Crescent Kashmir

Higher Education Council

Higher Education Council

Recently LG Manoj Sinha chaired the first meeting of J&K Higher Education Council. He said that there is a need to develop a pragmatic roadmap to enhance the potential of human resources and progressively transform J&K’s universities into economic growth centres. Stressing on higher education he said that our Higher Education ecosystem needs to re-align […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Militant killed in encounter in Kulgam village: Police

Militant killed in encounter in Kulgam village: Police

A militant was killed in a brief encounter in Kausarnag area of Kulgam district on Thursday, police said here. Kashmir zone police in a Tweet, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that encounter took place at Asthan Marg in Kausarnag area today. Police said that one militants was killed in the encounter […]

 Crescent Kashmir

3 Cases, No Covid-19 Death Reported In J&K

3 Cases, No Covid-19 Death Reported In J&K

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir reported three fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours also, officials said on Wednesday. They said that all the cases were reported from Kashmir Valley and none from any of the ten districts of Jammu. In Kashmir, the all […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Director Agriculture Kashmir Monitors Saffron picking operations

Director Agriculture Kashmir Monitors Saffron picking operations

Directs Officers to guide saffron growers in harvesting & post harvesting activities PULWAMA, OCTOBER 26: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today chaired a meeting of officers concerned with saffron rejuvenation of district Srinagar and Pulwama at India International Kashmir Saffron Trade Center (IIKSTC) Dussoo, Pampore. Addressing the meeting, the Director Agriculture directed the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Stoinis stars as Australia bounce back to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets

Stoinis stars as Australia bounce back to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets

PERTH: Marcus Stoinis smashed an unbeaten 59 off 18 balls to power Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka and reinvigorate their Twenty20 World Cup defence on Tuesday. Chasing 158 for victory, the hosts depended on Stoinis’s rapid-fire knock to achieve their target with 21 balls to spare in Perth and bounce back from […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tensions mount in Iran ahead of Amini commemoration

Tensions mount in Iran ahead of Amini commemoration

PARIS: Iranian students protested at multiple universities, on Tuesday, defying a crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini’s death. “A student may die but will not accept humiliation,” they chanted at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the south-western province of Khuzestan, in an online video. Young […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone ‘Sitrang’

Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone ‘Sitrang’

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen while a coordinated search and rescue operation, from the sea on October 25, upon being sighted by Coast Guard Dornier aircraft which was on surveillance sortie post-landfall of cyclone “Sitrang”. These rescued fishermen were clinging to floating debris after their fishing boat sank. They are planned […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Army Man injured After Gunfight Breaks out in Baramulla Forests

Army Man injured After Gunfight Breaks out in Baramulla Forests

An Army trooper was injured after a gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Sheeri Chandoosa area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. A top police officer told GNS that contact was established during cordon and search operation launched by police and army in Sultanpura forests. In intial exchange of fire one […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Encounter breaks out in Baramulla village

Encounter breaks out in Baramulla village

Baramulla : An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Wanseeran Taripora area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. An official told that the encounter broke out when joint teams of forces launched a search operation in the area. “During a search operation, as the search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Water supply

Water supply

There have been some complaints in the urban areas of Jammu and Kashmir about the disruptive water supply. J&K administration has been working on the ground to provide uninterrupted water supply in all the urban areas. In this connection recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir in a review meeting stressed on providing 24×7 water […]