Crescent Kashmir

2000 vital projects to be completed by March 2021 in JK: AK Mehta

2000 vital projects to be completed by March 2021 in JK: AK Mehta

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 10: In order to bolster economy and take Government’s Mission Development ahead, Financial Commissioner, Finance, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today said that nearly two-thousand vital projects would be completed by March 2021 across Jammu and Kashmir. “We have completed 300 languishing projects so far. We are firm that we have to complete 2000 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Dir Horti flags off progressive farmers exposure tour

Dir Horti flags off progressive farmers exposure tour

  SRINAGR, FEBRUARY 10: Director Horticulture, Kashmir Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today flagged off progressive farmers exposure tour under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). The tour is organised by Chief Horticulture officer Srinagar in which thirty orchardists from Zakura and Shalimar Zone participated. The touring orchardists were accompanied by Horticulture Development officers of Zakura […]

 Crescent Kashmir

PCCF calls on Lt Governor

PCCF calls on Lt Governor

PCCF calls on Lt Governor JAMMU, FEBRUARY 10: Sh. Suresh Chugh, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Chugh briefed the Lt Governor about the efforts being made by the Forest Department to increase the green cover in the Union Territory […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Administration re-seals 2 illegally operating premises in Srinagar

Administration re-seals 2 illegally operating premises in Srinagar

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 10: On the direction of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, action has been initiated against illegal operation and de-sealing of sealed premises at Polo View and Sonwar areas of Srinagar. Commissioner SMC and SHO Ram Munshi Bagh reached the under-construction Paras Hospital Building at Sonwar and took swift action in the matter […]

 Crescent Kashmir

AK Mehta, Sarmad Hafeez take stock of public grievances at Srinagar

AK Mehta, Sarmad Hafeez take stock of public grievances at Srinagar

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 10: Financial Commissioner, Finance, AK Mehta and Secretary, Youth Service and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez, today took stock of people’s grievances during a day-long public grievance camp held at Banquet Hall, Srinagar. During the programme, a large number of deputations and individuals including, Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian among other areas […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Media Curbs: Journalists in Kashmir Break Silence

Media Curbs: Journalists in Kashmir Break Silence

‘Stop practice of summons and attacks on journalists’ ‘Stop practice of summons and attacks on journalists’ SRINAGAR – The Kashmir Press Club on Monday convened an urgent meeting to discuss physical attacks, threats, intimidation being meted out to the journalists in Kashmir by J&K Police. The meeting in which representatives of all journalists associations took part […]

 Crescent Kashmir

12 injured in bus-truck collision in Samba

12 injured in bus-truck collision in Samba

At least 12 people were injured on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The bus was on its way to Jammu from Kathua district and collided with the truck near Gagwal, a police official said. He said the injured, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

NIA summons senior Congress leader GM Saroori

NIA summons senior Congress leader GM Saroori

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned senior Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Ghulam Mohammad Saroori for questioning in connection with “terror cases” in Kishtwar. Saroori is the state Congress vice president and a former Jammu and Kashmir minister. His brother was among those named for Hizbul Mujahideen links, reported India Today. In a case regarding […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir in focus

Kashmir in focus

  According to the reports, central government is going to arrange the visit of dozens of diplomats especially from Europe to Jammu and Kashmir in the coming weeks. This would be second round of the visit of diplomats to Kashmir as in the recent past the government has been maintaining Kashmir has improved and peace […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Public Safety Act slapped on Omar, Mehbooba Mufti

Public Safety Act slapped on Omar, Mehbooba Mufti

SRINAGAR: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Opposition in both Houses of Parliament for raising the issue of continued detention of three former Chief Ministers, the local administration booked Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and several other former ministers and lawmakers under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). The local administration booked two important leaders of […]