Crescent Kashmir

Snowfall: 2 Women Injured, Several Houses Damaged

Snowfall: 2 Women Injured, Several Houses Damaged

Two women were injured while several residential houses suffered damage in fresh snowfall, starting Tuesday night, across Kashmir, reports and officials said. Reports reaching GNS said that a residential house belonging to one Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, son of Habibullah Sheikh in Padibal area of Tral besides another house belonging to Manzoor Ahmad Gojree resident of […]

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Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 23: Chief Engineer, (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Lalyana, Salehar, Gadigarh, Dhrap, Indra Nagar, Sunderpur, Satrayian, Chakroi and adjoining areas shall remain affected on February 24 from 9 am to 3 pm. Meanwhile, Superintending Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, O&M Circle Kathua has informed that the power supply to Bari-Brahmana […]

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CS asks IT department to expedite roll out of UT dashboard

CS asks IT department to expedite roll out of UT dashboard

‘Your Mobile Our Office’ app to be rolled out within 15 days JAMMU, FEBRUARY 23: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today asked the department to speed up the development of UT dashboard and ‘your mobile our office’ app to enable J&K to go fully digital in next three months. He made this comments […]

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AC approves transfer of land for various public purposes

AC approves transfer of land for various public purposes

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 23: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the proposal of Revenue Department to transfer various parcels of land for public purposes. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar […]

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J&K Reports 100 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 1 Death

J&K Reports 100 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 1 Death

Jammu and Kashmir reported 100 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was one death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 70 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 30 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 452647. Giving district wise details, the […]

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Public Service Delivery

Public Service Delivery

The J & K administration has been working very seriously to make the governance positive and also people friendly. In this direction they have taken slew of measures to make the government responsive to the needs of people. Recently the Chief Secretary of J&K has advocated regular efforts towards enhancing Public Service Delivery. He reviewed […]

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Narrow escape for family as walnut tree falls on residential house in Awantipora

Narrow escape for family as walnut tree falls on residential house in Awantipora

A family escaped miraculously on Wednesday after a walnut tree fell on their single-storey residential house at Gulzarpora village of Awantipora Tehsil in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Locals told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday, a walnut tree uprooted due to heavy snowfall and partially damaged […]

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Heavy Snowfall Forces More Flight Cancellations At Srinagar Airport

Heavy Snowfall Forces More Flight Cancellations At Srinagar Airport

Moderate to heavy snowfall has led to cancellation of more flights at the Srinagar ‘International’ airport on Wednesday. After (G8-266/267 G8-357/358 AI-3425/3426), UK 611/612, SG 8374, SG 8475, G8-191/193, G8-911/913, 6E-5076/5079 and 6E-2363/2364), flights—(SG-161 SG-945 UK-643 UK-644 6E-609 6E-137 6E-224 6E-6738)’ have been also cancelled, Airport Authority of India said in a tweet. “All flights […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Moderate to heavy snowfall in Kashmir, weather to improve from afternoon: MeT

Moderate to heavy snowfall in Kashmir, weather to improve from afternoon: MeT

Kashmir Valley received moderate to heavy snowfall since overnight while as weather office here has predicted gradual decrease from Wednesday afternoon. “Moderate to heavy rain/snow with isolated very Heavy snow occurred at most places of J&K with higher reaches reporting 1-2 ft of snow and thunderstorms in Jammu region,” a meteorological department official here said […]

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Kashmir Snowfall:Train Services Suspended

Kashmir Snowfall:Train Services Suspended

As Kashmir received heavy snowfall since overnight, train services between the 136-kilometer Banihal-Baramulla Section have been suspended on Wednesday. “Train service to remain suspended today due to heavy snowfall,” a railway department official told GNS. (GNS)