]

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CAO Inaugurates Pouni FPO

CAO Inaugurates Pouni FPO

REASI, APRIL 14: An office of Pouni Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO Pouni) was inaugurated today in main Bazar Pouni by Chief Agriculture Officer, Harbans Singh in the presence of prominent citizens and PRI Members. The CEO Pouni Surinder Sharma presented a detailed work plan with the focus to increase membership drive. Around 105 farmers have […]

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Amid wet spell forecast after April 15, light temp rises in J&K

Amid wet spell forecast after April 15, light temp rises in J&K

Srinagar: Amid forecast for wet spell after April 15, night temperature recorded a rise on Friday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.0°C against 7.2°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C above normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 6.0°C, […]

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Governance has become ‘maximum tamasha’ for PM: Cong’s swipe at Modi over ‘Rozgar Mela’

Governance has become ‘maximum tamasha’ for PM: Cong’s swipe at Modi over ‘Rozgar Mela’

New Delhi: The Congress took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday over the distribution of the latest batch of appointment letters under ‘Rozgar Mela’, saying governance has become “maximum tamasha” for him. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Too little, too late” aptly sums up this “stunt” as the government nears its tenth […]

 Crescent Kashmir

KKR seek unity over one-man shows against well-rounded SRH

KKR seek unity over one-man shows against well-rounded SRH

Expectations can be funny. One day you think no one expects a thing from you, and that’s a boon. Two matches and a miracle later, you start believing. For the Knight Riders, first it was a Shardul Thakur masterclass, feat. Rinku Singh and then a miracle feat. Rinku. Most viewers would have assumed in the […]

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Search for alien life extends to Jupiter’s icy moons

Search for alien life extends to Jupiter’s icy moons

KOUROU (French Guiana): Could vast, long-hidden oceans be teeming with alien life in our very own Solar System? A new chapter in humanity’s search for extra-terrestrial life opens on Thursday as Europe’s JUICE spacecraft blasts off on a mission to investigate the icy moons of Jupiter. First discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei more than […]

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Covid spike

Covid spike

In the current days there is an increase of covid positive cases in entire Jammu and Kashmir especially in the cities. Recently medical experts held a meeting with the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and said that there is no need to panic about the current spike in Covid cases. Genome sequencing labs established […]

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Dry Weather Likely In J&K Till Weekend, Wet Spell Expected Thereafter Till April 20

Dry Weather Likely In J&K Till Weekend, Wet Spell Expected Thereafter Till April 20

Srinagar: Mainly dry weather is expected to continue in Jammu and Kashmir till April 15 even as the minimum temperature recorded an increase at most places on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said from April 16-17, generally cloudy weather with intermittent light rain and thunderstorm or lightning at scattered to fairly widespread […]