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 Crescent Kashmir

Srinagar gunfight: One CRPF personnel injured, operation ongoing

Srinagar gunfight: One CRPF personnel injured, operation ongoing

Srinagar: A CRPF personnel has been injured in ongoing gunfight between militants and forces in Malbagh area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A senior Police officer told GNS that a CRPF personnel has been injured in ongoing encounter, shifted to nearby hospital. Earlier, A joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Malbagh. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

COVID-19: Senior NC leader Sagar among 154 new cases, J-K Covid-19 tally 7850

COVID-19: Senior NC leader Sagar among 154 new cases, J-K Covid-19 tally 7850

Srinagar: At least 28 army and paramilitary personnel besides a senior National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Sagar were among 154 new covid-19 cases reported from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The cases which also include five service providers take the overall tally of the covid-19 cases in J&K to 7850. Sources said while 20 cases […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Bandipora Police arrests drug peddler, psychotropic substance recovered

Bandipora Police arrests drug peddler, psychotropic substance recovered

Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Bandipora arrested a drug peddler and recovered psychotropic substance from his possession. Based on specific input about possession of drugs in a residential house located at Inderkote Sumbal area of Bandipora district, Bandipora Police raided the house. During search of the house, Police were able to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

LG administration has huge disconnection with people:Ashok Bhan

LG administration has huge disconnection with people:Ashok Bhan

Chairman,Kashmir (Policy & Strategy) Group,urged Union of india on Thursday urged government to reboot a comprehensive political process in JK Union Territory and open channels either directly or at track-2 levels with various socio-political groupings,civil society,mainstream & non-mainstream politicians including those who for their own reasons so far have been away from the democratic process […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Two IT Parks coming up in Srinagar and Jammu: Dwivedi

Two IT Parks coming up in Srinagar and Jammu: Dwivedi

Industries & Commerce Department is coming up with two IT Parks in Jammu and Kashmir for which land has already been identified. This was revealed by Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi during his inspection of a site for Integrated IT Park at Nagrota here today. The IT Parks would be established […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Congress demands time bound probe into the killing of civilian

Congress demands time bound probe into the killing of civilian

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today demanded time bound probe into the killing of Civilian near encounter site in Sopore. JKPCC has expressed anguish over the killing of a civilian near encounter site in Sopore and demanded time bound impartial probe to ascertain the facts behind the killing of Bashir Ahmad Khan […]

 Crescent Kashmir

UDHAMPUR IN FOCUS

UDHAMPUR IN FOCUS

In the recent past the government has started special focus on district Udhampur of Jammu region and have restarted many developmental projects. Keeping the pace, recently Advisor to Lieutenant Governor visited Udhampur to monitor various ongoing developmental works being executed in RDD, PDD and Tourism sectors in the district. Advisor stressed on maintaining Social Distancing, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

GST posts 46% jump from May, but still 9% short of June ’19 collections

GST posts 46% jump from May, but still 9% short of June ’19 collections

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection, a weathervanes of economic health, posted a 46% jump in June over the previous month, coming in at Rs 90,917 crore, indicating a recovery in business activity following a 68-day nationwide lockdown, although the number is still 9% short of the Rs 99,939 crore collected in June last […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Banning Chinese Apps Was A ‘Digital Strike’: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Banning Chinese Apps Was A ‘Digital Strike’: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Shankar Prasad on Thursday said India is wants peace, but if someone casts an evil eye, the country is capable of giving a befitting reply. Hailing the “strong” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted, if our country has lost 20 soldiers, the toll is double on the Chinese side. “Now you can hear […]

 Crescent Kashmir

24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said. Police in the north-central state of Guanajuato said the attack occurred in the city of Irapuato. Three of the seven wounded were reported in serious condition. Apparently the attackers shot everyone […]