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Babar, Imam, Nawaz help Pakistan to a 120-run win against West Indies

Babar, Imam, Nawaz help Pakistan to a 120-run win against West Indies

Spinner Mohmmad Nawaz claimed 4/19 and pacer Mohammad Wasim bagged 3/34 after Imam-ul-Haq and skipper Babar Azam posted half-centu8ries as Pakistan thrashed West Indies by 120 runs in the second Day-Night One-day International here to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Imam-ul-Haq struck a run-a-ball 72 while Babar Azam scored a 93-ball […]

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US rolls out measures to tackle migration crisis

US rolls out measures to tackle migration crisis

LOS ANGELES: The United States unveiled on Friday a long list of measures to confront the migration crisis as President Joe Biden and fellow leaders prepared to issue a joint declaration thrashed out at a fractious Summit of the Americas. The White House touted a series of actions agreed by countries across the hemisphere and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lightning strike kills woman in Ganderbal

Lightning strike kills woman in Ganderbal

Ganderbal: A woman was killed and three other injured after lightning struck on their mudhut at Wanghat forests in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, official said on Saturday. An official said that a woman was killed and three other injured when lightning struck at Wanghat forests in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal […]

 Crescent Kashmir

IED found on Baramulla-Srinagar highway, traffic halted

IED found on Baramulla-Srinagar highway, traffic halted

Security forces on Saturday found a suspected improvised explosive device (IED), planted on the roadside along Baramulla—Srinagar highway at Putkha area of Baramulla district. A senior officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the security forces detected the explosive device lying by the roadside following which bomb disposal squad (BDS) was called in. […]

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Fire breaks out at SMHS hospital

Fire breaks out at SMHS hospital

  Patients rescued, efforts on to douse flames, say officials A massive blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon at SMHS hospital while the officials said the patients have been rescued and the efforts are on to douse the flames. An official from Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that […]

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Infrastructure projects

Infrastructure projects

In the past few years J&K government has been able to complete many pending infrastructure projects. They would be now game changers for the socio economic development of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently LG Manoj Sinha unveiled the Upgraded Building Codes for J&K. The projects were executed by J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (J&K ERA). Many infrastructure […]

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Kulgam encounter: Hizb militant killed, operation on

Kulgam encounter: Hizb militant killed, operation on

Kulgam: A militant of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an overnight encounter at Khandipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, police said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that during exchange of fire, one militant affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen has been killed while as operation is underway in the area. […]

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Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, JUNE 10: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Miran Sahib, Biaspur, Old Sarore, Pandoriyan, Lalyana, Salehar, Rathana, Khour, Makhanpur, Bishnah, Seora, Sarore, Satwari, Ashok Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Bainglad, Raipur, Khangwala and adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 11 from 7 am to 11 am.  Similarly, the power […]

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Srinagar ranks among 75 top Districts of the country under ‘Eat Right Challenge’

Srinagar ranks among 75 top Districts of the country under ‘Eat Right Challenge’

District awarded Certificate of Excellence for Exemplary performance SRINAGAR, JUNE 10: The Srinagar District has figured in top 75 Districts of the country in implementation of the ‘Eat Right Challenge for Cities and Districts’ of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The Right to Eat Challenge was launched by the FSSAI, Government […]

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J&K reports 11 new covid-19 cases, no death

J&K reports 11 new covid-19 cases, no death

Jammu and Kashmir reported eleven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that five cases were reported from Jammu district, two from Udhampur and one each from Rajouri, Samba and Srinagar, taking the overall tally to 454325—166535 in Jammu […]