Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor calls for bringing policy reforms for proper maintenance of sports infra in J&K

Lt Governor calls for bringing policy reforms for proper maintenance of sports infra in J&K

Jammu, June 12 (KNS): Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today chaired 57th General Body cum 133rd Standing Committee meeting of J&K Sports Council here at the Raj Bhavan. Sh. Farooq Khan, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; Sh. Bipul Pathak, Principal […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Chief Justice administers oath to newly appointed Judge of High Court

Chief Justice administers oath to newly appointed Judge of High Court

SRINAGAR, JUNE 12- Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Gita Mittal, administered the oath of office to newly appointed Judge, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani as permanent Judge of the common High Court of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh on Friday in a simple but impressive ceremony held in Chief Justice’s Court […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor calls for bringing policy reforms for proper maintenance of sports infra in J&K

Lt Governor calls for bringing policy reforms for proper maintenance of sports infra in J&K

J&K sports infra among the best in the country: Lt Governor Jammu, June 12: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today chaired 57th General Body cum 133rd Standing Committee meeting of J&K Sports Council here at the Raj Bhavan. Sh. Farooq Khan, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Arun Kumar Mehta, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Petrol Hiked By 57 Paise Per Litre, Diesel By 59 Paise In 6th Increase In A Row

Petrol Hiked By 57 Paise Per Litre, Diesel By 59 Paise In 6th Increase In A Row

Petrol price on Friday was hiked by 57 paise per litre and diesel by 59 paise a litre as oil companies adjusted retail rates – the sixth straight day of increase in rates since oil firms ended an 82-day hiatus of rate revision. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 74.57 per litre from […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pakistan players excited about Younis, Mushtaq appointments

Pakistan players excited about Younis, Mushtaq appointments

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket stars are thrilled at the addition of high profile coaches Younis Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed in the backroom staff for the upcoming tour of England in which they will play three Tests and as many T20Is in August-September. The presence of Mushtaq and Younis the spin bowling and batting coaches for the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pandemic is growing fast in Africa: WHO

Pandemic is growing fast in Africa: WHO

GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa, spreading to rural areas after international travellers brought it to capital cities, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. But the WHO said there was no indication that large numbers of severe cases and deaths were being missed, nor has the virus caused significant infections in refugee […]

 Crescent Kashmir

10705 RDD works under execution in Kupwara

10705 RDD works under execution in Kupwara

Kupwara, June 12 (KNS): Work is apace on 10705 different rural development works in all 26 blocks of Kupwara district under MGNREGA at an estimated cost of Rs.15,829crore during current financial year. This was stated at an officers meeting held here today under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara, Anshul Garg to review […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tangmarg youths’ efforts of saving pine tree from burning applauded widely on social media

Tangmarg youths’ efforts of saving pine tree from burning applauded widely on social media

Srinagar, June 12 (KNS): As facebook post showing two youth extinguishing as burning live pine tree on Tangmarg BabaReshi road has receied applauds from netizens. With 177 shares so for and numerous comments the netizens have widely praised the efforts of the youth in having succeeded saving as mighty live pine tree from burning. Ishafaq […]

 Crescent Kashmir

SDH Kupwara to resume dialysis from June 15, other operations from June 20: DC

SDH Kupwara to resume dialysis from June 15, other operations from June 20: DC

Kupwara, June 12, (KNS): District administration Kupwara on Friday decided to resume dialysis and other operation in the SDH Kupwara from June 20, which earlier were suspended due to precautionary measures for containment of Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Commossioner Kupwara Anshul Garg told KNS that District administration Kupwara had earlier designated Sub-District Hospital Kupwara as isolation facility […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Woman Killed In Cross LoC Firing In Uri

Woman Killed In Cross LoC Firing In Uri

SRINAGAR: A 40-year-old woman was killed in alleged shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. “One woman identified as Akhter Begum wife of Zahoor Ahmad Chaci of Batgran village was killed due to shelling,” SDPO Uri Junaid Wali told news agency GNS. […]