Crescent Kashmir

IPL retentions: Pant, Rahul, Iyer in spotlight as franchises mull key decisions

IPL retentions: Pant, Rahul, Iyer in spotlight as franchises mull key decisions

Exactly a week before the retention deadline ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction next month, there is a heightened sense of excitement and speculation about which players will be retained, RTM-ed and which not. The prevailing narrative is a complex blend of imagination, exaggerations, carefully calibrated leaks, and fiction. In the midst of […]

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Need to find ways for bonhomie to end bloodshed in Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

Need to find ways for bonhomie to end bloodshed in Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that there is a need to find ways for a bonhomie to end bloodshed in Kashmir. Speaking with reporters, Farooq Abdullah, said that the attacks like yesterday will continue to happen in Kashmir till a proper solution is found. “We know from where it comes. […]

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UN calls for urgent action to avoid catastrophic warming

UN calls for urgent action to avoid catastrophic warming

PARIS: The United Nations on Thursday said nations have just months to supercharge their climate plans and called for massive global action to avoid devastating warming. The UN Environment Pro­gra­mme’s annual Emissions Gap report was released ahead of COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan and a looming deadline for countries to update and improve their carbon-cutting […]

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Capex works

Capex works

Recently the District Development Council Chairman Jammu reviewed the status of district Capex works. He took a comprehensive review of ongoing works of Power Development, Jal Shakti, School Education and Health, besides others. The ADDC provided a detailed overview of the up to date status of developmental projects, facilitating productive dialogue between the DDC members […]

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Power Shutdown

Power Shutdown

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 24: According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, in order to carry out branch cutting / pruning of trees coming under alignment of lines, the shutdown of below mentioned 33KV lines shall be observed which will subsequently affect electricity to given areas. The shutdown of 33 KV Hatchipora tap line shall be observed […]

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Immediate Restoration Of Full Statehood To J&K Is Imperative: Chidambaram

Immediate Restoration Of Full Statehood To J&K Is Imperative: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Oct 24: A day after  Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha held a security review meeting, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said people have elected a chief minister and government to look after their security but the CM has no authority. Chidambaram also asserted that the immediate restoration of full statehood to J-K […]

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Statehood

Statehood

The J & K cabinet recently passed a resolution for restoration of Statehood. The restoration of statehood will be the beginning of a healing process, reclaiming the constitutional rights and protecting the identity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The Cabinet has authorised the Chief Minister to take up the matter with the Prime […]

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Pro-tem Speaker reviews development works in Eidgah Constituency

Pro-tem Speaker reviews development works in Eidgah Constituency

  SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 23: Pro-tem Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mubarak Gul, today convened a high level meeting with senior officers to review ongoing development projects in the Eidgah constituency. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, along with senior officers from the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Urban Environmental Engineering Department […]

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Students protest in Kangan over Ganderbal terror attack that killed 7

Students protest in Kangan over Ganderbal terror attack that killed 7

Ganderbal: Scores of students on Wednesday held a protest in Kangan area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district over killing of seven people in a terror attack in Gagangeer area of the district last week. The protesting students condemned the killings, stating that these incidents shouldn’t happen in Kashmir. Notably, seven people, including a doctor, were […]

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LG Manoj Sinha summons first session of J&K Assembly on Nov 4

LG Manoj Sinha summons first session of J&K Assembly on Nov 4

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has summoned the first session of the newly elected Legislative Assembly on November 4. The election for the post of the Speaker has also been scheduled on the same day.   Official sources said that LG Manoj Sinha has summoned the first session of the Legislative Assembly […]