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Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 4,46,810 registrations;  2,31,630 candidates submit online application so far

Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 4,46,810 registrations;  2,31,630 candidates submit online application so far

JAMMU, AUGUST 7: Till today morning 4,46,810 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and  2,31,630 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 60,630 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Militant hideout busted in J&K’s Poonch

Militant hideout busted in J&K’s Poonch

Security forces busted a militant hideout during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday and recovered two AK rifles and four magazines. Senior Superintendent of Police Poonch, Ramesh Angral said that a Cordon and Search Operation was launched by the army […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Explore possibility of restoring 4G internet service in certain areas: SC to J-K

Explore possibility of restoring 4G internet service in certain areas: SC to J-K

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to explore the possibility of restoring 4G services in certain areas. The Jammu and Kashmir administration sought time to take instructions on the restoration of high speed internet service, saying a new Lt Governor has been appointed in the Union Territory. Manoj […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Heavy artillery shakes up LoC in Kupwara

Heavy artillery shakes up LoC in Kupwara

The troops of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy gunfire and artillery across the line of control (LOC) in Jabdi Sector of Karnah area here in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. Sources told news agency KNT that massive shelling is going on between the armies of India and Pakistan at Jabdi Sector in Shararat Tolipost […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Massive landslide in Kerala’s Munnar, several tea estate workers feared trapped

Massive landslide in Kerala’s Munnar, several tea estate workers feared trapped

Many tea estate workers are feared trapped in Kerala’s Munnar after a massive landslide. The area has been witnessing torrential rains for the last three days. According to local authorities, the incident in Idukki district happened in the early hours of Friday. The area is totally cut off. Rescue officials are yet to reach the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

As losses mount, traders seek further relaxation in curbs

As losses mount, traders seek further relaxation in curbs

After suffering huge losses over the past one year, the shopkeepers and traders today sought relaxation in the Covid-19 lockdown. “There seems to be no plan for the shopkeepers and traders that have been hit hard by successive lockdowns since August 5 (after abrogation of Article 370) last year. Losses are mounting and now the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

‘India’s PM Lacks Courage’: Congress Attacks Centre For Deleting ‘Chinese Intrusion’ Report From Website

‘India’s PM Lacks Courage’: Congress Attacks Centre For Deleting ‘Chinese Intrusion’ Report From Website

The Congress on Thursday asked the government why a Defence ministry report mentioning Chinese ‘transgressions’ in eastern Ladakh in May was taken down with party leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that removal of the document from websites would not change facts. The document, which was uploaded on the Defence ministry’s website, was removed on Thursday morning […]

 Crescent Kashmir

MoD note saying China came in is taken off website

MoD note saying China came in is taken off website

A Defence Ministry document that contained an admission, for the first time, that China had “transgressed” into Indian territory in eastern Ladakh disappeared from the Ministry’s website on Thursday afternoon, a day after it was uploaded. The document, which listed “major activities of Department of Defence” for June, warned of a “prolonged” standoff — which is already […]

 Crescent Kashmir

It’s official: BCCI, Vivo suspend IPL title sponsorship ties for 2020

It’s official: BCCI, Vivo suspend IPL title sponsorship ties for 2020

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Vivo Mobile India Pvt Ltd have officially decided to suspend their partnership for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020, an IPL media advisory stated. The 2020 IPL will be played from September 19 to November 10, as confirmed by the IPL Governing Council. Vivo, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K parties find new L-G Manoj Sinha ‘too saffron’ as he is set to assume charge

J&K parties find new L-G Manoj Sinha ‘too saffron’ as he is set to assume charge

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed both scepticism and displeasure at the appointment of Manoj Sinha as the new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir in place of G.C. Murmu. While NC vice-president and former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah took to Twitter to point out the “unceremonious” exit […]