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 Crescent Kashmir

Eco-development

Eco-development

  There has been a focus of J&K administration to complete different projects in and around Dal Lake. Recently Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, reviewed the status of different projects executed by Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) for In-Situ eco-development of six hamlets in Dal Lake by way of providing sewerage system and construction […]

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FIFA suspends new agent rules worldwide until case in Europe settled

FIFA suspends new agent rules worldwide until case in Europe settled

ZURICH: FIFA has temporarily suspended its new agent regulations (FFAR) worldwide until the European Court of Justice gives its decision following injunctions against implementing some of the new rules, world football’s governing body said on Saturday. Agents have been at loggerheads with FIFA after they lost an appeal in July to block new regulations that […]

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Vanishing ministers, ousted officials rattle top Chinese brass

Vanishing ministers, ousted officials rattle top Chinese brass

BEIJING: A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People’s Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s military modernisation drive amid geopolitical tensions, analysts say. China’s top lawmakers ousted nine senior military officers from the national legislative body on Friday, state media reported, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir under deep freeze, Srinagar shivers at minus 5.2°C on New Year

Kashmir under deep freeze, Srinagar shivers at minus 5.2°C on New Year

Srinagar: Severe cold conditions continued to grip Jammu and Kashmir with summer capital of the Valley recording a low of minus 5.2°C on the first day of the new year on Monday. A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous […]

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5-Day Vibrant Bhaderwah Winter Festival Concludes on a high note

5-Day Vibrant Bhaderwah Winter Festival Concludes on a high note

Bhaderwah earmarked as a destination for Weddings and Mice tourism DODA, DECEMBER 31: The Vibrant Bhaderwah Festival, a symbol of cultural splendour and winter charm in the Chenab Valley, culminated in a spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration. This grand finale was marked by the sensational performance of Punjabi star Kaka. Thanks to the collaborative efforts […]

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Judicial Academy organizes workshop on “Civil Trials” for Civil Judges

Judicial Academy organizes workshop on “Civil Trials” for Civil Judges

JAMMU, DECEMBER 30: J&K Judicial Academy, under the patronage of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Judicial Academy) and stewardship of Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Chairperson, Governing Committee for J&K Judicial Academy and guidance of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, Justice Rahul Bharti and Justice Moksha Kazmi, […]

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Haris Rauf should be in Pakistan Test side, says Shahid Afridi

Haris Rauf should be in Pakistan Test side, says Shahid Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said fast bowler Haris Rauf should be playing in the three-Test series against Australia, where conditions would suit him, instead of the Big Bash League (BBL). White-ball specialist Rauf, who has played only one Test and nine first-class matches in his career, turned down an offer to be part of […]

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US military launches secretive space plane

US military launches secretive space plane

CAPE CANAVERAL: The US military’s secretive X-37B robot space plane blasted off from Florida on Thursday night on its seventh mission, the first launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before. The Falcon Heavy, composed of three liquid-fuelled rocket cores strapped together, roared off its […]

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Foggy Conditions Ease But Kashmir Continues To Reel Under Severe Cold

Foggy Conditions Ease But Kashmir Continues To Reel Under Severe Cold

Srinagar: Cold wave conditions continued as the minimum temperature settled below freezing point at most places in Kashmir but there was reduction in early morning fog that had affected the Valley for the past several days. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.8°C against minus 3.3°C on […]

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Commissioner Secretary IT participates in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at Sahar, Kathua

Commissioner Secretary IT participates in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at Sahar, Kathua

Distributes financial assistance among KCC, PMEGP, NRLM, MSME beneficiaries KATHUA, DECEMBER 29: Commissioner Secretary, IT and Information, Prerna Puri, today participated in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at panchayat Sahar of block Kathua. Deputy Commissioner, Rakesh Minhas, SSP, Shivdeep Singh Jamwal, Vice Chairman DDC, Raghunandan Singh, ACD, Kishore Singh Katoch, and other departmental heads besides […]