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 Crescent Kashmir

05 residential houses, 02 sheds damaged in overnight blaze in Noorbagh Sgr

05 residential houses, 02 sheds damaged in overnight blaze in Noorbagh Sgr

Srinagar: Five residential houses and two sheds were damaged in a massive fire that erupted in congested area of Palpora locality of Noorbagh in Srinagar late last night.   Official sources said that fire broke out from a single—storey residential house in Pamposh Colony of Palpora on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.   […]

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Shahid Afridi all set to play in Everest Premier League

Shahid Afridi all set to play in Everest Premier League

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain and flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi is set to play for Kathmandu Kings XI (KKXI) in the Everest Premier League (EPL) scheduled to be held from Sept 25 to Oct 9 this year, at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kathmandu. Afridi, 44, who was an aggressive batsman and skillful leg-spinner with plenty […]

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Beijing urges Washington to stop ‘demonisation’

Beijing urges Washington to stop ‘demonisation’

BEIJING: Rancour marked the start of Monday’s talks between Beijing and the highest-level US envoy to visit under President Joe Biden’s administration, as Beijing urged Washington to stop “demonising” China while the US made a “forceful” case against China’s human rights violations. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s visit to the northern city of Tianjin […]

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India Logs Less Than 30K New Covid Cases First Time In 3 Months

India Logs Less Than 30K New Covid Cases First Time In 3 Months

After nearly three months, India recorded a dip in the daily rise of Covid-19 cases with  29,689  fresh cases recorded in the last 24 hours on Tuesday. India’s active caseload dropped below 4,00,000 after 124 days with less than 30k cases being reported for the first time in 132 days. The current total tally of Covid […]

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Visible changes

Visible changes

The government of Jammu and Kashmir in the past few months especially during this summer season has been working overnight on the ground to make the changes visible. In this direction a lot of projects were inaugurated while a timeline has been set for many prestigious projects to be completed within the stimulated time. Recently […]

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Gunmen shot dead a youth in Kashmir capital Srinagar

Gunmen shot dead a youth in Kashmir capital Srinagar

Suspected militants fired upon a youth in Nawakadal area of Srinagar this afternoon. Reports said that the gunmen fired couple of bullets leaving the youth critically injured. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. He has been identified as Meeran Ali, a body-builder and a social media influencer. The area has […]

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Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, JULY 26: In order to carry out various upgradation/repair works, the power supply to Bishnah Town, Kotli, Dabbar, Deoli, Sarore and adjoining areas shall remain affected on July 27 from 08 am to 01 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Rajbagh, Channi, Hiranagar City, Hospital, BSF, Chakra, Paharpur, Bobbian, Chandwan, Marheen etc shall remain […]

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Progress under Jal Jeevan Mission reviewed

Progress under Jal Jeevan Mission reviewed

CS directs Jal Shakti Department to provide drinking water in all schools and anganwadi centres by 15th August SRINAGAR, JULY 26: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the progress achieved under the centrally sponsored scheme ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ in Jammu and Kashmir. Commissioner/Secretary Jal Shakti Department and Mission […]

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Progress of establishment of Youth Clubs reviewed at Srinagar

Progress of establishment of Youth Clubs reviewed at Srinagar

Youth Clubs meant for constructive activities, to address concerns of young generation: DDC Sgr SRINAGAR, JULY 26: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting of officers to review the progress made on establishing Youth Clubs in the district. On the occasion, the DDC directed the officers to work in a […]

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Indian spot gold rate and silver price on Monday, Jul 26, 2021

Indian spot gold rate and silver price on Monday, Jul 26, 2021

Spot gold prices observed no change since yesterday( ₹47870) and also, it was on par with the average gold price observed this week ( ₹47971.4). Although the global gold price($1816.7) has increased by 0.18%, the spot gold price is the same in the Indian market( ₹47870). Gold and other precious metals on Monday, Jul 26, 2021 Global spot […]