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India, China To Hold 10th Round Of Military Talks Today After Disengagement In Ladakh

India, China To Hold 10th Round Of Military Talks Today After Disengagement In Ladakh

India and China are going to hold a fresh round of high-level military talks on Saturday to take forward the disengagement process in Hot Springs, Gogra, and Depsang in eastern Ladakh, official sources said on Friday. Both the countries completed the withdrawal of their troops from the north and south banks of Pangong lake in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Myanmar in grief after young anti-coup protester’s death

Myanmar in grief after young anti-coup protester’s death

YANGON: Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was a teenage grocery store worker in Myanmar’s sparse and isolated capital until less than two weeks ago, when a gunshot turned her into a national symbol of resistance. The death of the young anti-coup protester has sent a ripple of grief through the country, days after a bullet struck […]

 Crescent Kashmir

After the visit

After the visit

After the conclusion of the visit by the foreign envoys both mainstream political parties and Lt. Governor Administration feel that they have been able to convey their point to the visiting delegates. The JK administration did not invite the former chief ministers or the sitting MP’s but instead only invited recently elected DDC members in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Man’s body found in north Kashmir

Man’s body found in north Kashmir

Police on Saturday recovered body of a man in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that body of the man identified as Mohammad Amin Tantary son of Abdul Jabar Tantary of Khnabal Handwara was recovered from bus stand Handwara. They said the body bears […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Nitishwar Kumar chairs weekly review meeting

Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Nitishwar Kumar chairs weekly review meeting

Calls for promotion of digital initiatives on social media           JAMMU, FEBRUARY 19: Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar today conducted a review meeting to assess progress on various development projects and digital initiatives by departments and district administrations of J&K, here at the Civil Secretariat today. During the meeting, Deputy Commissioners shared the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

JK reports 81 new positive cases, 123059 recovered so far

JK reports 81 new positive cases, 123059 recovered so far

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 19-The Government on Friday informed that 81 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 22 from Jammu division and 59 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 125715. Moreover, 67 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Dismal scenario

Dismal scenario

Even after the abrogation of article 370 on August 5, 2019, the industrial growth in Jammu and Kashmir has been very dismal. Due to the clampdown and curfew coupled with curbs on telephones, mobiles and internet during the few months of clampdown resulted in closure of many industrial units not only in Kashmir valley but […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Two policemen succumbs after militant attack

Two policemen succumbs after militant attack

Two policemen injured in a militant attack in Bhagat Barzulla area of Srinagar succumbed to their wounds here on Friday. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), that one among the policemen, Sohail Ahmad, died at SMHS hospital in Srinagar where he was admitted after shifted there in critical condition. Confirming […]

 Crescent Kashmir

03 LeT militants killed in overnight Gunfight in Shopian: IGP Kashmir

03 LeT militants killed in overnight Gunfight in Shopian: IGP Kashmir

Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed on Friday in an overnight encounter in Badigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar told GNS, that three militants have been killed in the gunfight which had started on thrusday night. However their identity is yet to be ascertained, the IGP Said. Earlier, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Budgam Encounter: 01 SPO killed, 01 policemen injured, operation on

Budgam Encounter: 01 SPO killed, 01 policemen injured, operation on

Srinagar, February 19: A Special Police officer of Police has been killed while as another policeman injured in an ongoing fierce encounter in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A senior police officer told GNS, that one SPO has lost his life namely Altaf Ahmad, while as another Policeman injured namely Manzoor Ahmad in […]