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 Crescent Kashmir

Atal Dulloo reviews seed availability, irrigation facilities for upcoming seasons

Atal Dulloo reviews seed availability, irrigation facilities for upcoming seasons

  Sets deadlines for opening of main, distribution canals in Jammu division JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, chaired a meeting to review availability and procurement of seeds and germplasm for Jammu and Kashmir at the Civil Secretariat today. The meeting assessed availability of breeder, foundation and certified seeds […]

 Crescent Kashmir

JK Govt takes major step in promoting millets for sustainable, healthy future: Approves Rs 15 cr project to prop up Nutri Cereals

JK Govt takes major step in promoting millets for sustainable, healthy future: Approves Rs 15 cr project to prop up Nutri Cereals

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved an ambitious Rs 15 crore project to prop up nutri cereals besides promoting and enhancing millet production and consumption in the Union Territory. The project, planned to be implemented over a period of three years, aims to promote cultivation of millets, increase their value addition […]

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Putin casts Ukraine war as a battle for Russia’s survival

Putin casts Ukraine war as a battle for Russia’s survival

President Vladimir Putin has cast the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war as an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people — and said he is forced to take into account Nato’s nuclear capabilities. A year since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin is increasingly presenting the war as […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Rural development in focus

Rural development in focus

In order to give a boost to the rural economy, the J & K administration is focusing on different schemes in the rural development sector. In Srinagar district recently the Deputy Commissioner took a wise review of the RDD sector. He asked Officers to lay thrust on different verticals under Phase-2 of SBM. He during […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J&K possesses vast potential for entrepreneurship, innovation, incubation and startups: Advisor Bhatnagar

J&K possesses vast potential for entrepreneurship, innovation, incubation and startups: Advisor Bhatnagar

Addresses Capacity Building Program on Small Business Development for Aspiring and Existing Entrepreneurs at Jammu JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today remarked that Jammu and Kashmir has vast potential for entrepreneurship, innovation, incubation and startup’s and a lot of growth and development is happening across the region from the last […]

 Crescent Kashmir

J-K will soon get 24*7 electricity, says LG

J-K will soon get 24*7 electricity, says LG

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that with the implementation of various central government schemes, Jammu and Kashmir will soon achieve its target of ensuring round-the-clock electricity. Talking to the reporters Sinha said the power generation, distribution and transmission capacity has been increased in the past three years. “We have increased 56 per cent […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Anantnag chairs District NCORD meeting

DC Anantnag chairs District NCORD meeting

ANANTNAG, FEBRUARY 26: In order to curb the drug menace in the district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Basharat Qayoom today chaired the 6th District Level NCORD meeting. During the meeting, the attendees were apprised about the action taken report of previous meetings held. The chair was informed that various training/ awareness programmes were held […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Dr Samoon reviews development profile of Kupwara district

Dr Samoon reviews development profile of Kupwara district

Holds review meeting with PRIs, District Officers, Visiting Officers of B2V4 KUPWARA, FEBRUARY 25: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today had a day long visit of Kupwara district during which he carried out series of activities and reviewed development profile of the district with PRIs and administration besides assessing public grievances. […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DPIIT imparts training to officers for the adoption of PMG portal in the UT

DPIIT imparts training to officers for the adoption of PMG portal in the UT

Project monitoring & supervision to get strengthened: Secretary Planning JAMMU/SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 25: Team of Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), GoI today imparted online training to the Nodal officers of all districts & departments of J&K for enabling the UT to monitor its Projects through the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) Portal. Secretary, […]

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Social groups

Social groups

Social groups play an important role to weave goodness and values for the common people.  These groups are responsible for the changes for those people who are striving to survive amid odds. Recently LG Manoj Sinha attended an event organized by Rotary Clubs of Jamshedpur Steel City & Patna Mid-town at Zirakpur. The two clubs […]