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 Crescent Kashmir

9.46% votes polled till 9AM across J&K

9.46% votes polled till 9AM across J&K

JAMMU, DECEMBER 10- The 5th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 9.46 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 09:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Pulwama has recorded voting percentage of 1.85%, Baramulla 8.01%, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

8 travelers among 369 fresh covid-19 cases in J&K, total 114407

8 travelers among 369 fresh covid-19 cases in J&K, total 114407

Eight travelers were among 369 new novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. 190 of these cases were from Jammu Division while 179 were from Kashmir Valley and it took the total number of people infected with the virus to 114407 in J&K, the officials told […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Govt forces launch CASO, find vehicle used in Srinagar attack

Govt forces launch CASO, find vehicle used in Srinagar attack

Jammu and Kashmir Police and army on Wednesday claimed to have recovered a Maruti 800 vehicle that, they said, was used by the militants in an attack on the army’s Quick Reaction Team in Srinagar’s HMT area. On 26 November, the militants had attacked the army’s QRT and killed two troopers. Unnamed official sources told […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pulwama gunfight: Three local Al-Badr militants killed, says IGP Kashmir

Pulwama gunfight: Three local Al-Badr militants killed, says IGP Kashmir

Srinagar :Three militants of Al-Badr were killed and a civilian injured in a gunfight in Tiken area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told a local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) that all three local militants of Al-Badr have been killed in Pulwama. A civilian was also […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Mehbooba lashes out at BJP after house-detention for third time

Mehbooba lashes out at BJP after house-detention for third time

Srinagar :Former Chief Minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir , Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that she was again “detained”, third time in less than a fortnight. Taking to her Twitter handle, the Peoples Democratic Party president said, “Illegally detained today for the third time in less than a fortnight. Too much democracy indeed,” […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Roshni review

Roshni review

There is a complete scale down from the administration as they have quietly filed a review petition recently in the J&K high court after the orders from the court nullifying Roshni act and calling for retrieving the land from the occupants. The review petition says that there are apprehensions that the High Court verdict may […]

 Crescent Kashmir

4 civilians injured in Pattan grenade attack

4 civilians injured in Pattan grenade attack

  Srinagar: Four civilians were injured after suspected militants hurled a grenade on government forces in Singpora Bazaar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Official sources said that the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on road injuring four civilians. They were removed to hospital for treatment. Meanwhile whole area has […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pulwama encounter: Two militants killed, Civilian injured, operation on

Pulwama encounter: Two militants killed, Civilian injured, operation on

Pulwama: Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Tiken village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two unidentified militant have been killed and a civilian also received injuries while as operation is on in the area. He added […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Vehicle Carrying SSB Troopers Crushes Elderly Man To Death

Vehicle Carrying SSB Troopers Crushes Elderly Man To Death

SRINAGAR: A vehicle carrying Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers for election duty crushed an elderly man to death in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Tuesday evening. Officials told the news agency KNO that a 64-year-old man identified as Mohammad Amin Shah, son of Ghulam Hassan Shah of Malpora Kulgam was hit by a Matador vehicle […]

 Crescent Kashmir

COVID-19: Six more patients die; 470 test positive in J&K

COVID-19: Six more patients die; 470 test positive in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded six deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,761 in the Union Territory while as 470 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 114,038 in J&K. Of the exact number of 114,038 cases, 67,558 are from Kashmir and 46,480 from Jammu division. Officials […]