Crescent Kashmir

Blazing fifties by Bairstow, Livingstone help Punjab Kings post 209/9 against Royal Challengers

Blazing fifties by Bairstow, Livingstone help Punjab Kings post 209/9 against Royal Challengers

English batters Jonny Bairstow (66 off 29 balls) and Liam Livingstone (70 off 42 balls) hit attacking half-centuries to help Punjab Kings post a massive 209/9 in 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match 60 of IPL 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium here on Friday. Bairstow started the early carnage against Royal Challengers Bangalore, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Soaring bread prices spark protests in Iran

Soaring bread prices spark protests in Iran

TEHRAN: Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire, prompting police to arrest scores of “provocateurs”, the official IRNA news agency said on Friday. The protests were triggered by a cut in government subsidies for imported wheat that caused price hikes as high as 300 per cent […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Amid tensions in Kashmir; Muslims perform last rites of 80-year-old Pandit woman at Kulgam’s Y K Pora

Amid tensions in Kashmir; Muslims perform last rites of 80-year-old Pandit woman at Kulgam’s  Y K Pora

We lost a great human being, a good neighbour, says locals; Thankful to Muslims brethren for sharing grief, participating in last rituals of deceased: Son of deceased Kulgam : At a time when Kashmir is under the grip of heightened tensions in the wake of killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee by militants at Tehsil […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Overseas exposure

Overseas exposure

For any student community growth overseas exposure is the key under the modern circumstances to understand the changes. Recently SKUAST-K did its first international outreach initiative  in line with NEP-2020. It was flagged off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj and he dispatched a batch of 12 undergraduate students from SKUAST-Kashmir on a study tour to Kansas […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor visits Sub-District Hospital, Sopore

Lt Governor visits Sub-District Hospital, Sopore

Takes stock of the facilities being provided in Mega Health Camp Healthcare professionals need to work together to evolve affordable healthcare strategies: LG Affordable and accessible healthcare to all segments of society is our top-most priority: LG J&K one of the leading States/UTs in the healthcare sector & medical education: Lt Governor Special attention being […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, MAY 13: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Bishnah, Seora, Kunjwani, Apna Vihar, Biaspur, Kotli, Kalyana, Purana Pind, Raya, Smailpur, Gurah, Mandal, Gho Manhasa, Marh, Gajansoo, Kullian, Badyal, Kadyal, Simbal and adjoining areas shall remain affected on May 14 from 7 am to 11 am.

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K reports 5 new covid-19 cases, no death

J&K reports 5 new covid-19 cases, no death

Jammu and Kashmir reported five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district and two from Srinagar, taking the overall tally to 454131—166386 in Jammu and 287745 in Kashmir. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

4 Persons Die While Cleaning Well in Kupwara

4 Persons Die While Cleaning Well in Kupwara

At least four persons, including a father son duo, died in a probable case of asphyxiation while cleaning a well in Keegam area of frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Local sources told GNS that commotion broke out in Keegam Kandi this afternoon after news spread of four persons falling unconscious while cleaning a well. People […]

 Crescent Kashmir

LG administration employing e-measures for transparent, responsive governance in J&K

LG administration employing e-measures for transparent, responsive governance in J&K

SRINAGAR, MAY 13: Jammu and Kashmir government, led by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, is taking comprehensive electronic measures for ensuring a transparent, accountable, and responsive governance system. The UT administration has given Information Technology Department the mandate of completing end to end digitization of all services, integrating all public services on a single platform besides […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Bandipora Gunfight: One More Militant Killed, Toll 2

Bandipora Gunfight: One More Militant Killed, Toll 2

Police on Friday said that two militants were killed in a gunfight at Brar Aragam area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora. “1 more (militant) killed (total 2). Search operation is in progress. Further details shall follow,” police said in a tweet as per GNS. Earlier IGP Kashmir said two recent infiltrated Pakistani militants of LeT who […]