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12 Years On, Pakherpora to Charar-e-Sharief Road Yet To Be completed

12 Years On, Pakherpora to Charar-e-Sharief Road Yet To Be completed

In yet R&B’s another prototype of sluggish approach of development, the road that connects block Pakherpora to Tehsil Charar-e-Sharief via Mohan Pora, Futli Pora and Zanipanchal has not been macadamized since it was carved out. The time when the road was constructed more than a decade back, it has not been macadamized since. The length […]

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Three persons die in 2 separate road accidents

Three persons die in 2 separate road accidents

Srinagar:A motorcyclist died on Monday after his bike skidded off the road and fell into the other side of the road in Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday late night. Reports said that a motorbike under registration number JK02-2931 skidded off the road and turned turtle. As the bike fell down […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Unity in diversity strength of our state: Tarigami

Srinagar Senior CPI (m) leader and former MLA Kulgam Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Monday said that an irreversible movement for a genuine sharing of power and self-governance is the only means to put together the state of Jammu and Kashmir, considered to be a variant of sub-continental diversities, with its multi-religious, multi-lingual and multi-cultural polity. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

JKYF distributes six lakh rupees among 43 families in Kishtwar

JKYF distributes six lakh rupees among 43 families in Kishtwar

Srinagar:J&K Yateem Foundation on Monday distributed about Rs 06 lakh among 43 families including 06 families from the minority community, at  Kagrana Keshwan in Kishtwar district of Jammu province. Kagrana village is located about 25 km from Kishtwar headquarters. The spokesman said that thirty-five persons including 14 women, one infant and 20 men lost their […]

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Let us all support war against corruption: Er Rasheed

Let us all support war against corruption: Er Rasheed

Srinagar:Reacting to Governor’s remarks against corruption, Er Rasheed has said that any step taken with sincerity to eradicate corruption should be welcomed and it is most appropriate to take bigger fishes to task on priority, however asking militants to kill corrupt politicians is a confession that government has miserably failed to handle the issue and […]

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People of state feeling vulnerable in absence of elected government: Dr Farooq Abdullah

People of state feeling vulnerable in absence of elected government: Dr Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the state is caught in a blizzard and the need of the hour requires us to give a combined response to the challenges the state is facing particularly on its identity. Addressing workers and party functionaries at party headquarters […]

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Amarnath: 13,377 Pilgrims pay obeisance today, cross last year’s mark

Amarnath: 13,377 Pilgrims pay obeisance today, cross last year’s mark

Srinagar;On the 22nd day of the ongoing Amarnathji Yatra, 13,377 Yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave and cumulatively since the beginning of the pilgrimage on 1st July 2019, 2,85,381 Yatris had darshan at the Holy Cave. The spokesman said that during last year’s 50 days Yatra, the total number of pilgrims who visited Holy […]

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Governor, Union Minister flags off Electric Buses in Srinagar

Governor, Union Minister flags off Electric Buses in Srinagar

Srinagar,: Governor Satya Pal Malik and Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, today flagged off new JKSRTC Electric Buses in Srinagar here at SKICC. A total of 20 E-Buses will ply on different routes in Srinagar. Kewal Kumar Sharma and K Skandan-Advisors to Governor; Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Principal Secretary, […]

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ACB to tighten screws on tainted PSU officials

ACB to tighten screws on tainted PSU officials

Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has decided to widen its ambit to check rampant corruption and to “crack whip” on big fish enjoying prime posts in various government owned corporations. Reliable sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS), that feeling upbeat over the recent directions and praises from the Union Home Minister, the ACB has decided […]

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After 13 years, India gets consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

After 13 years, India gets consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

New Delhi: After being slammed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violation of the Vienna Convention on consular relations in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, a chastened Pakistan announced its decision to grant him consular access. The announcement was made in a press statement from Islamabad issued after midnight Indian time on Friday.It added […]