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South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Kulgam

South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Kulgam

Srinagar, November 17: Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Pombai area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Pombai. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmiris won’t surrender before oppression: Mehbooba Mufti

Kashmiris won’t surrender before oppression: Mehbooba Mufti

The Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party led by Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday staged a protest at Jammu against the civilian killings in Hyderpora encounter on Monday evening. Mehbooba Mufti while leading the protest said that neither in the past Kashmiris have surrendered on gunpoint nor they will now surrender. She said that the central […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Grenade attack in Palhalan, 2 CRPF, 2 civilian injured

Grenade attack in Palhalan, 2 CRPF, 2 civilian injured

Two Para-military personnel of CRPF and two civilian were injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade in Palhalan chowk in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. A senior police officer told GNS that militants hurled a grenade on CRPF party. In this incident two CRPF men and two civilian recieved minor splinter injuries. All of […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Hyderpora encounter—Move beyond tweets, join us in street protest to seek Altaf’s body back: Family members of slain building owner to former J&K CMs

Hyderpora encounter—Move beyond tweets, join us in street protest to seek Altaf’s body back: Family members of slain building owner to former J&K CMs

  When IGP himself admits Altaf was innocent, why was he buried in Handwara; I urge Muslims, Sikhs, Pandits of Kashmir to join us in protest to seek Altaf’s body back, Same may happen with them tomorrow: Brother of slain, seeks LG Manoj Sinha’s intervention Srinagar, Nov 17: The family members of building owner Altaf […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Delhi Winters Are Now About A Frothy Yamuna And Hazardous Air

Delhi Winters Are Now About A Frothy Yamuna And Hazardous Air

Having spent 20 years in Delhi I decided in 2016 to keep away from it at least during the winter months when it becomes, to parody a popular Bollywood song haanikarak (threat) to sehat (health) of anyone living here. But it wasn’t always so. Delhiites were actually proud of its winter and Dilli ki sardi […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Two taxies collide head on in Chenani-Nashri tunnel, one killed, 7 injured

Two taxies collide head on in Chenani-Nashri tunnel, one killed, 7 injured

One person was killed and seven sustained injuries when two passenger cabs collided head on inside Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Police said that two passenger taxies collided inside the tunnel this afternoon resulting into death of one person and injuries to seven others. “Injured persons were shifted to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Awareness/ demonstration on Cultivation, Processing, Marketing of Medicinal & Aromatic plants held at Srinagar

Awareness/ demonstration on Cultivation, Processing, Marketing of Medicinal & Aromatic plants held at Srinagar

          SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 16: One day Awareness cum demonstration programme on Cultivation, Processing and Marketing of Medicinal and Aromatic plants was today organized at CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu and Kashmir under the supervision of Director CSIR IIIM Jammu, Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy and Head, CSIR IIIM, Srinagar, Dr. Zabeer Ahmad, here. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

We Are Making Efforts to Ensure Health Care is Accessible to Everyone: LG

We Are Making Efforts to Ensure Health Care is Accessible to Everyone: LG

J&K Govt’s ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ & ‘One Person One Golden Card’ campaign to strengthen Affordable Healthcare Ecosystem across UT We Are Making Efforts to Ensure Health Care is Accessible to Everyone: LG Primary Health Care is People’s Movement and Health & Well-being of people is the ultimate aim of the government: LG Initiative aimed at enhancing […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Kishtwar flags-off group of students for trekking expedition

DC Kishtwar flags-off group of students for trekking expedition

KISHTWAR, NOVEMBER 16: A group of 70 students drawn from all educational Zones of district Kishtwar were today flagged off for seven day trekking expedition to Paddar area here from the premises of DC complex. The expedition organized by Department of Youth Services and Sports, in collaboration with District Administration was flagged off by Deputy […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Advisor Bhatnagar reviews progress of various ongoing projects of SDD

Advisor Bhatnagar reviews progress of various ongoing projects of SDD

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 16: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today reviewed the physical and financial progress of various ongoing projects of Skill Development Department (SDD) in a high level meeting at Civil Secretariat here. Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon; Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, J&K, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary; Managing […]