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Chalk out meticulous advance winter preparation plan for public convenience: Div Com to HoDs

Chalk out meticulous advance winter preparation plan for public convenience: Div Com to HoDs

Directs for augmentation of number of snow clearance machines SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 20: Chalk out meticulous advance winter preparation plan for public convenience, directed Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri to Deputy Commissioners and Divisional Heads of civil departments in a winter preparation meeting, held here. The Div Com emphasized on restoration of road […]

 Crescent Kashmir

SKIMS to start free of cost HIV Viral Load Testing: MoU signed

SKIMS to start free of cost HIV Viral Load Testing: MoU signed

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 20:  Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKACS) and Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for starting free of cost HIV viral load testing of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar by utilizing the spare testing capacity of COBAS RT-PCR equipments for […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Robust management

Robust management

In order to provide tap water to every household in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K administration has achieved70% coverage of rural households with tap water connections. This is the major achievement under Jal Jeevan Mission. J&K administration is implementing three thousand schemes in all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir which includes construction of tube wells, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

3 persons killed as car falls into gorge in Kishtwar

3 persons killed as car falls into gorge in Kishtwar

Jammu; Three persons were killed when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into gorge in Kishtwar district on Friday. Official sources said that the Alto car (Jk06B- I909) met with the accident near Kandni Kishtwar this afternoon, leading to the death of three persons. They have been identified as […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Israeli strike kills Hamas’ woman leader

Israeli strike kills Hamas’ woman leader

GAZA CITY: The first woman elected to Hamas’s political leadership has been killed in an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip, the group said on Thursday. Jamila Al-Shantee, 64, was killed on Wednesday evening in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, Hamas said. She became the first woman to be elected to the movement’s political bureau, composed […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor addresses Inner Space Centre’s motivational event ‘A Life of Happiness’ at University of Kashmir

Lt Governor addresses Inner Space Centre’s motivational event ‘A Life of Happiness’ at University of Kashmir

In today’s world, stress has become a social issue and many a times people are overwhelmed by the situation leading to anxiety: LG Sinha If stress is real, so is happiness. We get so entangled in peripheral things of life that we forget to live and enjoy ultimate bliss life is offering us: LG We […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Traditional art

Traditional art

Srinagar city especially Shari Khass is known for its contribution in preserving arts and crafts. Hundreds of artisans have been engaged in the preservation and promotion of many crafts including silk carpet weaving. Recently DC Srinagar inaugurated the Silk Carpet Centre under Karkhandar Scheme at Rathpora Eidgah. He said that includingSilk Carpet under ODOP initiative […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Iran calls on Islamic states to sanction Israel

Iran calls on Islamic states to sanction Israel

DUBAI: Islamic countries should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday. “The foreign minister calls for an immediate and complete embargo on Israel by Islamic countries, including oil sanctions, in addition to expelling Israeli ambassadors if relations with the Zionist […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Div Com flags off J&K contingent to participate in 37th National Games to be held at Goa

Div Com flags off J&K contingent to participate in 37th National Games to be held at Goa

JAMMU, OCTOBER 18: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today flagged off the J&K UT contingent for participation in 37th National Games scheduled to be held at Goa from 26th October to 9th November 2023 in which 189 athletes and coaches of 18 different sports disciplines from Jammu and Kashmir will be participating. The Divisional Commissioner […]

 Crescent Kashmir

District development

District development

In order to review district development, the J & K administration is reviewing the progress of development and implementation of various government schemes. Recently LG Manoj Sinha reviewed the district development of Shopian and passed on instructions to the administration to complete the works within timelines. He impressed upon the District Administration and the officials […]