Crescent Kashmir

Bear mauls 40-yr-old man to death in central Kashmir

Bear mauls 40-yr-old man to death in central Kashmir

A 40-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear during cattle grazing in Ladermad forests of central Kashmir’s Budgam district late last night. Officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the man who was grazing cattle in Ladermad forests, which is about 70 Kilometres from Brenwar was mauled to death […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Miller pleased to help Peshawar Zalmi roar on

Miller pleased to help Peshawar Zalmi roar on

KARACHI: David Miller was elated with his form in the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League in Abu Dhabi before he departs for national duty in South Africa colours for the Twenty20 series against the West Indies. Miller, who had made himself available for just three PSL fixtures this year, produced a high-class innings of 73 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Canada pays final homage to Muslim family killed in truck attack

Canada pays final homage to Muslim family killed in truck attack

Several hundred people gathered in London, Ontario on Saturday to pay homage to a Muslim family deliberately mowed down by the driver of a pick-up truck, in an attack that has shocked Canadians and which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced as “terrorist”. Four members of the Afzaal family — a man and his wife, their teenage daughter and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

AAP to contest all seats in Gujarat in 2022 Assembly polls: Kejriwal

AAP to contest all seats in Gujarat in 2022 Assembly polls: Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest all seats in Gujarat in the 2022 state Assembly elections, the party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Monday. Addressing a press conference ahead of the inauguration of the AAP office, Kejriwal said the AAP was a credible alternative to the ruling BJP […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC B’la Chairs Meeting to Discuss Measures for Care and Protection of Children Affected by COVID-19

DC B’la Chairs Meeting to Discuss Measures for Care and Protection of Children Affected by COVID-19

BARAMULLA, JUNE 13: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bhupinder Kumar today chaired District Task Force meeting in his office chamber to discuss various measures for the care and protection of children affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting was attended by the committee members comprising SSP Baramulla Rayees Ahmad Bhat,Joint Director Planning M.Yosuf, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Mohammad Rafiq Lone,CEO […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 774new positive cases, 288145 recovered so far JAMMU, JUNE 13: The Government on Sunday informed that774 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19),229 from Jammu division and 545from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 307412.Also 12COVID-19 deaths have been […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Amit Sharma meets locals during 2-day visit to Dudu Basantgarh, Bhaderwah, Batote Forest Divisions

Amit Sharma meets locals during 2-day visit to Dudu Basantgarh, Bhaderwah, Batote Forest Divisions

JAMMU, JUNE 13: Amit Sharma, Special Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment, today concluded two-day visit to Forest Divisions of Batote, Bhaderwah and Dudu-Basantgarh and met several public delegations during the tour. He was accompanied by officers of the Forest Department including DFO Batote, Kuldeep Singh; DFO Bhaderwah, Chander Shekhar; Wildlife Warden Sudh Madadev, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

No evidence of Leopard’s presence in Srinagar so far: Wildlife dept

No evidence of Leopard’s presence in Srinagar so far: Wildlife dept

Amid reports of the presence of Leopard in Har Nambal area of Natipora, Srinagar, the wildlife department rushed its teams to the area but so far “there is no evidence that supports the presence of the animal in the area”. Officials of the wildlife department told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tribal challenge

Tribal challenge

The Health department of Jammu and Kashmir after containing the second wave of pandemic in the cities, towns and villages has now the challenge to stop its spread in the nomads and it could be the big challenge because they move from one place to another. These Gujjars and Bakarwals can take the infection from […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor visits family of Councillor Rakesh Pandita, who was shot dead by militants

Lt Governor visits family of Councillor Rakesh Pandita, who was shot dead by militants

Sanctions Rs 40 lakhs relief to the family; Assures stringent action against perpetrators of heinous act JAMMU, JUNE 12: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited the family of Municipal Councillor Rakesh Pandita, who was killed by militants in Tral, Pulwama on June 2, and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family members. Conveying condolences to the […]