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Indian spot gold rate and silver price on Monday, Aug 09, 2021

Indian spot gold rate and silver price on Monday, Aug 09, 2021

The spot gold price today( ₹ 46680) is lower than this week’s average of ₹47378.6 by 1.47%. The price though was lower than yesterday’s value of ₹46690. Although global gold prices($1816.7) experienced growth of 0.18%, the spot gold price remained low in Indian market( ₹46680). Gold and other precious metals on Monday, Aug 09, 2021 Following yesterday’s trend, global spot […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Venkaiah Naidu lauds Punjab and Haryana for providing infrastructure to sportspersons

Venkaiah Naidu lauds Punjab and Haryana for providing infrastructure to sportspersons

While complimenting the Indian contingent for their “commendable performance” in the Tokyo Olympics, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday lauded Punjab and Haryana for providing right kind of infrastructure for sportspersons. “Forty per cent of the members of the Indian contingent were from Punjab and Haryana,” Naidu said, adding that “other states should emulate […]

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California wildfire now second-worst in state history

California wildfire now second-worst in state history

The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California has grown to become the second-largest wildfire in state history, authorities said on Sunday, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames. As of Sunday, the fire had destroyed 489,287 acres, authorities said, up from the previous day’s 447,723 acres. It now covers an area […]

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Congress Urges Government To Evacuate Hindus, Sikhs From Afghanistan

Congress Urges Government To Evacuate Hindus, Sikhs From Afghanistan

Congress on Monday urged government to evacuate Hindus and Sikhs from war-torn Afghanistan. A Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill has written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and sought evacuation of Hindus as well as Sikhs from the war ravaged country. “As you are more than aware, the Taliban offensive has escalated in Afghanistan, […]

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Better governance

Better governance

The government of Jammu and Kashmir is committed to provide better governance to the common people in all the districts and the pace of the implementation of different government policies is being monitored by LG Manoj Sinha himself. He is not only keeping an eye on the health care system especially post second wave of […]

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NIA raids underway at residences of JeI members in J&K

NIA raids underway at residences of JeI members in J&K

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday morning conducted raids at several locations in Jammu and Kashmir including Srinager, Ganderbal, Achabal, Shopain, Bandipora, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri and other areas, in connection with a new case registered by them. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the NIA sleuths along with J&K […]

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Militants attack Police Party in Kulgam, Cop killed

Militants attack Police Party in Kulgam, Cop killed

Srinagar, August 07:A cop was killed after suspected militants fired upon a police party in Pumbay area of DH Pora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon on Police Party when it was regulating traffic in Pumbay. The slain cop has been identified as constable […]

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Two ex-MPs, three others join Sajad Lone led PC

Two ex-MPs, three others join Sajad Lone led PC

In a major boost to Peoples Conference (PC), two former MPs, Fayaz Ahmad Mir and Nazir Ahmad Laway, Chairperson District Development Council Baramulla, Safina Baig, former MLC Murtaza Khan and former deputy mayor Sheikh Imran joined the party on Saturday. Addressing a news conference, PC chairman Sajad Gani Lone, who was flanked by the party […]

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Fresh firing reported in Rajouri’ Thanamandi as encounter enters day two

Fresh firing reported in Rajouri’ Thanamandi as encounter enters day two

Fresh exchange of firing was reported on Saturday in Bhangai forest area as the encounter entered the second day in the Rajouri district. Officials told that the ongoing operation in Rajouri has entered the second after fresh firing was reported in Bhangai forest area of Thanamandi. Earlier, an encounter broke out between militants and security […]

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Bridge of administration

Bridge of administration

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has described the Panchayati Raj system as a bridge between the administration and the common people. LG Manoj Sinha is giving a lot of priority to this system to work on the ground in Jammu and Kashmir so that the work culture is maintained at the village level with […]