FRONTPAGE

 Crescent Kashmir

Low-intensity earthquake hit Ladakh

Low-intensity earthquake hit Ladakh

Leh: A low-intensity earthquake hit parts of the union territory of Ladakh in the wee hours Tuesday, the National Centre of Seismology said. An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred at 4.50 am with its epicentre at East of Leh in Ladakh region, the NCS said.   Further details are awaited. PTI

 Crescent Kashmir

Cold conditions grip Kashmir, Ladakh

Cold conditions grip Kashmir, Ladakh

Srinagar: Cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording minus 1.5°C against previous night’s minus 0.2°C.   A meteorological department official said  that the minimum temperature was minus 0.6 below normal for this time of the year. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Ecosystem

Ecosystem

In order to focus on the importance of forests for the restoration of the ecosystem, the government is making some innovative proposals for the same. Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir has asked his officers to properly compensate those people whose land goes for afforestation. It was the 20th meeting of the Steering […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Omar hits out at BJP for linking restoration of statehood with Kashmir situation

Omar hits out at BJP for linking restoration of statehood with Kashmir situation

Former chief minister and National  Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday hit out at BJP for linking restoration of statehood with the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. He was reacting to senior BJP leader Ashok Koul’s statement, who earlier in the day said the statehood will be restored “when the situation in J&K becomes better” and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 150 new positive cases, 330579 recovered, 1,65,72,322 Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 29: The Government today informed that 150 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 28 from Jammu division and 122 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Navin Choudhary chairs SLEC Meeting of MIDH

Navin Choudhary chairs SLEC Meeting of MIDH

Approves several projects linked to activities of establishment of CA store units, Food Processing Units of private entrepreneurs under MIDH JAMMU, NOVEMBER 29:  Principal Secretary, Horticulture, Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired the State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) meeting of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture here. Navin Choudhary held […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Awareness programme on Employment generation schemes and Skill development schemes held at GDC Uri

Awareness programme on Employment generation schemes and Skill development schemes held at GDC Uri

Uri, Nov 28: The Department of Employment and Counseling Centre (DE&CC ) Baramulla in collaboration with the District Administration on Saturday organized an awareness programme on various employment generating schemes at the Govt degree College, Uri . On the occasion, awareness regarding various self-employment generating schemes and skill development programmes run by Govt of J&K […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Law Students Stage Protest, Demand for Online Exams

Law Students Stage Protest, Demand for Online Exams

Srinagar: Scores of law students from Kashmir University and its affiliated colleges Monday protested to reiterate their demand for the conduct of examinations online instead of proposed offline mode by the varsity. The students, as per GNS, had assembled at Press Enclave here to lodge their protest – even as registering one earlier this month. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

PDP creation of BJP leader L K Advani: Altaf Bukhari

PDP creation of BJP leader L K Advani: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar, Nov 29 : Former minister and Apni Party chief, Syed Altaf Bukhari on Monday said that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the creation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani. Talking to media persons, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Bukhari said that PDP is nowhere visible on the ground. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Drinking water

Drinking water

In order to provide drinking water facilities under Jal Jeevan Mission in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir the government has set the process in motion in a big way. Recently the government said that they under the Jal Jeevan Mission have given drinking water facilities in rural schools (23160), Rural Anganwadi Centers (24163) […]