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Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 117 new positive cases, 120729 recovered so far JAMMU, JANUARY 21-The Government on Thursday informed that 117 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 42 from Jammu division and 75 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 123764. Also […]

 Crescent Kashmir

SMC Mayor calls on Lt Governor

SMC Mayor calls on Lt Governor

JAMMU, JANUARY 21: Mayor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Sh. Junaid Azim Mattu today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. Sh. Mattu, during his meeting with the Lt Governor, briefed the latter about various ongoing initiatives being launched by SMC. He also apprised the Lt Governor about issues pertaining to augmentation of manpower […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Government On Backfoot: Farmer Unions

Government On Backfoot: Farmer Unions

A day after the Union government expressed its willingness to suspend the three new farm laws for up to 18 months, farmer union leaders say that the government has relented under pressure from the protests, which has been going on for over 50 days at the Delhi borders. The leaders also said that they are […]

 Crescent Kashmir

LG chairs first Unified High Command meet in Jammu

LG chairs first Unified High Command meet in Jammu

Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha today chaired a crucial Unified High Command meeting in Jammu to review the prevailing security scenario in the UT and to chalk out a summer strategy. Reliable sources said that LG Sinha chaired a meeting of UHC at Jammu where in all officers of police, army, CRPF, BSF and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Trooper critically injured in cross-LoC sniper rifle fire in J-K

Trooper critically injured in cross-LoC sniper rifle fire in J-K

Srinagar: A trooper was critically injured in a sniper rifle fire by Pakistan at a forward post in Mankore area along the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. They said the trooper, Hawaldar Nirmal Singh, from 10 JAK Rifle suffered serious injury in right side chest and was immediately removed in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Highway uncertainty must end once for all, make air-travel convenient; improve transport system: Stakeholders to Parliamentary delegation

Highway uncertainty must end once for all, make air-travel convenient; improve transport system: Stakeholders to Parliamentary delegation

Various stakeholders of Kashmir’s tourism sector Thursday urged the visiting Parliamentary delegation to put a word across at New Delhi to ensure highway uncertainty ends in the Valley once for all and that the air-travel is made more convenient with genuine fares so that tourism picks up in the region. The stakeholders also demanded better […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Authorities order action to curb false info about Corona vaccine

Authorities order action to curb false info about Corona vaccine

Authorities have ordered action as warranted under law against those spreading false information about the Corona vaccine. In an order issued by deputy commissioner Anantnag, Anshul Garg, has also asked Principal Government Medical College and Chief Medical Officers in collaboration with District Information Officer to take appropriate measures by using social, print and electronic media […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Cracks visible

Cracks visible

People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is wilting under pressure and now the cracks are visible in this united face of mainstream politics of Jammu and Kashmir. People’s Conference whose chairman Sajad Gani lone was the spokesperson of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) as official pulled out of the amalgam. Recently he has written […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Freezing Cold Unabated in Kashmir, Minus 7.0°C In Srinagar

Freezing Cold Unabated in Kashmir, Minus 7.0°C In Srinagar

Srinagar: No respite in Srinagar as temperature tumbles again to Minus 7 Centigrade as cold prevails. An weather official said that again because of Northwesterly colder winds & clear sky night temperature dipped to minus 7.0 degree centigrade on Thursday in Srinagar. Yesterday temperature in Srinagar was recorded minus 6.0 degree centigrade. GNS

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Parliamentary Standing Committee arrives today on three days visit to Valley

Parliamentary Standing Committee arrives today on three days visit to Valley

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 20: The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture arrived today on a three days visit to Kashmir. The committee is scheduled to meet various stakeholders to have an appraisal of the issues pertaining to these sectors. The committee, headed by Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh  T G Venkatesh […]