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22-year-old youth found hanging in Kupwara

22-year-old youth found hanging in Kupwara

Srinagar   : A 22-year-old youth found hanging in forest area of Zurhama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district in Wednesday. A police officer said that some locals informed the police about the body hanging from a tree at Zurhama area. Immediately a police team reached the spot and recovered the body of the youth. He identified […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Traffic management

Traffic management

Traffic management is still a huge problem in Srinagar city, despite all the efforts by authorities to make it smooth. In the past several months traffic police has been virtually fining all the vehicles including two wheelers on the streets of Srinagar in order to maintain the order on streets and avoid logjams. Traffic police […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Div Com asks authorities to prohibit male passengers from boarding ladies buses

Div Com asks authorities to prohibit male passengers from boarding ladies buses

SRINAGAR, MARCH 03: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed authorities to ensure that the buses plying for women exclusively in Srinagar City are not used by male passengers. The concerned officers were asked to monitor the directions on daily basis. He further appealed people to maintain the discipline and not to board […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, Preparedness; Div Com visits Airport, Isolation Hospital

Inspects ground zero arrangements, Devises SOPs SRINAGAR, MARCH 03: The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Airport and inspected ground zero arrangements made by the administration to stem the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at initial level. The preparedness and arrangements are put in place for screening the passengers and tourists which are arriving daily […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CS directs to establish check points for screening of passengers for Corona virus

CS directs to establish check points for screening of passengers for Corona virus

JAMMU, MARCH 03: Chief Secretary J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam, today convened a meeting with divisional administration Jammu and Kashmir to assess precautionary measures being initiated to prevent the spread of Corona virus. He directed to put in place check points with deployment of team of doctors at railway stations, airports, bus stands and entry […]

 Crescent Kashmir

JK to have redefined Industrial Policy soon: Lt Governor

JK to have redefined Industrial Policy soon: Lt Governor

Pashmina, Handloom, Handicrafts backbone of JK’s economy SRINAGAR, MARCH 03: A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Economic Forum (JKEF)-an amalgam of several trade body associations led by Neeraj Anand, called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu. While interacting with the members of the delegation, the Lt Governor observed that the Jammu and Kashmir would […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DECC Shopian organizes Awareness Programme for unorganised workers

DECC Shopian organizes Awareness Programme for unorganised workers

SHOPIAN, MARCH 03: The District Employment & Counselling Centre Shopian organized awareness camp in District Employment and counselling centre Shopian, here today. The Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Ch. Mohammad Yasin was chief guest on the occasion. Scores of unorganized workers and unemployed educated youth participated in the programme. The DC stressed upon the participants to avail […]

 Crescent Kashmir

District Administration Kulgam to hold Grievance Redressal Programme every Thursday

District Administration Kulgam to hold Grievance Redressal Programme every Thursday

KULGAM, MARCH 03: To redress grievances of general public, District Administration Kulgam is conducting Grievance Redressal Programe on every Thursday at 2: pm in the meeting hall of mini-Secretariat Kulgam. All the district & Sectoral officers will remain present in the redressal programe so that public grievances redressed in time bound manner. In case Thursday […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir al-Qaeda Wing Says Delhi Riots, Taliban Peace Agreement Have Energised Jihad

Kashmir al-Qaeda Wing Says Delhi Riots, Taliban Peace Agreement Have Energised Jihad

New Delhi: Last week’s agreement between the United States and the Taliban, as well as the communal violence in Delhi, have energised jihadists in Kashmir, al-Qaeda wing has said, hailing “these glorious times when the crusaders army in Khorasan have signed the final document of their defeat and in such a hopeful season when Indian Muslims […]

 Crescent Kashmir

US firm helps J&K build firewall to keep social media off-limits even when internet returns

US firm helps J&K build firewall to keep social media off-limits even when internet returns

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir administration has engaged US-based multinational software firm Cisco Systems to prevent fixed-line internet users from accessing social media websites, ThePrint has learnt. The step is seen as a precursor to the removal of restrictions on fixed-line broadband connections in the Valley, but indicates that social media will continue to stay off-limits for local residents even […]