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All animal hides burried in Srinagar:SMC Commissioner

All animal hides burried in Srinagar:SMC Commissioner

Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation Gaznafar on Monday said that all animal Hides are collected from road sides, drians and Dustbins have burried by SMC Srinagar. In a tweet SMC Commissioner said all hides collected from roads , lanes, drains and Dustbins have been burried by @SMC Srinagar frontline workers .I salute these unsung heroes who […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Gayoor demands restoration of statehood with full status at earliest

Gayoor demands restoration of statehood with full status at earliest

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader and President Gayoor Foundation Showkat Gayoor Andrabi on Monday has appealed central government for restoration statehood of Jammu and Kashmir with full status at earliest. In a statement issued to KNS, Andrabi demanded that the statehood be returned with full status which it had prior to August 5, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Will mark August 5 as black day with protests: PDP

Will mark August 5 as black day with protests: PDP

Senior PDP leader Abdul Hameed Kosheen and Chief Spokesperson said that PDP will mark August 5 as black day and would protest on that day. He was flanked by other senior leaders Abdul Rouf Bhat, Haji Parvez Ahmed Abdul Gani Naseem, Dr Harbaksh Singh and Arif laigaroo at a presser here. He called the August […]

 Crescent Kashmir

‘Will Never Allow Three-Language Formula’: Tamil Nadu CM On New Education Policy

‘Will Never Allow Three-Language Formula’: Tamil Nadu CM On New Education Policy

The Tamil Nadu government has opposed the three language formula prescribed in the New Education Policy (NEP) and has insisted that it would continue with the two language policy that has been in vogue for many decades. In a statement, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami has regretted that the NEP went ahead with the three-language policy […]

 Crescent Kashmir

TA soldier from Shopian abducted in Kulgam, vehicle burnt

TA soldier from Shopian abducted in Kulgam, vehicle burnt

Srinagar: Suspected Militants on Sunday abducted an army soldier and set ablaze his vehicle in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official sources said. They said militants intercepted the vehicle of the soldier from Territorial Army (TA) near Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam. The soldier, a resident of Harmain area of Shopian district, was abducted while the vehicle […]

 Crescent Kashmir

IPL dates are in, so are China-linked sponsors: first game September 19

IPL dates are in, so are China-linked sponsors: first game September 19

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held in the UAE this time from September 19 to November 10, and will continue with sponsors linked to China, according to a decision taken by the tournament’s governing council during a video-conference Sunday. The decision is subject to approval from the government. The BCCI had said that it would […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K recorded nine daily deaths in July

J&K recorded nine daily deaths in July

The J&K recorded nine Covid deaths and over 400 positive cases every day in July as 277 patients lost their lives in the month. The number of positive cases also jumped from 7,497 to 20,359 during this period. Not only positive cases increased manifold in July, the recovery rate also dipped from 63 per cent […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmiri Woman Provides Free Sanitary Napkins To Needy Amid Lockdown

Kashmiri Woman Provides Free Sanitary Napkins To Needy Amid Lockdown

Srinagar:  While some people are distributing necessary food items to the needy amid Covid-19 lockdown, Irfana Zargar is busy distributing free of cost sanitary kits to women and young girls in Srinagar and nearby villages in Kashmir valley. Due to the coronavirus lockdown, women in Kashmir were facing problems in getting their hands on sanitary […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Silver lining as Covid-19 recoveries see big spike

Silver lining as Covid-19 recoveries see big spike

The number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in India crossed the 1.1 million mark over the weekend when over 100,000 people were declared free of the virus, the highest numbers recorded yet over two days in what is being seen as a sign of the country’s disease mitigation strategy being effective in avoiding […]

 Crescent Kashmir

IPL 2020 to be held from September 19 to November 10

IPL 2020 to be held from September 19 to November 10

IPL 2020 will be played from September 19 to November 10, the IPL GC decided after a virtual meeting on Sunday. Taking note of the prevailing Covid-19 situation in India, the IPL GC decided to stage the tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the matches will be played in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi […]