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‘No.1 at the moment, great player’: Mohammad Yousuf picks India stalwart as the best batsman

‘No.1 at the moment, great player’: Mohammad Yousuf picks India stalwart as the best batsman

Virat Kohli has been a thorn in the flesh of arch rivals Pakistan since the beginning of his career. In just his fourth ODI innings against the arch rivals, Kohli smashed 183 runs, which remains his highest individual score in 50-over cricket till date. Since then, Kohli has gone on to become the most prolific […]

 Crescent Kashmir

200 quarantined in Chhattisgarh after contact with Covid-19 +ve migrants

200 quarantined in Chhattisgarh after contact with Covid-19 +ve migrants

About 200 people have been quarantined after they came in contact with 14 coronavirus positive migrant workers who came from five states to Chhattisgarh on Sunday. Three more migrants were detected positive in Surajpur four days ago, taking the total to 17. Out of those 14, eight tested positive for Covid-19 in Durg district, while the six […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Mirwaiz led Darul Khair express gratitude over working of its volunteers

Mirwaiz led Darul Khair express gratitude over working of its volunteers

Srinagar, May 04 (KNS): Members of Darul khair Mirwaiz Manzil on Monday expressed gratitude to its volunteers working on ground for their selfless service and consistent dedication in distributing food kits and other essential items among the poor and needy during the lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic. A statement issued to Kashmir News […]

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10 CRPF men injured after vehicle turns turtle in Beerwah

10 CRPF men injured after vehicle turns turtle in Beerwah

Budgam, May 04 (KNS) At least 10 CRPF men recieve minor injuries in a road mishap at Ohangam area of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam District on Monday. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a CRPF vehicle of 159 BN deployed to Rathson Beerwah from Police station Beerwah were on way and after reaching Ohangam […]

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Entire Kashmir Valley, 3 Jammu Districts Declared As Coronavirus Red Zones

Entire Kashmir Valley, 3 Jammu Districts Declared As Coronavirus Red Zones

Jammu:  The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared the entire Kashmir valley and three districts of the Jammu region as “red zone” based on an overall assessment of the coronavirus situation and expected movement of stranded persons to the union territory. The classification of districts was given in an order issued by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on […]

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3 CRPF men killed in militant attack in Handwara

3 CRPF men killed in militant attack in Handwara

Srinagar, May 04 (KNS)At least three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men were killed in a militant attack in Wangam Area of Kralgund Qaziabad on Monday evening, officials Source said. Reports reaching to Kashmir News Service said militants attacked a CRPF in which several jawans were injured, who were immediately shifted to hospital. “A CRPF […]

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Centre Opposes 4G In J&K For Now, Cites Handwara Encounter In Top Court

Centre Opposes 4G In J&K For Now, Cites Handwara Encounter In Top Court

New Delhi:  The demand to increase cellphone internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir to 4G was opposed by the Centre, citing increased terror activity. “National security is paramount,” the government told the Supreme Court today, contending that protection of the lives of the entirety of the population takes precedence. “Terrorists are being pushed into the […]

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Heavy cross-LoC shelling at multiple locations in J-K

Heavy cross-LoC shelling at multiple locations in J-K

Srinagar: Heavy cross Line of Control shelling started  on Sunday evening along Line of Control (LoC) in three sectors of Rajouri and Mendhar. Officials told that in Tarkundi, Balakote and Manjakote sectors of Line of Control, ceasefire violation started on Sunday evening at around 09:30 PM, adding that heavy shelling is going on in the area. […]

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Civil secretariat re-opens amid lockdown in Kashmir

Civil secretariat re-opens amid lockdown in Kashmir

Srinagar: Amid lockdown over COVID-19, Jammu and Kashmir’s highest seat of power –the civil secretariat opened here partially on Monday after a gap of six months. All the employees who turned up on the opening day of civil secretariat walked through sanitisation tunnels installed by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. “We have installed four sanitisation tunnels in […]

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Navy is tracking China & Pakistan’s activities amid pandemic, Covid has no impact on ops

Navy is tracking China & Pakistan’s activities amid pandemic, Covid has no impact on ops

New Delhi: The Indian Navy is closely tracking the naval activities of China and Pakistan in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had no impact on the force’s operational capability, a top naval officer has said. In an interview to ThePrint Sunday, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) Vice Admiral […]