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 Crescent Kashmir

Severe Cold Continue In Kashmir, Minus 4.9°C In Srinagar

Severe Cold Continue In Kashmir, Minus 4.9°C In Srinagar

Srinagar: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.9°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official said that the temperature in Srinagar dropped by one notch from previous night’s minus 4.8°C and it was below normal by 5.1°C for the summer capital of J&K for this time of […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor chairs the 5th J&K UT Wildlife Board meeting

Lt Governor chairs the 5th J&K UT Wildlife Board meeting

Key interventions for sustainable management of rich biodiversity and integrated development of wildlife habitats discussed LG directs concerned authorities to increase the awareness on Wildlife conservation LG inaugurates Wildlife Office Complex at Raj Bagh Srinagar; releases Coffee Table Book and a short film on Jambu Zoo Report on Biodiversity Assessment of Wild Fauna and Flora […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Development projects

Development projects

Recently Secretary, Health and Medical Education, visited Handwara and chaired a mega public darbar at Handwara to take stock of public grievances besides assessing development activities being executed in the area. Chairman, District Development Council Kupwara, Irfan Sultan Panditpori, Deputy Commissioner, Ayushi Sudan, Vice Chairman, District Development Council,  Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir, DDC member Rajwar, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CS led Committee approves AAP for key Agri schemes

CS led Committee approves AAP for key Agri schemes

Stresses on percolating maximum benefits down to grassroots level JAMMU, FEBRUARY 08: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today chaired the UT level committee meetings called for giving approval to the Annual Action Plans (AAP) of some of the key Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) for development of Agriculture and Horticulture sectors here in the UT. Besides the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Explosives Recovered In Jammu And Kashmir’s Sopore

Explosives Recovered In Jammu And Kashmir’s Sopore

SRINAGAR, Feb 8: Security forces on Thursday recovered explosives from Jammu & Kashmir’s Sopore town. A police statement said, “In a significant development, police recovered a cache of explosive materials from a house in the Kraknshiven colony in Sopore. “The materials, suspected to be used in the manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), were seized […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Mercury Under Free Fall As Cold Intensifies In Kashmir

Mercury Under Free Fall As Cold Intensifies In Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Feb 8: Due to clear night sky, mercury remained under free fall in Kashmir on Thursday as Srinagar city recorded minus 5.2 as the minimum temperature. The Meteorological (MeT) department has said that weather would remain dry till February 14. Srinagar recorded minus 5.2, Gulmarg minus 12 and Pahalgam minus 11.9 as the minimum […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Srinagar Attack: Injured Rohit Succumbs In Hospital

Srinagar Attack: Injured Rohit Succumbs In Hospital

Srinagar :Man who was critically wounded yesterday in militant attack at Shalkadal area of Srinagar succumbed to his injuries this morning at the hospitalA top police officer confirmed that the person who was critically wounded in a militant attack yesterday has succumbed to his injuries this morning at the hospital.It’s pertinent to mention that yesterday, […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Civilian shot dead, another injured in Shaheed Gunj

Civilian shot dead, another injured in Shaheed Gunj

Srinagar: A civilian was shot dead while another was injured by an unknown gunman in Shaheed Gunj area of Srinagar, officials said.A top official said that Amrit Paul Singh (31), a resident of Amritsar, Punjab, was fired upon by unknown gunmen in Shaheed Gunj area this evening, resulting in his on spot death.The official said […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor lays foundation stone of Synthetic Football Turf at Jagti Camp, Nagrota

Lt Governor lays foundation stone of Synthetic Football Turf at Jagti Camp, Nagrota

The achievements of Kashmiri Pandit community fill my heart with pride: LG Sinha I dedicate this vital sports project at Jagti to the Youth of this Community and to their immense contribution to nation-building: LG State-of-the-Art sports facility to be developed as per FIFA Standards demonstrates our unwavering commitment and dedication to promote sports in […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Sanitation systems

Sanitation systems

Government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to create sustainable sanitation systems in villages, tourist and religious destinations in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The Swachh Bharat Mission – Grameen, a flagship program under the Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj having achieved the ODF status will focus on creating sustainable assets […]