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02 Newly recruit Hizb militants arrested in Kishtwar: Police

02 Newly recruit Hizb militants arrested in Kishtwar: Police

Kishtwar:  Police on Monday said that it has arrested two newly recruited militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Outfit in Kishtwar district of Jammu. In a statement, the police that two youths namely Yasir Hussain son of Ghulam Rasool resident of Sounder Tehsil Dachhan District Kishtwar and Usman Qadir son of Ghulam Qadir resident of Tander Tehsil Dachhan […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Better governance

Better governance

The government of Jammu and Kashmir is committed to provide better governance to the common people in all the districts and the pace of the implementation of different government policies is being monitored by LG Manoj Sinha himself. He is not only keeping an eye on the health care system especially post second wave of […]

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NIA raids underway at residences of JeI members in J&K

NIA raids underway at residences of JeI members in J&K

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday morning conducted raids at several locations in Jammu and Kashmir including Srinager, Ganderbal, Achabal, Shopain, Bandipora, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri and other areas, in connection with a new case registered by them. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the NIA sleuths along with J&K […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Militants attack Police Party in Kulgam, Cop killed

Militants attack Police Party in Kulgam, Cop killed

Srinagar, August 07:A cop was killed after suspected militants fired upon a police party in Pumbay area of DH Pora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon on Police Party when it was regulating traffic in Pumbay. The slain cop has been identified as constable […]

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Two ex-MPs, three others join Sajad Lone led PC

Two ex-MPs, three others join Sajad Lone led PC

In a major boost to Peoples Conference (PC), two former MPs, Fayaz Ahmad Mir and Nazir Ahmad Laway, Chairperson District Development Council Baramulla, Safina Baig, former MLC Murtaza Khan and former deputy mayor Sheikh Imran joined the party on Saturday. Addressing a news conference, PC chairman Sajad Gani Lone, who was flanked by the party […]

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Fresh firing reported in Rajouri’ Thanamandi as encounter enters day two

Fresh firing reported in Rajouri’ Thanamandi as encounter enters day two

Fresh exchange of firing was reported on Saturday in Bhangai forest area as the encounter entered the second day in the Rajouri district. Officials told that the ongoing operation in Rajouri has entered the second after fresh firing was reported in Bhangai forest area of Thanamandi. Earlier, an encounter broke out between militants and security […]

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Bridge of administration

Bridge of administration

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has described the Panchayati Raj system as a bridge between the administration and the common people. LG Manoj Sinha is giving a lot of priority to this system to work on the ground in Jammu and Kashmir so that the work culture is maintained at the village level with […]

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Budgam Encounter: 2nd Militant Escaped, Arrested In Khrew Following Leads, Says IGP

Budgam Encounter: 2nd Militant Escaped, Arrested In Khrew Following Leads, Says IGP

Srinagar, Aug 7: A militant, who “escaped” amid gunfight at Mochwa in Budgam district has been arrested from Khrew area in outskirts of Srinagar, police said. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said the “second militant who escaped from encounter site, after following a lead, has been arrested in Khrew.” “A pistol and a grenade has been […]

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Patient and ambulance driver safe after the vehicle caught fire at Ajas

Patient and ambulance driver safe after the vehicle caught fire at Ajas

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar In a surprise development the patient and the ambulance driver escaped unhurt when their ambulance caught fire in the Ajas area of Bandipora district. According to the witnesses and police the incident happened after Friday afternoon when suddenly the moving ambulance caught fire and the driver immediately stopped the vehicle […]

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Yousmarg calling

Yousmarg calling

Yousmarg is a health resort very near to Srinagar but has not come on the tourism map the way it should have been. Yousmarg meadow is beautiful and it can have the winter sports like Gulmarg but unfortunately due to the neglect even the summer tourism is very low here. Yousmarg has a lot of […]