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Bharat Bandh Tomorrow: Here’s All You Need To Know

Bharat Bandh Tomorrow: Here’s All You Need To Know

Farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws on Friday announced the Bharat Bandh on December 8 after the fifth round of talks between the government and the farmer representatives ended in a deadlock. Bharatiya Kisan Union Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that the protest is to show that the farmers don’t support some of the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

4th phase of DDC polls: Internet suspended in South Kashmir as ‘precautionary measure’

4th phase of DDC polls: Internet suspended in South Kashmir as ‘precautionary measure’

Mobile internet services were again suspended in South Kashmir on Monday even as voting was being held in the fourth phase of district development council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “Internet has been suspended today in South Kashmir as the elections are going on.It was suspended in earlier three phases as well,” said one of the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

India’s active COVID-19 caseload falls below 4 lakh after 140 days

India’s active COVID-19 caseload falls below 4 lakh after 140 days

The COVID-19 active caseload in the country has fallen below the 4 lakh-mark at 3,96,729, the lowest after 140 days, comprising just 4.1 per cent of total infections reported so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The total active cases were 3,90,459 on July 20, the Ministry said. Continuing with the trend of the last 10 days, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

South Korea to boost testing as coronavirus surge threatens ‘medical collapse’

South Korea to boost testing as coronavirus surge threatens ‘medical collapse’

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday called for expanded coronavirus testing and more thorough tracing as the country struggled to control its latest and largest wave of infections. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 615 new coronavirus cases as of midnight Sunday, capping a month of triple-digit daily increases that have led […]

 Crescent Kashmir

New Zealand crush WI to extend unbeaten home Test streak

New Zealand crush WI to extend unbeaten home Test streak

HAMILTON: New Zealand stretched their unbeaten run at home to 14 matches with a comprehensive win in the first Test against the West Indies in Hamilton on Sunday after ending a battling rearguard century by Jermaine Blackwood. The West Indies were all out before lunch on day four for 247 after making only 138 in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Petrol, diesel prices rise for sixth straight day

Petrol, diesel prices rise for sixth straight day

New Delhi:  Petrol and diesel prices rose for the sixth day in a row on Monday as rates went up by 26-30 paise per litre. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies. Rates for petrol in Delhi rose to Rs […]

 Crescent Kashmir

42 percent turnout till 1 pm in phase IV of J&K DDC polls

42 percent turnout till 1 pm in phase IV of J&K DDC polls

Srinagar: The ongoing fourth phase of maiden DDC election in Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a turnout of 41.94 percent till 1 pm this afternoon, State Election Commissioner, K K Sharma said. While Kashmir division recorded 25.54 percent turnout, 59.38 percent votes were cast in Jammu division till 1 pm Monday, official data shared by […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Panic in Narbal area on Srinagar outskirts after “car ignores forces signal”, civilian injured

Panic in Narbal area on Srinagar outskirts after “car ignores forces signal”, civilian injured

Srinagar: Panic gripped Narbal area of Srinagar outskirts after a suspicious Maruti car ignored government forces’ signal to stop which led to the little chaos in the area causing a minor injury to a civilian, police said on Monday. Talking to reporters at the site of the incident, SP West (Srinagar) Shahzad Salahi said that […]

 Crescent Kashmir

26.02% votes polled till 11 AM across J&K

26.02% votes polled till 11 AM across J&K

JAMMU, DECEMBER 07: The 4th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 26.02 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 11:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Kupwara has recorded voting percentage of 14.80%, Bandipora 27.49%, […]

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Expansion of fleet

Expansion of fleet

  J&K Road Transport Corporation needs an overhaul and the dream of the central government to link each and every village with metallic roads would be a reality but it also needs a transport system from the government. In this direction recently while inaugurating 12 online services; e-Book of Transport Department, Manoj Sinha laid stress […]