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 Crescent Kashmir

Gulmarg calling

Gulmarg calling

Gulmarg is all prepared to receive the tourists during the winter season. Recently the Secretary Tourism took a review meeting about the preparedness in Gulmarg for the winter season. He asked the local hoteliers to prepare for the coming season in their own way and make improvements in services, rates and experiences to the tourists. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, DECEMBER 02: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL has informed that the power supply to Raghunath Bazar, Residency Road, Wazarat Road, Kanak Mandi, Rajinder Bazar and adjoining areas shall remain affected on December 04 from 9 am to 2 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Mandal, Kartholi and adjoining areas shall remain affected on December 03 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CS bats for making agri-allied sector attractive with lucrative economic returns

CS bats for making agri-allied sector attractive with lucrative economic returns

Chairs meeting to discuss financial structuring of policy for holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors in J&K JAMMU, DECEMBER 02: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today impressed upon the officers of agriculture and allied sector to make the agriculture sector more attractive and remunerative with attractive economic returns for farmers. He stated this […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Night Temp Records Slight Rise In Kashmir, Ladakh

Night Temp Records Slight Rise In Kashmir, Ladakh

Amid dry weather, minimum temperature in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh witnessed slight rise even though most places continued to record sub-zero level on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.2°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night. The temperature was around 1.0°C above normal during this […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Minor among 3 injured in leopard attack in Pulwama village

Minor among 3 injured in leopard attack in Pulwama village

A minor boy was among three persons were injured after a leopard attacked them in Ladoo village of Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday Locals told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a leopard appeared in orchards of the area today morning and attacked three persons including a 4-year-old boy. They said […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Efficient administration

Efficient administration

  There have been a lot of changes implemented by the government in Jammu and Kashmir to make the administration responsive and transparent. Recently e-office in all government offices has brought about greater efficiency in the overall working of the government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. J&K ranks first amongst UTs in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Delimitation Commission empowered to redraw constituencies in J&K: Centre to SC

Delimitation Commission empowered to redraw constituencies in J&K: Centre to SC

New Delhi, Dec 1: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that a delimitation commission formed to redraw the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir was empowered to do so. Seeking dismissal of plea challenging challenging the government’s decision to constitute a delimitation commission, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Dulloo inaugurates sheep husbandry technical workshop at Jammu

Dulloo inaugurates sheep husbandry technical workshop at Jammu

ISDS, MoU with New Zealand to improve sheep husbandry sector JAMMU, DECEMBER 01: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo toady inaugurated one-day Technical Workshop-cum-Seminar on ‘Latest Technical Interventions in Sheep and Goat Husbandry Sector in the Union Territory at Kisan Bhawan here. Vice Chancellor, SKUAST Jammu, Prof JP Sharma was the guest […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Records Minus 2.1°C

Kashmir, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Records Minus 2.1°C

Srinagar, Dec 1: There was no let up in freezing cold conditions in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh as Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, equaled the second coldest night recorded so far this season at minus 2.1°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that amidst mist this morning, Srinagar recorded a low of minus […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir University

Kashmir University

Kashmir University is in the process of implementing National Education Policy and the efforts were appreciated by LG Manoj Sinha in a recent function. He said that the efforts of the Kashmir University for making necessary changes to incorporate recommendations of National Education Policy. ‘University of Kashmir has been transformed into a centre of excellence […]