Crescent Kashmir

Around 25 lakh new voters likely to be enrolled in J&K: Chief Electoral Officer

Around 25 lakh new voters likely to be enrolled in J&K: Chief Electoral Officer

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar on Wednesday said around 25 lakh new voters are expected to be enrolled in the Union Territory as the special summary revision of electoral rolls is being held for the first time after abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. He also described the ongoing exercise to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

JK reports 418 fresh positive cases, 466445 recovered

JK reports 418 fresh positive cases, 466445 recovered

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 17:The  Government today informed that 418fresh  positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today; 90from Jammu division and 328 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 474690. Moreover, 709 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 113 from Jammu division and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Srinagar holds Public Grievance Redressal camp at Gund Hassi Bhat

DC Srinagar holds Public Grievance Redressal camp at Gund Hassi Bhat

Inspects on ongoing developmental works in the area SRINAGAR, AUGUST 17: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday presided over a Public Grievance Redressal Camp at Gund Hassi Bhat area in Shalteng Tehsil of the District to listen to the public grievances and take appraisal of local issues at their door steps as […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor chairs high level meeting to review Sports activities in J&K

Lt Governor chairs high level meeting to review Sports activities in J&K

Use the power of sports to prevent crime and drug use among youth: LG Make sporting activities more inclusive; Accelerate efforts to promote women athletes: LG to officials 13.75 lakh youth to be engaged in Phase-II of My Youth My Pride SRINAGAR AUGUST 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high level meeting at […]

 Crescent Kashmir

MeT predicts scattered light rain in Jammu and Kashmir

MeT predicts scattered light rain in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: Weatherman on Wednesday forecast scattered light rain and thunderstorm over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. A meteorological department official said that t more rains were in store in the next few days with isolated to scattered light showers possible on August 18 & 19 and fairly widespread rain on weekend. In last […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kejriwal launches ‘Make India No. 1’ mission, calls for focus on education, healthcare

Kejriwal launches ‘Make India No. 1’ mission, calls for focus on education, healthcare

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a national mission to make India the number one country in the world and called on all citizens and political parties to join it. “Providing free education and healthcare to citizens, employment to youths, equal rights and dignity to women and fair price to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Delhi HC appoints CoA for Indian Olympic Association; orders to improve ‘ecosystem’ of sports bodies

Delhi HC appoints CoA for Indian Olympic Association; orders to improve ‘ecosystem’ of sports bodies

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, in accordance with a recent Supreme Court judgement, placed the management of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the hands of a Committee of Administrators (CoA) in order to enhance the “environment” of sporting bodies and structurally reorganise them. The Indian Olympic Association and any other National Sports Federations […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Taliban add more compulsory religion classes to Afghan universities’ schedule

Taliban add more compulsory religion classes to Afghan universities’ schedule

KABUL: Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials said on Tuesday while giving little sign that secondary schools for girls would reopen. Many conservative Afghan clerics in the hardline Islamist Taliban, which swept back into power a year ago, are sceptical of modern education. “We are adding five […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Time frame

Time frame

The big focus of J&K administration is to complete all the important projects within the time frame so that the costs do not increase. For this purpose Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary has asked all the wings of his administration to speed up the tendering and evaluation process after administrative approvals so that technical sanction […]

 Crescent Kashmir

6 semi-decomposed bodies found in two houses in Jammu

6 semi-decomposed bodies found in two houses in Jammu

  Police say preliminary investigation reveals all belong to Kashmir; ‘Have informed their families, cause of death will be known after post-mortem’ Jammu, Aug 17: In a shocking incident, at least six semi-decomposed bodies were found in residential houses in Sidhwa area of Jammu city of Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer […]