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Srinagar Police arrested drug peddler, 43 bottles of Codeine recovered

Srinagar Police arrested drug peddler, 43 bottles of Codeine recovered

In its continuous offensive against menace of drug abuse, Srinagar Police Continues its war against drugs. Srinagar police on Saturday arrested a drug peddler, and 43 bottles of codeine were recovered from him. In a statement to KNS reads, Police Party of Police Station Nigeen led by SHO PS Nigeen under the supervision of SDPO […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Police arrest three “for glorifying militancy” in Pulwama

Police arrest three “for glorifying militancy” in Pulwama

Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested three persons alleged for pasting posters and displaying banners of militants in Pampore town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). An unidentified police official maintained that three persons were arrested, with assistance from the army, for “glorifying militancy by means […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Ladakh speaks

Ladakh speaks

People of Ladakh along with their politicians have been speaking to the media amid the growing cases of pandemic and standoff between Indian and Chinese armies. Former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Ladakh, Deldan Namgyal told the media that the reason behind the fresh clashes with China are the decisions taken by the central […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha chairs maiden Jammu University Council meeting

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha chairs maiden Jammu University Council meeting

Calls for assessment of university’s research activities for outlining their role in the overall welfare of society Stipend for research scholars increased from Rs 5000 to Rs 10000 per month Modalities for extending UT reservation policy in all universities across J&K to be finalized in mission mode SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 11: Terming education as the guiding […]

 Crescent Kashmir

LG Sinha announces J&K Health Scheme providing universal Health Insurance to all residents of J&K

LG Sinha announces J&K Health Scheme providing universal Health Insurance to all residents of J&K

First of a kind initiative in the country to provide Universal health benefit to entire population Rs 5 lakh annual health insurance coverage per family on floater basis 15 Lakh Families to be covered, over and above the 5.97 lakh families already covered under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY All high end treatments of oncology, cardiology and Nephrology […]

 Crescent Kashmir

JK reports 1578 new positive cases, 34689 recovered so far

JK reports 1578 new positive cases, 34689 recovered so far

JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 11: The Government on Friday informed that 1578 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 808 from Jammu division and 770 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 50712. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 06 from Jammu […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Hasnain Masoodi visits Shopian, reviews developmental projects, implementation of schemes

Hasnain Masoodi visits Shopian, reviews developmental projects, implementation of schemes

SHOPIAN, SEPTEMBER 11: The Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Justice (Retd), Hasnain Masoodi today visited district Shopian to take a detailed review of major developmental projects, implementation of flagship schemes in the district. The Member of Parliament convened a meeting here with the district officers of various departments to review the project wise status of […]

 Crescent Kashmir

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 4,26,391 stranded JK residents; 3,00,333 via Lakhanpur, 1,26,058 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 4,26,391 stranded JK residents; 3,00,333 via Lakhanpur, 1,26,058 through special trains

JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 4,26,391 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Comprehensive overhaul of Grievance Redress & Monitoring Mechanism in J&K

Comprehensive overhaul of Grievance Redress & Monitoring Mechanism in J&K

Lt Governor launches Jammu and Kashmir Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (JK-IGRAMS) Major reform undertaken to decentralize the Grievance Redress Mechanism by mapping nearly 1500 public offices in 20 districts of the UT J&K to have first online grievance management system / Portal in the country linked with Central government (at the top) and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Motorcyclist killed, two others injured in north Kashmir road accident

Motorcyclist killed, two others injured in north Kashmir road accident

Srinagar: A motorcyclist was killed while two others were injured in a road accident near JET college Kanispora in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday afternoon. Reports said that a bike bearing registration no JK05B- 3109 was hit by an unknown truck resulting in critical injuries to three persons. They said that one among them […]