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Advisor Sharma chairs meeting on revival of Business sector in J&K

Advisor Sharma chairs meeting on revival of Business sector in J&K

SRINAGAR AUGUST 31:- The 4th meeting of the Committee constituted for exploring the ways and means for revival of the business sector in Jammu and Kashmir was held today under the Chairmanship of Advisor to Lt Governor, KK Sharma. Members of the Committee including Financial Commissioner, Finance, Dr Arun Mehta, Commissioner/ Secretary Tourism, Zubair Ahmad, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

67 travelers among 535 new covid-19 cases in J&K, total 37698

67 travelers among 535 new covid-19 cases in J&K, total 37698

Jammu and Kashmir reported 535 new covid-19 cases including 67 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 37698. Among the cases, official sources told GNS that 290 were reported from Kashmir and 245 from Jammu division. Giving district-wise details of the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 90, Baramulla 16, Pulwama 52, Budgam […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Militants attack police post in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Militants attack police post in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Suspected militants attacked a police post at Bus stand Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. However, there was no report of any casualty. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), suspected militants attacked the police post in Sopore with rifle grenades and some bullets were also fired at the police post. “There […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Govt forces recover arms, ammunition in north Kashmir village

Govt forces recover arms, ammunition in north Kashmir village

The police and army recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Dudran forest area of Boniyar Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday, reported a local news agency, Global news Service (GNS). A police officer told GNS that two AK-47 rifles along with as many magazines, 74 AK rounds, a pistol […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Woman injured in road accident in north Kashmir

Woman injured in road accident in north Kashmir

A middle-aged woman was injured after a vehicle she was travelling in met an accident at Chowkibal area of the district Kupwara, north Kashmir, this afternoon. A local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), reported that the incident involving a Maruti Suzuki Alto driven by Fayaz Ahmad Shiekh resident of Zonareshi, occured near a local […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Ultra-nationalists call us separatists; treated as nationalists in J-K: Omar Abdullah

Ultra-nationalists call us separatists; treated as nationalists in J-K: Omar Abdullah

A year after a constitutional change nullified its seven-decade-old special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories, the political environment in Jammu & Kashmir is in flux – again. At the heart of the churning, spurred mostly by the release of frontline mainstream political leaders from months of preventive detention, are Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Drug peddler arrested in Awantipora: Police

Drug peddler arrested in Awantipora: Police

Awantipora Police on Monday said to have arrested a drug peddler from Ladermud Crossing of Awantipora area in south Kashmir and have recovered 250 grams of contraband substance from his postseason. Police have identified him as Aqeel Ahmad Ansari resident of Barkhan,Nawab Gung Bareli UP and upon preliminary questioning he seems to be involved in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

BJP wants J&K a “Hindu dominated” region: Dr Farooq Abdullah

BJP wants J&K a “Hindu dominated” region: Dr Farooq Abdullah

National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday stated that the party pulled out itself from Delimitation Commission as ruling dispensation in New Delhi BJP was trying to create Hindu hegemony in J&K, a Muslim majority region, to divide the UT on religious lines. “We told them on their face that we do not believe […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Crime Branch raids JKPCC officers’ houses in Srinagar, Pampore

Crime Branch raids JKPCC officers’ houses in Srinagar, Pampore

Crime Branch Kashmir is carrying out raids at the houses of several officers of JK Project Construction corporation (JKPCC) in connection with a case related to alleged misappropriation and embezzlement. Unidentified sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), that raids are being conducted at least at four locations in Srinagar and Pampore. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

MOUNTING LOSSES

MOUNTING LOSSES

Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA)  recently released a comprehensive report giving the break up of mounting losses to different sectors in Kashmir valley due to the clampdown of August 5, last year followed by lockdown of over 5 months for the Covid pandemic. All these months have only resulted in more economic losses and also job […]