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48,000 ventilators in 70 years, 50,000 with PM CARES: Govt on how fund is being utilised

48,000 ventilators in 70 years, 50,000 with PM CARES: Govt on how fund is being utilised

New Delhi: On Monday, several BJP leaders, including party general secretary B.L. Santosh, Jayant Sinha and Sambit Patra, tweeted a picture of a domestically-manufactured ventilator funded through the PM CARES Fund. This comes at a time when questions are being raised about how the emergency and relief fund, set up on 28 March to fight the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

The 90s T20 XI with players who never played T20 cricket

The 90s T20 XI with players who never played T20 cricket

Despite no cricket being played, there’s plenty of talk surrounding T20 cricket. The future of the T20 World Cup and the IPL have been hot topics ever since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, but the wait continues as the ICC tries to weigh its options regarding the fate of these tournaments. On a separate note, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Minor reshuffle in police deptt. RR Swain is new ADGP CID

Minor reshuffle in police deptt. RR Swain is new ADGP CID

Srinagar, June 15 (KNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday ordered appointment of RR Swain as new intelligence chief of the Union Territory. The order issued to KNS reads R,.R . Srinivas, ADGP (CID), J&K, is transferred and posted as Commandant General, HG/CD/SDRF and shall also hold the charge of the post of Director […]

 Crescent Kashmir

COVID-19: 23 discharged from SKIMS Bemina after recovery

COVID-19: 23 discharged from SKIMS Bemina after recovery

SRINAGAR, JUNE 15: As many as 23 COVID-19 patients were discharged today from SKIMS Bemina (JVC), after successful completion of treatment and repeatedly testing negative for the said virus. With this the numbers of COVID-19 recovered patient’s moves to 345 and at present 100 patients are still under treatment. 04 patients failed to fight COVID, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Won’t be part of no-confidence motion: BJP chief whip

Won’t be part of no-confidence motion: BJP chief whip

Srinagar, June 15 (KNS): BJPs cheif Whip on Monday clarified that party will not be part of no-confidence motion. According to KNS, party’s chief Whip Arif Raja said “that we are not part of no-confidence motion’. He clarified that “if any of our corporators have participated in motion of no-confidence, the same should not be […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Declared ‘Out of Bounds on May 30, Kathua PS Resumes Operations after Cops Recover from Covid-19

Declared ‘Out of Bounds on May 30, Kathua PS Resumes Operations after Cops Recover from Covid-19

A police station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday resumed functioning after remaining closed for over a fortnight following three policemen testing positive for coronavirus. The police station was declared ‘out of bounds’ on May 30. “Happy to inform that all personnel of Kathua PS (police station) have reported negative for Corona. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Covid-19: Elderly Budgam Man Tests Positive Day After Death, J&K Toll 62

Covid-19: Elderly Budgam Man Tests Positive Day After Death, J&K Toll 62

Srinagar- A day after a 70-year-old man from Budgam district died at a hospital here, his swab sample returned positive for the Covid-19 on Monday, taking the death toll due to novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 62, officials said. “A septuagenarian patient from Chadoora area of the central Kashmir district with sepsis and bilateral […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pakistan origin Kashmiri brides stage protest, demand travel documents

Pakistan origin Kashmiri brides stage protest, demand travel documents

SRINAGAR: A group of Pakistani origin Kashmiri brides who had returned under the J&K government’s rehabilitation programme for surrendered militants on Monday staged a protest in Srinagar seeking their rights and travel documents to visit Pakistan. A group of Pakistan origin Kashmiri brides held a protest at press colony Srinagar on Monday, June 15, 2020. […]

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18,000 COVID-19 Tests Per Day In Delhi From June 20: AAP Govt After All-Party Meeting

18,000 COVID-19 Tests Per Day In Delhi From June 20: AAP Govt After All-Party Meeting

The ruling AAP and main opposition BJP in Delhi on Monday said the battle against COVID-19 needs to be fought keeping political differences aside, while informing that the number of coronavirus tests will be increased to 18,000 per day in the city from June 20. After a meeting held by Union Home Minister Amit Shah […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pakistan Rejects Rajnath Singh’s Remarks About Situation in PoK

Pakistan Rejects Rajnath Singh’s Remarks About Situation in PoK

Pakistan on Sunday rejected Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks about the situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and alleged that it was an attempt to divert attention from Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a virtual Jan Samvad rally for Jammu and Kashmir, Singh said on Sunday that when people of PoK will want to be freed of […]