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Skill development

Skill development

  Recently Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting to review skill development, entrepreneurship and labour welfare. Senior officials of the Department of Skill Development, Department of Labour & Employment and Mission Youth attended the meeting. He discussed various issues such as creating convergence of skill development schemes, opportunities and strategy for employment generation […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Challenging Article 370 Abrogation Might Have Been a Mistake: Sajad Lone

Challenging Article 370 Abrogation Might Have Been a Mistake: Sajad Lone

SRINAGAR: Challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court might have been a mistake but not doing so would have made things worse politically for the mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has said. The Apex Court in December last year upheld the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decision to […]

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Bairstow, Shashank help PBKS raze down record 261 with eight balls to spare

Bairstow, Shashank help PBKS raze down record 261 with eight balls to spare

Punjab Kings chased down KKR’s 261 in a record-bringing run-chase at the Eden Gardens. Despite a splendid all-round performance from Sunil Narine, multiple records tumbled as Punjab Kings, led by Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten century, and quickfire fifties from Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, registered an eight-wicket win with eight balls to spare over Kolkata Knight […]

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Gaza protests against Israel reach Europe

Gaza protests against Israel reach Europe

PARIS: Student-led protests over the war in Gaza were widening in Europe on Friday as activists in France and Britain follow the lead of a campus demonstrations spreading in the US. Protesters in Paris blocked an entrance to elite university Sciences Po on Friday, refusing to back down after a tent “occupation” was broken up by police […]

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Heritage Walk

Heritage Walk

In order to make the new generation aware about the treasures of heritage in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K administration held many programmes on World Heritage Day. On the occasion of World Heritage Day, Chief Secretary, morning flagged off a heritage walk from Shri Ranbir Singh (SRS) Library, Kachi Chawni to Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex here. […]

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Maintaining accountability

Maintaining accountability

In order to have wider  participation of people to exercise their right to vote in the coming parliamentary polls, the system is being streamlined. The Booth Level Officer (BLO) is responsible for retrieving Form 12D from the elector’s place of residence when the required documentation has been completed. The candidates receive a list of these […]

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Demoralised RCB run into red-hot SRH again

Demoralised RCB run into red-hot SRH again

RCB have suffered six defeats on the trot now in IPL 2024. All six would have hurt without a doubt. But the most recent one, against Kolkata Knight Riders, would have stung a bit more. A stunning run chase saw them almost gun down 223, only to fall one run short. For a team that […]

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Lok Sabha Polls | NC’s Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Files Nomination From Srinagar

Lok Sabha Polls | NC’s Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Files Nomination From Srinagar

SRINAGAR, Apr 25: National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections next month. Accompanied by NC president Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool, Mehdi filed the […]

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Security for polls

Security for polls

In order to review the preparations along with security for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), reviewed meetings are being held in every district of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently District Election Officer (DEO), Doda, chaired a meeting with officers from AC 51 Bhaderwah, AC 52 Doda and AC 53 Doda West to review the preparations for upcoming […]

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Militans, Security Forces Exchange Fire in Bandipora, Search On

Militans, Security Forces Exchange Fire in Bandipora, Search On

Srinagar: Gunfight brokeout between militants and security forces in Ranji forest area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora. Reports reaching that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Ranji forest. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off […]