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Will Congress revive?

Will Congress revive?

The Congress party is facing a crisis and recently the pressure of all those senior leaders who came to Jammu, expressed their sentiments that the party needs to come out from the present conditions in order to fight back against BJP on the ground. After the lavish praises by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Finance ministry considering cutting excise duties on petrol and diesel

Finance ministry considering cutting excise duties on petrol and diesel

India’s finance ministry is considering cutting excise duties on petrol and diesel to cushion the impact of record high domestic prices, three government officials close to the discussions said. A doubling in the price of crude oil over the past 10 months has contributed to record fuel prices in the country. But taxes and duties […]

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UK govt offers $4m for 2030 World Cup bid with Ireland

UK govt offers $4m for 2030 World Cup bid with Ireland

LONDON: The British government will provide 2.8 million pounds ($4 million) to pursue a five-nation bid for a World Cup with Ireland. The English Football Association disclosed the financial assistance for a potential British Isles bid on Monday as it received fresh backing from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “We are very, very keen to […]

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Donald Trump Endorses SC’s Tim Scott In 2022 Senate Re-Election Bid

Donald Trump Endorses SC’s Tim Scott In 2022 Senate Re-Election Bid

Former President Donald Trump endorsed US Senator Tim Scott’s 2022 reelection bid Tuesday, continuing to make clear his intent to remain a dominant force in Republican Party politics. Trump issued a statement through his Save America PAC, saying Scott had his “Complete and Total Endorsement” and complimenting Scott’s work on behalf of the military, law […]

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Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, Vikas Bahl’s Residence Raided By Income Tax Officials

Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, Vikas Bahl’s Residence Raided By Income Tax Officials

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, actress Taapsee Pannu and Vikas Bahl’s residence in Mumbai were raided by the Income Tax officials in Mumbai. On Wednesday, the officials reached their residence and conducted raids. The searches are being carried out in over 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune, officials said. Some executives of celebrity and talent management company […]

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Army officer shoots self to death in Srinagar

Army officer shoots self to death in Srinagar

Srinagar: An Army officer posted at Army Depo in Khanmoh area of Srinagar on Wednesday shot himself dead, sources said here. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the officer identified as Sudeep Bhagat Singh of 5231 Asc Bn (MT) shot himself and he died on the spot. They said that further investigation […]

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DDC Chairperson, former Legislator, public delegation call on Lt Governor

DDC Chairperson, former Legislator, public delegation call on Lt Governor

JAMMU, MARCH 02: DDC Chairperson, former Legislator, and public delegation from Rajouri area today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. Former Legislator, Sh. Ishfaq Jabbar accompanied by Ms. Nuzhat Ishfaq, DDC Chairperson, Ganderbal today met the Lt Governor and apprised him of various developmental issues of Ganderbal area pertaining to upgradation […]

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J&K reports 85 new positive cases

J&K reports 85 new positive cases

JAMMU, MARCH 02-The Government on Tuesday informed that 85 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 12from Jammu division and 73 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 126589.

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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao awareness Rally organised at Samba

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao awareness Rally organised at Samba

SAMBA, MARCH, 02: District Administration Samba today organised a Mega Awareness Rally on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao to intensify save girl child campaign and promote it as a watchword slogan for improving child sex ratio by engaging the community and to defy age old bias against girls. The rally composing around 150 girls was flagged […]

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Farooq Abdullah receives first Covid shot at SKIMS

Farooq Abdullah receives first Covid shot at SKIMS

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar In order to instill confidence among the people to go for the vaccination against the covid-19 virus, on Tuesday former chief minister and sitting member of parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah got his first shot of Covid-19 Vaccine at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura in Srinagar. Reports said that Farooq […]