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Anantnag gunfight: Two unidentified militants killed, operation on

Anantnag gunfight: Two unidentified militants killed, operation on

Anantnag: Two unidentified militants have been killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces at Kawarigam village of Achabal hamlet in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Anantnag

Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Anantnag

A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces at Kawarigam village of Achabal hamlet in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official told a local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the […]

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Rains bring landslides on highway hundreds of vehicles stranded

Rains bring landslides on highway hundreds of vehicles stranded

By:  Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Heavy rains have brought down a lot of mud and landslides at different points on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and it has led to stranding of hundreds of vehicles on the road at different places. Heavy landslides were triggered by the rains and the government was forced to suspend the traffic […]

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Man dies after fall from high mountain peak in Kulgam

Man dies after fall from high mountain peak in Kulgam

Kulgam: A 48-year-old man died after he slipped from a high mountain peak in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. An official said that the man identified as Shakeel Ahmad Magray (50) son of Abdul Razaq Magray, a resident of Watoo Kulgam had gone for a picnic in the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Power woes

Power woes

In both Jammu and Srinagar power shortage is still a problem and the frequent power cuts have always irked the local population. In Jammu during these summer days it is almost impossible for people to remain without power supply as their coolers and other cooling systems only work on electricity. Similarly in Kashmir valley people […]

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DSEJ reviews education sector schemes, amenities in schools

DSEJ reviews education sector schemes, amenities in schools

JAMMU, JULY 09:  Director  School Education Jammu Dr. Ravi Shankar Sharma, today, chaired a review meeting which was attended by all the Joint Directors of Jammu Division( DSEJ), Personnel Officer, Deputy Director planning, Chief Accounts Officer, all the 10 Chief Education Officers of Jammu Division and other officials of the Directorate of School Education Jammu […]

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Mission Youth conducts Projects Review Conference under Universities Collaboration Initiative

Mission Youth conducts Projects Review Conference under Universities Collaboration Initiative

SRINAGAR, JULY 9: Mission Youth, J&K conducted a conference of Nodal Officers from all J&K Universities for finalising youth-centric projects under the Universities Collaboration Initiative- a flagship programme approved by the Governing Body headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, last month, which endeavours to provide support to youth for education ,research, innovation, sports, employment and […]

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Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 261 new positive cases, 310630 recovered so far SRINAGAR, JULY 09: The Government on Friday informed that 261 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 115 from Jammu division and 146 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 318284. […]

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DDC Kulgam inaugurates playfield at D H Pora

DDC Kulgam inaugurates playfield at D H Pora

KULGAM, JULY 09: The District Development Commissioner, (DDC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today inaugurated a playfield at Damhal Hanji Pora (D H Pora) here. This is a maiden playfield in the village and was a long pending demand of the youth of the area and has been constructed and developed by the Rural Development Department […]

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After complaints government orders probe about the appointments in urban bodies

After complaints government orders probe about the appointments in urban bodies

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After receiving a lot of complaints, the government has ordered a probe and has asked the 3-member committee of officers headed by Director ULB to submit a report within one month so that further action can be taken in this matter. This order was issued after the government received a […]