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 Crescent Kashmir

South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Shopian

South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Shopian

Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Haripora Imam Sahib area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Haripora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Shopian holds Block Diwas at Panchayat Secretariat, Keegam

DC Shopian holds Block Diwas at Panchayat Secretariat, Keegam

SHOPIAN, APRIL 06: As part of the ongoing “Jan Abhiyan”, Block Diwas was today held at Panchayat Secretariat, Keegam here. On the occasion, locals of the area projected a wide range of issues of public importance pertaining to different departments with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya. Block Diwas was also attended by […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Jammu-Kashmir Received Investment Proposals Worth Rs 51,000 Crore: Centre

Jammu-Kashmir Received Investment Proposals Worth Rs 51,000 Crore: Centre

New Delhi:  The government of Jammu and Kashmir has reported receiving proposals for investments worth approximately ₹ 51,000 crore so far, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to a question in a written reply, the Minister shared the information indicating towards these proposals since the abrogation of Article […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Srinagar for CCTV systems in all the bank branches

DC Srinagar for CCTV systems in all the bank branches

  By: Wani Parvaiz CK Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Srinagar has asked all the financial and business branches to have quality CCTV systems in their units and should have communication with the concerned police stations in their jurisdiction in case they pick up any suspicious movement or activity is observed in the Closed-circuit television systems installed […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tourism on increase but huge dip in foreign tourist arrivals

Tourism on increase but huge dip in foreign tourist arrivals

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar While the indications are showing that it would be a record breaking year for the tourism industry in Jammu and Kashmir, the figures show that 95% of dip in the forieng tourists who used to throng Kashmir valley in the spring season. Government has said that domestic entrance has increased […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Healthcare

Healthcare

In order to give quality healthcare to people of Jammu and Kashmir, the administration is busy in providing new health facilities to the common people in all the districts. It is because of such efforts that recently Lt Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated 10-bed state-of-the-art Palliative/Geriatric Care Wards in all districts of J&K. Landmark step bridges […]

 Crescent Kashmir

AGuH, LeT militants killed in Tral: IGP Kashmir

AGuH, LeT militants killed in Tral: IGP Kashmir

Says Duo was involved in Sarpanch’s killing in Khonmoh Srinagar, April 6: Two militants, one each belonging to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) and Lashker-e-Toiba, were killed in an encounter with joint team of police and army at Tral area of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning, officials said. “AGuH (militant) Safat Muzzaffar Sofi […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor addresses first Zonal Convention on Natural Farming at SKUAST-Jammu

Lt Governor addresses first Zonal Convention on Natural Farming at SKUAST-Jammu

Emphasizes on Natural & Organic farming for effectively tackling the challenges posed by climate change and soil degradation J&K UT giving major impetus to natural & organic farming and has registered a record increase in terms of area covered under organic certification in a sustainable manner: LG We are methodically developing a robust ecosystem by […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K Reports 12 Fresh Covid Cases, No Death

J&K Reports 12 Fresh Covid Cases, No Death

Jammu and Kashmir reported twelve fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that the there was one fresh case from Jammu and 11 from Kashmir Valley, take the overall tally to 453827—166273 in Jammu and 287554 in Kashmir. Giving […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Progress on preparation of District Capex Budget 2022-23 discussed at Ganderbal

Progress on preparation of District Capex Budget 2022-23 discussed at Ganderbal

GANDERBAL, APRIL 05: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today chaired a meeting of officers to discuss the preparation of District Capex Budget 2022-23 in the Conference Hall of Mini Secretariat, here. At the outset, thorough discussion was held regarding the DDC Plan 2022-23 consolidated from all DDC Members and PRIs and the […]