Crescent Kashmir

SPO found dead in J-K

SPO found dead in J-K

Body of a Special Police Officer (SPO) was found under mysterious circumstance near 100 meters from his home in Bhaderwah area of Doda district. Official sources told GNS that the body of SPO identified as Subash Chander was recovered by the family from Drafra area. According to his father he had asked family over phone […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Setback to Apni Party; General Secretary Vikram Malhotra quits party; says it has no coherent policy and programme

Setback to Apni Party; General Secretary Vikram Malhotra quits party; says it has no coherent policy and programme

In a setback to Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party, its general secretary and prominent face from Jammu, Vikram Malhotra on Wednesday quit the party, saying that it has no coherent and workable policy and programme. In a resignation letter sent to Apni Party president Syed Altaf Bukhari, Vikram has written that he is “convinced that […]

 Crescent Kashmir

India reports 2745 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours

India reports 2745 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours

India reported 2745 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 18,386 with active cases now constituting 0.04% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74% […]

 Crescent Kashmir

FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour shifted to Lahore

FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour shifted to Lahore

KARACHI: Four years on, Lahore will once again host the FIFA World Cup trophy. The organisers of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour announced on Tuesday that the prestigious golden trophy, which depicts two fingers supporting a globe, will arrive in Lahore on June 7 instead of Islamabad, which was originally slated to host it. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Russian troops take partial ‘control’ of Ukrainian city

Russian troops take partial ‘control’ of Ukrainian city

KYIV/THE HAGUE: Russian forces have taken partial control of a key industrial city in eastern Ukraine, a regional governor said on Tuesday, hours after European Union leaders struck a deal to ban more than two-thirds of Moscow’s oil imports. Severodonetsk is one of several urban hubs that lie on Russia’s path to capturing the Donbas’s […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tourist Villages

Tourist Villages

After the recent unprecedented tourist footfall in Jammu and Kashmir, the government is trying to develop new tourist destinations to accommodate rush. In this direction the government is focusing on the Tourist Villages Development Programme as it is gaining momentum; tourists have  visited these new destinations in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, MAY 31: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Patoli Brahmana, Domana, Barnai, Purkhoo, Mishriwala, Baba Talab, ShamachakGurhaSinghu, Batera, Dabbin, Chorpur, Manyal, Dhramkhu, TirthTalab, GREF, Gumpul, Sua No.1, Garkhal, Kot Bhalwal, Seri,Tawa, Kot, Kalri, Karwanda, Kalagan, Central Jail, MIET, Lower Barn, Kalri, Kargil Colony and adjoining areas shall remain […]

 Crescent Kashmir

UT of JK Reports 01 New covid positive case, 11 Recoveries, no death

UT of JK Reports 01 New covid positive case, 11 Recoveries, no death

Jammu and Kashmir reported 01 new positive case of coronavirus and no death today, Taking total tally of daily positive cases to 454249 and So far 4752 people have succumbed to the Virus. According to Daily media bulletin issued by govt, Kashmir division reports no case and jammu division reports 01 case, while as both […]

 Crescent Kashmir

2 Persons Killed, 6 injured in Kishtwar accident

2 Persons Killed, 6 injured in Kishtwar accident

Two persons were killed and six others were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kishtwar district on Tuesday. They said that the load carrier vehicle (JK02VJ-4112 ) carrying 8 people, heading for Mindal Mata yatra, skidded off the road and tilted on the road near Shanderi Nalah Sohal. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DAK seeks ban on tobacco to prevent cancer

DAK seeks ban on tobacco to prevent cancer

Srinagar, May 31: On world No tobacco day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday has sought complete ban on tobacco products in Kashmir. “That would prevent people from cancer,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said Jammu and Kashmir (JK) has witnessed 39,041 cases of cancer in the last 3 years with […]