Crescent Kashmir

Sports Council trainees selected for National Championship

Sports Council trainees selected for National Championship

Secretary YSS compliments players, conveys best wishes JAMMU, MAY 29: Reaching out to women athletes exclusively, J&K Sports Council organised Women’s Judo Championship in Kathua and Udhampur districts of Jammu division. More than 500 female players drawn from different panchayats of twin districts participated in the events. While congratulating the selected players, Secretary Youth Services […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Spread over 70 ha area, the new addition to the tourist destinations of J&K UT to attract both local residents and tourists visiting Union Territory: LG Sinha J&K UT is at a cusp in its development trajectory. We have broken fresh grounds to enable faster growth. We are now at a stage where we need […]

 Crescent Kashmir

MeT forecasts rains, thunderstorm till June 2, night temp rises in J&K

MeT forecasts rains, thunderstorm till June 2, night temp rises in J&K

Srinagar: Amid forecast for intermittent light to moderate rain and thunderstorm till June 2, night temperature reordered increase but hovered below normal at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 12.0°C against 8.9°C on the previous night and it was normal for […]

 Crescent Kashmir

High Density Plantation

High Density Plantation

J&K administration is keeping focus on the High Density Plantation programme so that fruit productivity is increased in the orchards of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently, the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, chaired a meeting of officers to review progress on the High Density Plantation Programme. The meeting was attended by Director […]

 Crescent Kashmir

2 Day Annual Review Meeting of All India Coordinated Project of Weed Management concludes at SKUAST-Jammu

2 Day Annual Review Meeting of All India Coordinated Project of Weed Management concludes at SKUAST-Jammu

JAMMU, MAY 28: The 2 day XXX Annual Review Meeting of AICRP Weed Management was organized at SKUAST-Jammu by ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research (DWR), Jabalpur in collaboration with SKUAST-Jammu at SKUAST-Jammu, main Campus, Chatha. The concluding session of the Review Meeting was graced by Dr. R.K. Samnotra, Director Research, SKUAST-J as Chief Guest and Dr. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, MAY 27: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Upper Barnai, Lower Muthi, Paloura, JK Colony, Chandan Vihar, PHE Roop Mahar, MES Rajouri Lines, Patoli, BSF Paloura, Jourian, Troati, Muthi, Maria, Bakore and adjoining areas shall remain affected on May 30 from 6 am to 10 am. Similarly, the […]

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FBI files uncover plot to kill Queen Elizabeth

FBI files uncover plot to kill Queen Elizabeth

LONDON: A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. The possible threat followed a phone call made by “a man who claimed that his daughter had been killed in Northern Ireland by a rubber bullet”, according to the document that […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Cloudy to mainly dry weather forecast on weekend, rains from May 29-31 in J&K

Cloudy to mainly dry weather forecast on weekend, rains from May 29-31 in J&K

Srinagar: Weatherman on Saturday forecast cloudy to mainly dry weather on weekend and intermittent ‘light to moderate’ rain, thunderstorm and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places from May 29-31st in Jammu and Kashmir. “Currently weather is partly cloudy throughout J&K. Brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Rozgar Mela

Rozgar Mela

Central government is focusing on the unemployment problem in Jammu and Kashmir. Recently Union MoS presented appointment letters to youth during Rozgar Mela at Jammu Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, presented appointment letters to 101 candidates for recruitment in various departments and ministries during the Rozgar mela held at the Convention […]

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NIA moves Delhi HC seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik in militant funding case

NIA moves Delhi HC seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik in militant funding case

New Delhi, May 26: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court here in a militant funding case. The plea by the agency has been listed for hearing on May 29 before a bench of […]