Crescent Kashmir

Don’t Demand 9% Token Tax On Registration Of Outside Vehicles In J&K: HC Directs Govt

Don’t Demand 9% Token Tax On Registration Of Outside Vehicles In J&K: HC Directs Govt

The J&K and Ladakh High Court has asked government not to demand 9% token tax from the owners of the outside registered vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir. Hearing a contempt petition, a division bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sanjay Dhar also granted three weeks more time to Commissioner/Secretary to Transport Department, Transport […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Bangladesh cricket board to probe team’s abject showing

Bangladesh cricket board to probe team’s abject showing

DHAKA: Cricket authorities in Bangladesh are to investigate their team’s underwhelming performances in the T20 World Cup which saw them open with a defeat to Scotland and lose all five Super 12 stage matches. Eighth-ranked Bangladesh trudged through to Super 12s only courtesy of wins against minnows Oman and Papua New Guinea. They then came […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX craft after six-month mission

Astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX craft after six-month mission

WASHINGTON: Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday in a SpaceX craft after spending six months on the International Space Station, a Nasa live broadcast showed, marking the end of a busy mission. The international crew conducted thousands of experiments in orbit and helped upgrade the solar panels on the ISS during their “Crew-2” mission. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Covid19 India: 11,466 New Cases Recorded In One Day, Active Cases Lowest Since March 2020

Covid19 India: 11,466 New Cases Recorded In One Day, Active Cases Lowest Since March 2020

India recorded a single-day rise of 11,466 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the country’s tally of infections to 3,43,88,579, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,39,683, the lowest in 264 days, Union Health Ministry data showed. The death toll due to the disease climbed to 4,61,849, with 460 daily fatalities being recorded, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

After The Snow

After The Snow

The government of Jammu and Kashmir after the recent untimely snow and heavy rains has decided to compensate the farmers and orchardists so that they can stand again as they have suffered a lot of damage in their orchards. LG Manoj Sinha recently said that his administration will be extending all possible support to the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Multi-model Transport integration with Metrolite project imperative: Div Com Kashmir

Multi-model Transport integration with Metrolite project imperative: Div Com Kashmir

Directs MRTC, SMC, ERA, Smart City , PWD to do preparatory work in coordination SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 09: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting regarding Metrolite project for Srinagar City, here The meeting was attended by the Managing Director, J&K Mass Rapid Transit Corporation(MRTC); DC Srinagar; Commissioner SMC; Chief […]

 Crescent Kashmir

UNESCO tag biggest milestone achievement for Srinagar:  Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu

UNESCO tag biggest milestone achievement for Srinagar:  Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu

Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu on Tuesday termed UNESCO tag to Srinagar as a milestone achievement and a biggest day for the whole district.   Addressing media persons in Srinagar , Mattu termed UNESCO tag to Srinagar as the biggest day for the whole district and have decided to go for a […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Dr Samoon reviews functioning of Skill Development Department; Ask officers for timely completion of ongoing works

Dr Samoon reviews functioning of Skill Development Department; Ask officers for timely completion of ongoing works

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 09: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired a meeting to review functioning of Skill Development Department at Civil Secretariat, Jammu. Threadbare discussion was held on various issues pertaining to Skill Development Department including constitution of Institute Management Committee for Model ITI Jammu, finalize guidelines for Institutional Development Fund […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K Reports 2 Covid-19 Deaths, 138 Fresh Cases

J&K Reports 2 Covid-19 Deaths, 138 Fresh Cases

Jammu and Kashmir reported 138 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Among the fresh cases, 32 were reported from Jammu Division and 106 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 333325. There were two more deaths due to the virus, all from […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Night temp drops below normal across Kashmir, minus 3.3°C In Pahalgam

Night temp drops below normal across Kashmir, minus 3.3°C In Pahalgam

Srinagar: Night temperatures dropped to below normal across Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam and Gulmarg recording minus 3.3°C and minus 1.0°C respectively on Tuesday.   A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.6°C against 2.2°C on the previous night. The temperature is below minus 0.2°C normal for this time of the year […]