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COVID-19: With 145 fresh cases, tally in Srinagar reaches 3793; J-K toll crosses 17000

COVID-19: With 145 fresh cases, tally in Srinagar reaches 3793; J-K toll crosses 17000

Srinagar: Eighty-eight travelers were among 523 new covid-19 infections in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the overall tally past 17000-mark in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that among them, 156 were reported from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir Valley even as 300 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals. Giving the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

No harm in sacrificing animals on Eid if SOP’s are followed: DAK

No harm in sacrificing animals on Eid if SOP’s are followed: DAK

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Saturday said that there is no harm in sacrificing animals on Eid-al-Adha if Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), in view of COVID-19, are followed and appealed people to follow health and safety guidelines strictly. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that on Eid-al-Adha, there is no scientific evidence to suggest that sacrifice […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Waseem of JK Origins Beavered

Waseem of JK Origins Beavered

Waseem Raja Dar of Messer’s JK Origins Servicing Maintenance Private Limited and part of MK/VOV/CK family was beavered as his uncle Ghulam Muhammad Bhat R/o Khosa Bagh B.K Pora near B.Ed College went for heavenly aboard on Saturday morning after a brief spell of illness joint condolence meeting was held of all the staff members […]

 Crescent Kashmir

GoI issues certificate of GI registration for the Saffron grown in Kashmir Valley

GoI issues certificate of GI registration for the Saffron grown in Kashmir Valley

Lieutenant Governor compliments Agriculture Deptt for  GI tag           JAMMU, JULY 25:    In a momentous decision GoI has issued certificate of GI registration for the Saffron grown in the Kashmir Valley.  Expressing happiness on the development, Shri G. C. Murmu  Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of J&K said that this is the first major step […]

 Crescent Kashmir

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,60,615 stranded JK residents; 1,81,416 via Lakhanpur, 79,199 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,60,615 stranded JK residents; 1,81,416 via Lakhanpur, 79,199 through special trains

JAMMU, JULY 25: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,60,615 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

J-K admin to build 100-bedded hospital for migrant labourers

J-K admin to build 100-bedded hospital for migrant labourers

Srinagar: District Budgam will soon be getting a 100-bedded hospital for labourers which would be built with an estimated cost of Rs 180 crore at Ompora Housing Colony, informed Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment (L&E), Saurabh Bhagat, here on Thursday. He said this while chairing a meeting of officers of Labour and Employment and other […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Srinagar gunfight: One more militant killed, toll 2

Srinagar gunfight: One more militant killed, toll 2

One more militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter in Ranbirgarh area on the outskirts of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday, taking toll to two. Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar told news agency GNS that one more militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter. However, the identity of the militants […]

 Crescent Kashmir

England vs West Indies: Stuart Broad in touching distance of joining elite list of Test bowlers

England vs West Indies: Stuart Broad in touching distance of joining elite list of Test bowlers

Stuart Broad’s presence in the England playing XI made a massive difference during the second Test match against West Indies as the experienced medium pacer picked up six crucial wickets to help the hosts win the match and tie the series 1-1. With England looking to rotate its fast bowlers, Broad’s absence from the first Test […]

 Crescent Kashmir

US govt says new foreign students can’t enter if courses online

US govt says new foreign students can’t enter if courses online

A week after revoking sweeping new restrictions on international students, federal immigration officials on Friday announced that new foreign students will be barred from entering the United States if they plan to take their classes entirely online this fall. In a memo to college officials, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said new students who were not already […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Gunfight breaks out in Srinagar Outskirts

Gunfight breaks out in Srinagar Outskirts

A gunfight has broken out between militants and security forces in Ramalgand Outskirts Of Srinagar on Saturday morning. An official told news agency—kashmir news observer (KNO), that “a Joint team of security forces including Army’s, Special Operations Group (SOG) and CRPF launched a search operation after specific inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]