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PDP fought many battles in past, will fight more for J&K, its people: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP fought many battles in past, will fight more for J&K, its people: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that party had fought battles against surrendered militants & POTA and right now it will fight for restoration of Article 370 and resolution of Kashmir issue from the front. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Mehbooba was talking to reporters after meeting with several youth came from several […]

 Crescent Kashmir

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 7, 79,008 stranded JK residents; 6, 38,716 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 7, 79,008 stranded JK residents; 6, 38,716 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 03: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 7,79,008 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

New land lands aimed to change demography, disempowered people of J&K: Gupkar Alliance

New land lands aimed to change demography, disempowered people of J&K: Gupkar Alliance

Srinagar, Nov 03: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration on Tuesday rejected the statement of official spokesman regarding 26 October MHA Order which allowed buying of the land in J&K by outsiders for the first time in decades, calling it a “bizarre attempt to, distort facts, weave lies and mislead people.” In a statement issued here, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir should be bridge of peace between India, Pakistan and China: Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu and Kashmir should be bridge of peace between India, Pakistan and China: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir should act as a bridge of peace between India, Pakistan and China. Speaking to reporters, the former J&K chief minister said that the PDP’s agenda has always been that J&K acts as a ‘bridge of peace’ between India and its neighbouring […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Rice Scam: Police Arrest Headmaster Evading Arrest From Last Month

Rice Scam: Police Arrest Headmaster Evading Arrest From Last Month

SRINAGAR:  A Government School Headmaster, one of the accused in a rice scandal who was evading arrest has been arrested by police in Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Pertinently, 61 bags of rice meant for mid-day meals at Middle School Sumbal were recovered from a Tata-Mobile vehicle by Sumbal police in the premises […]

 Crescent Kashmir

‘Attempt to distort facts, weave lies and mislead people’: Gupkar Alliance on J&K govt’s assurance on new land laws

‘Attempt to distort facts, weave lies and mislead people’: Gupkar Alliance on J&K govt’s assurance on new land laws

Srinagar: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration on Tuesday rejected the assurance by J&K government’s spokesman regarding new land laws allowed buying of the land in J&K by outsiders for the first time in decades, calling it a “bizarre attempt to, distort facts, weave lies and mislead people.” The government’s official spokesperson, Rohit Kansal had on […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Rural unemployment climbs to 6.9% in October

Rural unemployment climbs to 6.9% in October

India’s rural unemployment rate climbed more than 100 basis points month-on-month (m-o-m) in October with the region seeing a significant fall in the creation of person-days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), even as the rabi harvest season kicked off. Rural unemployment climbed to 6.9% in October against 5.86% in September, […]

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UN Chief Guterres Strongly Condemns ‘Appalling Attack’ At Kabul University

UN Chief Guterres Strongly Condemns ‘Appalling Attack’ At Kabul University

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the “appalling attack” on Monday at Kabul University in Afghanistan, stressing that the incident is an assault on the human right to education. Gunmen stormed the Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, sparking an hours-long gun battle. The […]

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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: SC Unhappy Over Pendency Of Convict’s Plea

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: SC Unhappy Over Pendency Of Convict’s Plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the pendency of a plea by a convict seeking pardon in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case for over two years with the Tamil Nadu Governor. The top court asked the counsel for petitioner A G Perarivalan, who is serving life sentence, whether the court can exercise its […]

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HC dismisses Omar Abdullah plea challenging its office order on final hearing of matters

HC dismisses Omar Abdullah plea challenging its office order on final hearing of matters

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s plea challenging its circular of April mandating that both parties in a case have to agree for the final hearing to be taken up early via video conferencing mode. Omar had contended that his matrimonial appeal against a 2016 trial […]