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 Crescent Kashmir

Mega nursery

Mega nursery

Recently LG Manoj Sinha inaugurated a mega fruit plant nursery in Jammu region and said that it will be a beginning for the game changer in history of the future. The Mega Fruit Plant Nursery houses 50 different Blocks for growing mother plants of different fruits including Citrus fruits. Spanning over more than 800 Kanal […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K launches Rs 879 cr Food Processing Project to maximize farmer income, minimize post-harvest losses

J&K launches Rs 879 cr Food Processing Project to maximize farmer income, minimize post-harvest losses

JAMMU, JANUARY 22: The Jammu and Kashmir government has launched an ambitious project targetted to revolutionize the food-processing sector and transform the lives of farmers in the UT. The “UT Level Food Processing Programme for Development of Clusters for Specific Products of J&K” is a Rs 879.75 crore initiative that aims to maximize farmer income […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Civilian injured in Srinagar grenade attack

Civilian injured in Srinagar grenade attack

A civilian suffered minor injuries in a grenade attack in Eidgah area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district this evening. In a tweet Srinagar police wrote, “One grenade was lobbed by militants in Eidgah area which caused minor splinter injury to one person namely Ajaz Ahmed Deva S/o Abdul Rasheed Deva aged 32 years R/o Sangam, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Sgr reviews progress of works under JJM

DC Sgr reviews progress of works under JJM

Augmentation Works of Aparpora & Poshpathri WSSs nearing completion District Srinagar attains 2nd rank in the country under Jal Jeevan Survekshan SRINAGAR, JANUARY 21: To review the progress of water supply projects taken up under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to ensure all the household in the district have access to safe and adequate drinking water […]

 Crescent Kashmir

11 Employees of RDD suspended for unauthorized absence from duties at Kulgam

11 Employees of RDD suspended for unauthorized absence from duties at Kulgam

  KULGAM, JANUARY 21 :On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, a team of officers headed by Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kulgam, Mohammad Imran inspected several offices of Rural Development Department in Kulgam. During the inspection, 11 employees were found unauthorisedly absent from their duties and were placed under suspension with […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Director Fisheries reviews Fish availability during Maha Shivratri

Director Fisheries reviews Fish availability during Maha Shivratri

JAMMU, JANUARY 21: Director Fisheries, Mohammad Farooq Dar, today chaired a departmental meeting to finalise arrangements for fish availability during the upcoming holy festival of Mahashivratri falling on 18th February, 2023. Director instructed the officers to ensure adequate supply of quality and hygienic fish during the period of festival and organise special Fish sale camps […]

 Crescent Kashmir

SDH Kupwara successfully performs thrombolysis for ischemic stroke

SDH Kupwara successfully performs thrombolysis for ischemic stroke

Srinagar : The Sub district hospital Kupwara on Friday successfully carried out thrombolysis on a patient with a stroke. Thrombolysis, also known as thrombolytic therapy, is a treatment procedure used to dissolve dangerous clots in the blood, particularly in case of a stroke victim. An official told that a patient with a history of hypertension […]

 Crescent Kashmir

MeT predicts rain, snowfall in next 24 hours

MeT predicts rain, snowfall in next 24 hours

The Meteorological office on Saturday predicted widespread light to moderate rain, and snow in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Widespread light to moderate rain/snow is expected in J-K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 0.2, Pahalgam minus 3.8 and Gulmarg minus 8.4 degrees Celsius […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Five persons injured in twin blasts in J-K

Five persons injured in twin blasts in J-K

At least five persons were injured in a twin mysterious blast in the Narwal area of Jammu on Saturday. A senior police officer said that the blasts were reported from two vehicles, leading to injuries to five persons. The injured have been evacuated to a nearby hospital. “The area has been cordoned off and a […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Shooting stones in Panthyal closes Highway

Shooting stones in Panthyal closes Highway

The Jammu-Srinagar highway, only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world, has been closed due to shooting stones at Panthyal in Ramban district. “Traffic movement stopped from both ends on Jammu-Srinagar highway in view of road blocked at Panthyal due to continuous shooting stones,” the traffic police official told GNS. Yesterday, the highway was […]