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Purple Mission

Purple Mission

  Government of Jammu and Kashmir with the help of scientists has been able to help farmers to get good money by going for aroma plants. It has a huge market available and in the recent past many farmers in Doda district have been able to earn handsome amounts by cultivating lavender. There is a […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pulwama gunfight: Militant killed, ops on

Pulwama gunfight: Militant killed, ops on

A militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight that broke out between militants and government forces at Gundipora village of Pingelan aera in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Advisor Bhatnagar tees off Golf Tournament at RSGC, Srinagar

Advisor Bhatnagar tees off Golf Tournament at RSGC, Srinagar

SRINAGAR, MAY 29: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today teed off the Golf Tournament at Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) here. The tournament is being organised by Tourism department J&K in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Chattisgarh Tourism Board. Secretary Tourism, J&K, Sarmad Hafeez; Director Tourism, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Militants leave pistol, two grenades before fleeing in Qazigund

Militants leave pistol, two grenades before fleeing in Qazigund

  Srinagar, May 29: Police and Army claimed to have recovered a pistol and two grenades allegedly left by militants following some gunshots at Sandran Nallah area of Qazigund area of South Kashmir on Sunday. A top police officer told GNS that following specific information police and army were launching a cordon and search in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Pulwama

South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Pulwama

Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Gundipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. The Kashmir Police Zone tweeted, ” On the specific input of KulgamPolice, encounter has started at Gundipora area of Pulwama. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow, reads the tweet.(GNS)

 Crescent Kashmir

Traffic cop killed, 5 persons injured as car falls into river in Poonch

Traffic cop killed, 5 persons injured as car falls into river in Poonch

A traffic policeman died and five persons were injured when a private car they were travelling in fell into a river in Poonch district on Sunday. A police officer told GNS that at about 8 a.m., Alto car (JK12-6814) on way from Poonch towards Surankote side fell into the river after the driver lost control […]

 Crescent Kashmir

10 trapped passengers rescued in Poonch

10 trapped passengers rescued in Poonch

JAMMU, May 28: Ten passengers including a child were rescued by a joint party of army and police along Mughal road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said on Saturday. A landslide had resulted in trapping of six vehicles with 10 passengers in no network zone in an area prone to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, MAY 28: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Bishnah, Nandpur, Salehar, Suhagpur, Seora, Ramgarh, Arnia, Miran Sahib, Bari Brahmana, Industrial area of SIDCO Bari Brahmana, MES, Ratnuchak, Birpur, Data Talab, Sainik Colony, Gurah, Smailpur, Rahya, Purmandal and adjoining areas shall remain affected on May 29 from 7 am to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no death

J&K reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no death

Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that six of the cases were reported from Jammu and one from Srinagar districts, taking the overall tally to 454234—166458 in Jammu and 287776 in Kashmir. There […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Implementation of ABD programme discussed at Ganderbal

Implementation of ABD programme discussed at Ganderbal

GANDERBAL, MAY 28: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Ganderbal, Shyambir today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the progress in meeting the developmental indicators under Aspirational Block Development (ABD) programme rolled out in two blocks of Lar and Gund at VC Room, here. At the outset, threadbare discussion was held on plan formulation and key indicators of development […]