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J&K DDC polls Phase III: 8.33 percent turnout till 9 am

J&K DDC polls Phase III: 8.33 percent turnout till 9 am

JAMMU, DECEMBER 04- The 3rd phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 8.33 % 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, Kupwara has recorded voting percentage of 3.41%, Bandipora 9.03%, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

PAGD Has Emerged As Voice Of People, Vote For Alliance Candidates In Large Numbers: Sajad Lone

PAGD Has Emerged As Voice Of People, Vote For Alliance Candidates In Large Numbers: Sajad Lone

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Lone on Thursday toured district Kupwara to campaign for the PAGD candidates in Drugmulla and Rajwar. He became perhaps one of the first top leaders to campaign in a DDC constituency allotted to other party. While addressing a massive gathering at Zachaldara Rajwar, Lone exhorted people to vote for the PAGD […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Elect Only PAGD Candidates To Fight For Our Rights, Omar Abdullah Appeals People

Elect Only PAGD Candidates To Fight For Our Rights, Omar Abdullah Appeals People

SRINAGAR: National Conference Party Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Dr Farooq Abdullah led PAGD is upbeat with the unprecedented support it is receiving from people across Jammu and Kashmir and that there is no question of double speak about supporting the best candidate because the best candidate for J&K & to fight to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

All arrangements in place for 3rd Phase of DDC elections and Panchayat by-polls 2020

All arrangements in place for 3rd Phase of DDC elections and Panchayat by-polls 2020

JAMMU, DECEMBER 03: State Election Commissioner K.K Sharma today held a press conference and briefed media about the arrangements being done to conduct the third phase of DDC elections and Panchs/Sarpanchs by-polls in smooth and peaceful manner. While giving the details regarding District Development Council elections, the SEC said that there are total 280 constituencies […]

 Crescent Kashmir

High alert sounded in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri

High alert sounded in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri

Srinagar: A security high alert was sounded in Rajouri after recovery of a hand grenade and another suspicious material on DC office road on Thursday. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a hand grenade was recovered which was lying behind DC office on the main road and later a suspicious object with […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Jammu Taxi operators body thanks govt for extending life of commercial vehicles

Jammu Taxi operators body thanks govt for extending life of commercial vehicles

Srinagar: Jammu Tourist Taxi Operators Federation on Thursday thanked the J&K government for extending the life of commercial vehicles beyond fifteen years. Chairman of the federation, Inderjeet Sharma, while speaking at a press conference said that the amendment was a persistent demand from them without which 60 percent commercial vehicles would have been off the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Prioritising vaccination

Prioritising vaccination

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is going to prepare the database so that they Prioritise covid-19 vaccination plan here. So far in the high level meetings, the administration of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to vaccinate first its health workers, volunteers and other such people so that they can freely combat this infection. In […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Army soldier shoots self dead in Shopian

Army soldier shoots self dead in Shopian

Srinagar:An Army soldier shot himself dead in south-Kashmir’s Shopain district late Thursday night, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Chandra Patil of 62 Headquarters shot himself with his service rifle, while on duty at Zawoora Manloo. The cause of him taking this extreme step remains unknown for the time being, they said. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

452 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 4,951

452 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 4,951

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 452 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,11,130. Out of the total cases, 1,04,471 have already recovered and 1,708 have died leaving a total of 4,951 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 194 were reported in Kashmir […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Roshni Scheme

Roshni Scheme

After the recent campaign by BJP against the Roshni Scheme that it is one of the biggest land scandals, Jammu BJP under the garb of Roshni Scheme has started targeting the Muslims and have claimed that it was a “land Jihad” in Jammu to change the demography. This campaign against the Muslim majority localities in […]