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 Crescent Kashmir

JK reports 615 new positive cases, 9928 recovered so far

JK reports 615 new positive cases, 9928 recovered so far

JAMMU, JULY 26: The Government on Sunday informed that 615 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 136 from Jammu division and 479 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 17920. Also 07 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 3,23,690 registrations;  1,68,810 candidates submit online application so far

Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 3,23,690 registrations;  1,68,810 candidates submit online application so far

JAMMU, JULY 26: Till today morning, 3,23,690 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and  1,68,810 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 26,240 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Farooq Abdullah Calls For Restoration Of Statehood To Jammu And Kashmir, Pins Hopes On SC For ‘Justice’

Farooq Abdullah Calls For Restoration Of Statehood To Jammu And Kashmir, Pins Hopes On SC For ‘Justice’

As the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status is set to complete one year on August 5, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday called for restoration of its statehood and hoped the Supreme Court would render justice by striking down the repeal of Article 370 provisions. In his first media interview after the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

JKAP demands end to discrimination with NHM, RNTCP employees

JKAP demands end to discrimination with NHM, RNTCP employees

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Sunday expressed serious concern over the plight of employees working on contract basis under National Health Mission (NHM) and RNTCP (Revised National Tuberculosis Programme). In a statement issued to KNS , Mir said that thousands of such employees including doctors, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 13,85,522

India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 13,85,522

New Delhi:With48,661 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day,India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to13,85,522 on Sunday,while the recoveries mounted to8,85,576,according to the Union Health Ministry data. The COVID-19 death toll in the country rose to 32,063 with 705 fatalities being recorded in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed. There are 4,67,882 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

RE-IMPOSITION OF LOCKDOWN

RE-IMPOSITION OF LOCKDOWN

Some of the decisions taken by the UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir has invoked curiosity in some circles and anger in others. People are curious to know why the initial lockdown was a week ahead of national lockdown and why there was no schedule announced for supply of essential services and opening shops to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Govt opens, shuts window of tourism in Kashmir

Govt opens, shuts window of tourism in Kashmir

Srinagar: In the past two months, the UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir took many decisions to try to revive the economy and main sectors like tourism. Most of such decisions by senior officers remained on paper as the ground realities scripted their demise. While bureaucrats talk big about the revival of tourism in Kashmir, local […]

 Crescent Kashmir

SP College Students Aghast Over Reporting College For Fee

SP College Students Aghast Over Reporting College For Fee

At a time when people are being asked to stay indoors and avoid visting crowded places, students of SP College alleged that they are being forced to come from far flung area to submit their admission fee. The students of 3rd and 5th semester alleged that they are being forced to come and collect the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC B’pora inspects ongoing works at District Hospital Complex

DC B’pora inspects ongoing works at District Hospital Complex

BANDIPORA, JULY 25: The Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad today inspected ongoing works at District Hospital Complex here. The DC took stock of various ongoing works of the complex including landscape and fencing works being carried out around the hospital premise. He urged the executing agency to complete the pending works as soon as […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Div Com reviews Independence Day-2020 arrangements

Div Com reviews Independence Day-2020 arrangements

The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting of officers to review the arrangements for the ensuing Independence Day- 2020. The meeting was informed that the main function shall be held in summer capital Srinagar, where Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu shall hoist the National Flag. At the outset, the Div Com […]