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 Crescent Kashmir

New schemes

New schemes

In order to impart the better benefits of NEP-2020, the government is going to start 435 SHRI Schools in Jammu and Kashmir. Pedagogy to be adopted in these schools will be more experiential, holistic, integrated, play/toy-based (particularly, in the foundational years) inquiry-driven, discovery-oriented, learner-centred, discussion-based, flexible and enjoyable. Focus will be on learning outcomes of […]

 Crescent Kashmir

LG issues direction to release salaries of PM package employees

LG issues direction to release salaries of PM package employees

The Lieutenant Governor’s secretariat has asked the Chief Secretary’s office to direct all the heads of departments to release the salaries of the PM package employees and other minority employees, who have resumed their duties in Kashmir division. In a communique to special secretary to chief secretary, the Raj Bhavan has asked him to direct […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Advisor Bhatnagar inaugurates mega Job Fair at Jammu

Advisor Bhatnagar inaugurates mega Job Fair at Jammu

Interacts with representatives of various companies, Industrial Associations, job seekers JAMMU, FEBRUARY 12: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today inaugurated a mega Job Fair-2023, organised by Labour and Employment Department at Convention Centre here. Advisor Bhatnagar, after inaugurating the fair, inspected various stalls of employers and held detailed interaction with them regarding the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Remove illegal encroachment over Jhelum or face action: I&FC

Remove illegal encroachment over Jhelum or face action: I&FC

Irrigation and Flood Control division in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has asked residents to remove illegal encroachments over Jhelum river banks and other water bodies within the period of seven days, failing which strict action would be taken against the encroachers. According to a notice, people who have encroached over the Irrigation and Flood control […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CS inaugurates Rs 8.5 Cr digital cath lab for SKIMS

CS inaugurates Rs 8.5 Cr digital cath lab for SKIMS

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 11:  Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today inaugurated the state of the art new   digital cardiac catheterization lab for SKIMS, Soura here. On the occasion Secretary, Health; Director, SKIMS; Director Health, Kashmir; HoDs of different departments of SKIMS and many other concerned officers participated in person or virtually through video link. While […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Messi, Mbappe and Benzema nominated for 2022 FIFA Best Men’s Player

Messi, Mbappe and Benzema nominated for 2022 FIFA Best Men’s Player

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema have been named as the finalists for The FIFA Best Men’s Football Player Award in 2022, soccer’s world governing body FIFA announced on Friday. Messi captained Argentina to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar last year, beating France in a dramatic final. Messi won the tournament’s […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Aid trickles in as Turkiye-Syria quake toll passes 24,000

Aid trickles in as Turkiye-Syria quake toll passes 24,000

International aid was trickling into parts of Turkiye and Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people. A winter freeze in the affected areas has hurt rescue efforts and compounded the suffering of millions of people, many in desperate […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Srinagar-Jammu highway reopens after three days

Srinagar-Jammu highway reopens after three days

Vehicular movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway was partially restored partially on Saturday after remaining closed for three days, officials said here An official said that the highway was blocked since Thursday evening due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by rains near Mehar, Panthyal, Magarkot and Cafeteria Morh. He said after completion of clearance operation, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Flight operations resume at Srinagar Airport

Flight operations resume at Srinagar Airport

Flight operations at Srinagar International Airport resumed on Saturday after remaining temporarily suspended due to the snowfall and low visibility, officials said. Director Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said that flight operations have resumed at Srinagar airport. “The flight operations have resumed at Srinagar airport and no flight has been cancelled,” the official said. Earlier in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Sports infrastructure

Sports infrastructure

  There is a lot of focus on the building of sports infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir so that more youth get the opportunity to show their talent. Recently LG Manoj Sinha inaugurated 94 sports infrastructure projects worth Rs 46.07 crore (88 under CAPEX and 6 under JKIDFC). The projects include stadiums, playfields, lighting projects, […]