Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Records Season’s 2nd Coldest Night

Kashmir, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Records Season’s 2nd Coldest Night

Srinagar: Kashmir Valley and Ladakh continued to reel under freezing temperatures with Srinagar recording the second night on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minus 2.4°C against previous night’s minus 1.8°C. It was second coldest night after December 1 when mercury fell to 2.5°C, lowest temperature recorded this season. Qazigund […]

 Crescent Kashmir

 Series of activities organised in Govt. Schools across Jammu Division 

 Series of activities organised in Govt. Schools across Jammu Division 

JAMMU, DECEMBER 02: Directorate of School Education Jammu organised a series of activities on Cyber Jaagrookta (Awareness) Diwas across Jammu Division to educate the youth about cyber hygiene. A series of activities like webinars, virtual meets, short movie screening, lectures, slogan writing etc. were organized in schools of Jammu Division. Faculty counsellors in schools made […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Srinagar chairs DRAC meeting; Clears 25 pending cases

DC Srinagar chairs DRAC meeting; Clears 25 pending cases

SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 02: In order to finalize hiring rates of various rented accommodations hired by different Government Departments, a meeting of District Rent Assessment Committee (DRAC) was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad at Meeting Hall of DC Office complex, here. Besides, Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Gulzar Shabnum, the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, J&K Provides 4.62 lakh Functional water connections in two years

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, J&K Provides 4.62 lakh Functional water connections in two years

SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 2: In continuing with its efforts to cover 100% rural households with functional tap water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission by 2022, the UT of J&K has provided 4.62 lakh tap water connections in two years. In the first phase of the roadmap devised by the Mission Directorate, Jal Jeevan Mission J&K, two […]

 Crescent Kashmir

24 travelers among 177 fresh covid-19 cases, no death reported in J&K

24 travelers among 177 fresh covid-19 cases, no death reported in J&K

24 travelers were among 177 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. 37 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 140 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 337263. There was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Search operation launched in Bandipora town

Search operation launched in Bandipora town

The government forces on Thursday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in north Kashmir’s Bandipora town, officials said. The officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Army’s 14 RR, Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF launched the search operation after inputs about the presence of militants in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission, a program started by the central government is being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir on a massive level. Recently government of Jammu and Kashmir said that they have said the target ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’, of 5774 Pani Samitis Village Water & Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) have been framed and 5427 Village […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Body of youth found in Tral, scooty found nearby

Body of youth found in Tral, scooty found nearby

Srinagar, Dec 2: Body of a 23-year-old youth was found in a field at Bagwani Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. A police official told GNS that some passersby spotted the body in the field and informed the men in uniform accordingly. A scooty bearing registration number JKO3F-9340 also found there, he […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Drone threat a new challenge, counter measures being put in place: DIG BSF

Drone threat a new challenge, counter measures being put in place: DIG BSF

Rajouri, Dec 01: Terming the movement and use of drones for smuggling of arms and narcotics as a big challenge, Deputy Inspector General of BSF Frontier Headquarters, DS Sindhu Wednesday said that anti drone measures are being put in place as part of “national guidelines on drone movement on borders.” As per news agency—Kashmir News […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Pak vs Ban: Fit-again Shakib returns for second Test against Green Shirts

Pak vs Ban: Fit-again Shakib returns for second Test against Green Shirts

DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan is fit and will return to the Bangladesh squad for the second Test against Pakistan in Dhaka next week, his side said on Tuesday. A hamstring injury against the West Indies last month prematurely ended Shakib’s time at the T20 World Cup, and he missed November’s three-match short format series against […]