Crescent Kashmir

Tourism Department holds workshop for tourism stakeholders

Tourism Department holds workshop for tourism stakeholders

New incentive scheme will provide much required impetus to tourism sector: Dr Itoo SRINAGAR, JULY 05: J&K Tourism Department today held a hand holding session for the tourism stakeholders in which technical experts from Industries & Commerce Department apprised them about the incentives under New Industrial Policy 2021-30. The session was held at SKICC here […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Director SHD inspects Sheep Extension Center at Dhannu

Director SHD inspects Sheep Extension Center at Dhannu

JAMMU, JULY 05: Director, Sheep Husbandry Department, Jammu, Krishan Lal today inspected Sheep Extension Center Dhannu and took stock of its functioning. He also inspected the Sheep Unit of  Mushtaq  Ahmed of Sarote comprising  25 Ewes and the 10 Does unit of  Liaqat Ali of Dhannu, Bhalwal established under Integrated Sheep Development Scheme for the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Wildlife Department captures leopard in Rampur Boniyar

Wildlife Department captures leopard in Rampur Boniyar

A team of Wildlife Department captured a leopard in Rampur Boniyar area in frontier Uri town here in the district on Sunday evening. Official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) said that on complaints of frequent sightings of the leopard in and around residential areas, a trap was laid by the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

No joint decision on meeting Delimitation panel: PAGD

No joint decision on meeting Delimitation panel: PAGD

  ‘Respective parties to take decision as per their will’ Srinagar, Jul 05: Ahead of the Delimitation Commission’s Jammu and Kashmir visit, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday said that there was no joint decision over meeting the panel. Addressing a presser, PAGD spokesman Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami as per the news agency—Kashmir […]

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Ladakh reports two more covid deaths

Ladakh reports two more covid deaths

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar With a dip in cases in the union territory of Ladakh two more fresh deaths reported from Leh taking the death toll to 204 with five new positive cases tally goes to 20,120, officials said on Monday. The two deaths were reported from Leh on Sunday. Of the total fatalities […]

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UAE criticises oil production deal as unjust

UAE criticises oil production deal as unjust

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Sunday criticised the current oil output deal among Opec+ alliance members as unjust, escalating a row that could derail the energy market’s post-pandemic recovery. The UAE’s push to increase its production baseline is reported to have derailed last week’s meeting of the alliance of oil-producing countries, and also sets […]

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England unchanged for Pakistan ODI series

England unchanged for Pakistan ODI series

LONDON: England on Saturday named an unchanged 16-player squad for the three-match One-day International series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on July 8. England are already 2-0 up in their ODI series against Sri Lanka, with the final match taking place in Bristol on Sunday. Tom Banton was a late […]

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4 killed as worst forest fire in decades buffets Cyprus

4 killed as worst forest fire in decades buffets Cyprus

ARAKAPAS: A huge forest blaze in Cyprus killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuations of villages, police said on Sunday, as Greece, Israel and other countries deployed fire-fighting planes to the Mediterranean island. The Egyptian government said the four dead were agricultural workers from the North African country, while Nicosia vowed in a tweet […]

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Sena-BJP ties like Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao relationship: Sanjay Raut

Sena-BJP ties like Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao relationship: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday evoked the post-divorce relationship between actor Aaamir Khan and Kiran Rao to stress that the political paths of his party and BJP are separate but friendship remains between the former alliance partners. “Look at Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao. (Their) paths have separated but (they) are friends. Same […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Covid Task Force

Covid Task Force

The Jammu and Kashmir administration recently got the instructions from LG Manoj Sinha that they should prepare themselves for the future pandemic waves and have the capacity building exercise done in all the districts so that the officials are ready to face any situation. During the second wave of pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir administration especially […]