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 Crescent Kashmir

CBI inquiry

CBI inquiry

  Omar Abdullah has been very prompt on twitter about any utterance of State Governor Satya Pal Malik. While reacting to his statement that all the government orders indicating unrest in Kashmir were invalid, Omar sought CBI inquiry into the entire episode so that responsibility is fixed and rumours are killed once for all. Memories […]

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Modi lauds J&K

Modi lauds J&K

Prime Minister in his latest radio programme Mann Ki Baat has lauded the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their hospitality and for their love for development. He said that development was the main weapon in the hands of government to bring people out of uncertainty. Appreciating the officers of the state administration for successfully […]

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Jhelum-Tawi flood recovery project

Jhelum-Tawi flood recovery project

  Although after the 2014 floods, the Central Government asked the State authorities to prepare detailed project reports for the recovery of River Jhelum and Tawi as they found that the carrying capacity of both the rivers has been reduced and the siltation was the main problem for these rivers. Rs 1500 crore, World Bank […]

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Infrastructure projects

Infrastructure projects

  In the recent past State Governor has decided to complete hundreds of incomplete projects in Jammu and Kashmir State and has requested the Central Government for immediate funds to complete them within the timeline set by his administration. In this direction, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (JKERA) has completed 170 externally funded infrastructure projects in […]

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Hokersar wetland

Hokersar wetland

    Recently the authorities have decided to demarcate the Hokersar wetland and finally go for its preservation. In the past few years post-2014 floods we have already lost lot of portion from the remaining wetlands to the encroachments and to the siltation. The State administration has begun the process of peripheral demarcation of Hokersar […]

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Shahpur Kandi Project

Shahpur Kandi Project

  After the years of negotiations, J&K Government was finally able to strike a deal with the Government of Punjab for the Shahpur Kandi Project in Kathua district. This project when operational will be the game changer in the villages of Kathua as the water canal will be connected with Punjab and all the barren […]

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Climate change

Climate change

  The sudden showers in the month of July are playing havoc with the population and with infrastructure in many parts of J&K State. Basically a climate change, the flash floods in Rajouri and Poonch areas of Jammu in the recent past has played with human lives and also with infrastructure. Similar flash floods have […]

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Panchayati Raj

Panchayati Raj

Recently Union Secretary for Panchayati Raj was in Kashmir to get the feedback from the ground so that the Union Government will provide more funds for the gross root democracy to take roots in the villages of Kashmir. On his two day visit to Kashmir recently, he met self-help groups and also various Panchayat members […]

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Safety of children

Safety of children

  The district magistrate of Srinagar has recently directed all government and private schools to ensure that there is strict adherence to bus safety rules and guidelines.  The order comes in the wake of growing complaints and reports of overloading among other practices of negligence in school buses putting lives of children on board in […]

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Growth of J&K Bank

Growth of J&K Bank

  Despite recent unfortunate incidents including the raids on the residence of former Chairman of J&K Bank, the bank is still raring to go and scale further on the path of progress. All the bank officers are dedicated according to their recent appeal to the general public and they have assured the customers that they […]