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COVID-19: Kashmir reports one more death, tally in J-K reaches 93

COVID-19: Kashmir reports one more death, tally in J-K reaches 93

Srinagar: A day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 45-year-old woman from Khanabal area of south Kashmir died at a hospital here on Saturday. The woman’s death, second in a day on weekend, took the fatality count due to the covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 93. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Narco-terror module busted in Kupwara; 13.5kg heroin, ammunition recovered

Narco-terror module busted in Kupwara; 13.5kg heroin, ammunition recovered

Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir police and army on Saturday claimed to have busted a narco-terror module in Kupwara district of Kashmir and recovered 13.5 kgs of Heroin worth of approximate RS 65 Crore Besides two pistols and four Grenades. Police in a tweet said ‘Kupwara Police & Army got huge success by […]

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Exploitation of domicile law to change demography unacceptable: JKCSF

Exploitation of domicile law to change demography unacceptable: JKCSF

Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): New Domicile law is aimed to change the demography of Jammu and Kashmir. Terming it an onslaught on constitutional , political , economic, Cultural and ,employment rights and a devastation for the environment of j&k, the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum, JKCSF led by Abdul Qayoom Wani said that this […]

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Elderly Sopore Woman Tests Covid-19 Positive After Death, J&K Toll 92

Elderly Sopore Woman Tests Covid-19 Positive After Death, J&K Toll 92

Srinagar- A 70-year-old woman from Sopore tested positive for Covid-19 a day after her death, taking the number of fatalities due to the disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 92, officials said. The woman from Sopore area of north Kashmir died at the SMHS hospital here late Friday evening, the officials said. They said she was […]

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Set ablaze our vehicles and kill us or allow us to resume work: Transporters to govt

Set ablaze our vehicles and kill us or allow us to resume work: Transporters to govt

Srinagar: The transporters operating Jammu and Ladakh services from Srinagar on Saturday demanded authorities to allow them to resume their services and said that they will follow the guidelines in letter and spirit. The Srinagar-Jammu-Ladakh Taxi Services Owners and Drivers Union Tourist Recception Centre headed by Waseem Ashraf Bhat attempted to stage a protest today, […]

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Pak ready to reopen Kartarpur corridor from Monday: Foreign Office

Pak ready to reopen Kartarpur corridor from Monday: Foreign Office

Islamabad: Pakistan has conveyed its readiness to India to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on Monday on the occasion of the death anniversary of Sikh guru Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, the Foreign Office said on Saturday, over three months after it was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India temporarily suspended the pilgrimage and registration for […]

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ALARMING TREND

ALARMING TREND

In the recent past in Srinagar city and other parts of Kashmir valley, there is an alarming trend of drug abuse especially among the children. The society has expressed its concerns about such a growing trend among the youth and has appealed to the government to intervene and save our generations from getting drowned in […]

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Chinese building helipad in Pangong Tso, massing troops on southern bank of lake

Chinese building helipad in Pangong Tso, massing troops on southern bank of lake

As tensions run high between India and China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, and no talks scheduled so far between military commanders, the Chinese army has started consolidating its positions in the Pangong Tso area. This includes undertaking construction of a helipad at Finger 4 and a sudden increase of Chinese troops on the southern banks […]

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Borders aren’t autonomous facts, they can’t be made irrelevant in the world of power-play

Borders aren’t autonomous facts, they can’t be made irrelevant in the world of power-play

Borders have a habit of becoming sacrosanct. Schoolchildren are made familiar with the shape of their country, with geography usually supported by history, language, religion, and (more broadly) culture. This is so even in India, which has existed as a cultural entity, but not as a nation-state, from pre-historic times. Adi Shankaracharya travelled to all […]

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Grenade attack in Kulgam

Grenade attack in Kulgam

Srinagar, June 26:Suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards police post Quimoh in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday evening. A senior Police officer told GNS that militants lobbed grenade on police post Qaimoh, however grenade missed the intended target. In this incident no loss of life or injury has been reported. Meanwhile forces have launched […]