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 Crescent Kashmir

DDC Pulwama inaugurates Snow Run at Sangerwani

PULWAMA, FEBRUARY 23: District Youth Services and Sports (DYS&S) Pulwama in collaboration with the district administration today organized a Snow Run here at Sangerwani. District Development Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer, who was chief guest on the occasion, inaugurated the event. As many as 250 students from Sangerwani and adjoining villages participated in the event. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Managing Director JPDCL reviews progress of ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Managing Director JPDCL reviews progress of ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Jammu Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Yasha Mudgal on Sunday convened a meeting to review the progress of ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes like IPDS, DDUGJY, PMDP (Urban) & PMDP (Rural) schemes in Jammu province. On the occasion, the Managing Director acknowledged that some improvements have been registered in the progress of works […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Former Minister Usman Majid Quits Congress

Former Minister Usman Majid Quits Congress

Srinagar Former MoS for planning and development in Jammu and Kashmir government and ex-Congress MLA from Bandipora Usman Majid on Sunday resigned from the party. Usman resigned from Congress and held a rally in Bandipora, first in J&K since the abrogation of Art 370. He was quoted by Times Of India as having said that senior leaders […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Cross-border shelling rages in north Kashmir

Cross-border shelling rages in north Kashmir

Srinagar The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday late evening exchanged fire along the Line of Control in Keran and Karnah sectors of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that the Pakistan army opened by small arms along LoC in Keran and Karnah sectors of Kupwara district. “The soldiers manning the fence also […]

 Crescent Kashmir

240-250 militants active in Kashmir, says J&K DGP

240-250 militants active in Kashmir, says J&K DGP

The number of listed militants in Kashmir has come down to less than 250, while 25  militants were killed by security forces in nearly a dozen operations in the first two months of this year, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh said here on Saturday. He also said there had been confirmation […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Domicile, Land Law For J&K Coming ”Very Soon”: Union Minister

Domicile, Land Law For J&K Coming ”Very Soon”: Union Minister
 Crescent Kashmir

Advisor Khan flags off ten day tour ‘Watan Ko Jano’

Advisor Khan flags off ten day tour ‘Watan  Ko Jano’

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today flagged off a group of students from across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories here for a ten day tour ‘Watan Ko Jano’, a youth exchange programme. The tour, being participated by 200 students from different areas of J&K and Ladakh, has been organised by […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CSIR-IIIM signs Agreement with IndusCann for research on cultivation of Cannabis

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22- Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine (IIIM), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and IndusCann, a Canada based research organisation on Cannabis, signed Research and Development (R&D) Collaborative Agreement on scientific research on cultivation of cannabis to explore its potential, clinical benefits and other medicinal uses at IIIM here today. The R&D […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Srinagar holds extensive appraisal of land encroachments in Shalteng tehsil

DC Srinagar holds extensive appraisal of land encroachments in Shalteng tehsil

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 22: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Saturday attached Tehsildar Shalteng till further orders. The attachment of the officer was ordered after DC’s inspection of the functioning of the Shalteng tehsil office – and that of revenue records of Patwar halqas of the tehsil – during which several discrepancies were observed therein. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Inter-block indoor sports competitions kick-starts in B’la

Inter-block indoor sports competitions kick-starts in B’la

BARAMULLA, FEBRUARY 22: Continuing its efforts for the promotion and development of sports in the district, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today kick-started inter block indoor sports competition, here in the Indoor Sports Stadium. The competition marked the overwhelming and enthusiastic participation of young players from various blocks of the district. Event is […]