Opinion

 Crescent Kashmir

Tourism is back

Tourism is back

In the past few months, Kashmir valley has witnessed brisk tourism especially during the winters and the Gulmarg has been a busy destination for the winter tourism. Now in this spring season, there are visible signs that the industry is picking up and the government has organized a Tulip festival in order to give a […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tourism in air

Tourism in air

There is a lot of talk about the tourism in Jammu and Kashmir post easing of restrictions which were re-imposed here due to the coronavirus. All of a sudden there was talk about Kashmir snow and Kashmir weather especially during the severe winter in the social media as several celebrities came to Kashmir valley to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Spring season

Spring season

Recently the government opened two spring gardens in Kashmir valley to officially declare the spring season open here. First it was the almond garden or Badamveir, thrown open for the tourist and general public by the authorities as it attracts a lot of locals who come out after a long spell of winter chill to […]

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Political reaction

Political reaction

Mainstream political parties including PDP and National Conference have welcomed the recent positive statements for the peace and development coming out in Islamabad and New Delhi. National Conference in a statement said that the thaw in the Indo-Pakistan relations is bound to have a positive impact on the people of Jammu and Kashmir who have […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Fresh hope

Fresh hope

  There have been a lot of statements from New Delhi and Islamabad over the issues and all such statements have proved that in the recent past both the countries have worked on the ground to create the conditions for the dialogue process to begin. People of Jammu and Kashmir are closely watching the situation […]

 Crescent Kashmir

After the rains

After the rains

Another spell of heavy rains has virtually thrown life out of gear in Jammu and Kashmir with highways getting closed. There are not only heavy rains in the plains of Kashmir but upper reaches received light to moderate snowfall. As per MeT officials, the ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded seven to eight inches […]

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Mainstream politics

Mainstream politics

Mainstream politics in Jammu and Kashmir is suffering from many fronts as they have been only witnessing sudden twists and turns in the events around them and the latest has been the efforts of friendship between India and Pakistan to hammer out a solution to all their issues. PAGD was formed by the mainstream political […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Reciprocating response

Reciprocating response

India and Pakistan have been answering each other’s calls for the peace in the region. In this direction recently they did an agreement for the ceasefire on the borders. In response to the Pakistan’s talk of peace India has also told Pakistan that talks and terror cannot go together and has asked Islamabad to take […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Projects in focus

Projects in focus

JK administration is very keen for completion of projects in Jammu and Srinagar under the smart city projects. Recently Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha held a series of meetings for the overall development and laid emphasis on the smart city projects. In this direction while reviewing the Smart Poles project under Jammu Smart City Limited, the […]

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JKCA

JKCA

Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the recent past. Recently a central probing agency has almost indicted Dr. Farooq Abdullah in a money laundering case in the same association when he was heading it a few years back. Recently J&K High Court suspended the proposed […]