Crescent Kashmir

Cold wave tightens grip over J&K, Ladakh

Cold wave tightens grip over J&K, Ladakh

Srinagar: Cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir with all meteorological stations in the Valley recording sub-zero temperature with Pahalgam tourist resort being the coldest on Thursday. A MeT department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.8°C, the same as on the previous night. The temperature was 0.9°C below normal during […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Panchs, Sarpanchs Threatening Case: Police Files Chargesheet Against Hizb Supremo In 10-Year-Old Case

Panchs, Sarpanchs Threatening Case: Police Files Chargesheet Against Hizb Supremo In 10-Year-Old Case

Srinagar, Nov 24: Police have filed a chargesheet against Hizb-ul-Mujahideen supremo Mohammad Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salahudin before NIA court Baramulla in connection with a case regarding threatening Panchs and Sarpanches for participating in Panchayat elections ten years ago. A police officer told GNS that Police filed the charge sheet before the Special Judge for […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Preserving water bodies

Preserving water bodies

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to conserve the wetlands and water bodies with the latest tools of science. Recently on the world GIS day, LG Manoj Sinha asked his administration to retrieve the water bodies from the encouragements. The latest census of 2815 water bodies in J&K by the Remote Sensing department […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor inaugurates Annual Youth Festival ‘Sonzal-2022’ at University of Kashmir

Lt Governor inaugurates Annual Youth Festival ‘Sonzal-2022’ at University of Kashmir

It is a great opportunity for young artists’ to showcase their talents and ‘Sonzal’ provides them much-needed platform to achieve the dream of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, says the LG Sonzal means rainbow, which is a symbol of hope, inspiration & good fortune. For students, rainbow finally arrives when they have space for individual growth, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CS chairs meeting of EC, approves 8.35 Cr action plan of Rehabilitation Council

CS chairs meeting of EC, approves 8.35 Cr action plan of Rehabilitation Council

Plan to benefit 6800 beneficiaries; saturate provision of tricycles among SAP JAMMU, NOVEMBER 23: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired the Executive Council Meeting of the Council for Rehabilitation of Widows, Orphans, Handicapped & Old Persons (Victims of Militancy) established by Social Welfare Department (SWD), J&K. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Poland’s Lewandowski misses penalty in Mexico draw

Poland’s Lewandowski misses penalty in Mexico draw

DOHA: Poland skipper Robert Lewandowski failed to break his World Cup duck when he saw a second-half penalty saved in a goalless but entertaining draw with Mexico in their opening Group C game at Stadium 974 on Tuesday. Lewandowski earned the penalty after a VAR check 11 minutes into the second half when Hector Moreno […]

 Crescent Kashmir

At minus 0.8 degree Celsius, Srinagar records first sub-zero temperature of season

At minus 0.8 degree Celsius, Srinagar records first sub-zero temperature of season

Srinagar, Nov 23: For the first time this season, the minimum temperature dropped below the freezing point in Srinagar on Wednesday, as per the Meteorological (MeT) department. According to the weatherman, the coming days would witness a further drop in minimum temperatures across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. “Minimum temperature dropped below the freezing point […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Jammu city

Jammu city

While the Jammu city is being developed under the smart city project, the officers are also trying to protect the biodiversity of the Jammu city while going for different developmental projects. For this purpose recently J&K biodiversity council had a consultative session and got feedback about the conservation efforts while going for the development in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Miscreants set Chinar Tree on fire in Sopore

Miscreants set Chinar Tree on fire in Sopore

Sopore : The miscreants on Tuesday evening set an 80-year-old Chinar tree on fire in Sopore village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources told that miscreants this evening at Drapora Bomai village of Sopore set an 80-year-old tree on fire. They said soon after the incident, the Fire & Emergency department put their men […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Animal Husbandry Department enforcing vaccination, surveillance of animals: Atal Dulloo

Animal Husbandry Department enforcing vaccination, surveillance of animals: Atal Dulloo

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 22: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Department, Atal Dulloo, chaired a meeting held to review status of Lumpy Skin Disease in the Union Territory besides assessing mitigation measures being implemented to contain the malady at civil secretariat. It was apprised in the meeting that more than 96 percent eligible cattle has been vaccinated […]