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DDC Anantnag reviews pace/ progress of ongoing work projects by various departments

DDC Anantnag reviews pace/ progress of ongoing work projects by various departments

Directs implementing agencies to complete developmental works before winter ANANTNAG, OCTOBER 22: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla today chaired a review meeting of all major departments, here to review the pace/ progress of various ongoing projects by various departments. The DDC directed all the departments to expedite execution of pending works […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CS inaugurates Mining Department’s Web Portal

CS inaugurates Mining Department’s Web Portal

24X7 e-portal to allow transparent and time-bound processing of various government services SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21: The Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today inaugurated the e-services web portal of Geology and Mining Department to provide single touch point between the applicant and the Department and strength accountability and responsiveness. The e- services portal will ensure […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Collective punishment being given to the youth of Kashmir ahead of Amit Shah’s visit says Mehbooba

Collective punishment being given to the youth of Kashmir ahead of Amit Shah’s visit says Mehbooba

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that by snatching the bikes of hundreds of youth in Kashmir, the government is giving collective punishment to the youth as they move on the bikes for their livelihood. She said that such an attitude of the police shows that this government has […]

 Crescent Kashmir

IGP rules out militant angle into death of non-local in Anantnag

IGP rules out militant angle into death of non-local in Anantnag

Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Friday ruled out any militant related angle in the death of mentally unsound non-local in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. In a statement to GNS, the police said that today at around 12:20 hrs, an unidentified dead body was found under the jurisdiction of police station Anantnag. The […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Woman Among 3 Killed In Anantnag, Doda Accidents

Woman Among 3 Killed In Anantnag, Doda Accidents

Anantnag/Jammu:: Three persons including a woman were killed in two separate road accidents in Anantnag and Doda district, reports and officials said on Friday. Reports said that one Haseena Banoo Wife (52) of Mohammad Yousuf Gareeb, a resident of FM Gali KP Road Anantnag, was hit and injured by the “speeding” truck (JK04A-6858) at KP […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Body of unsound non-local found in Anantnag

Body of unsound non-local found in Anantnag

Srinagar: Body of unsound person, apparently a non-local, was found at Shamshan Gath Bilal Colony area of Janglatmandi on Friday.   While police have taken the body into custody, death due to the bullet(s) was unlikely given the nature of the wound, officials said.   “Although there is some wound in the head, it is […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Solid Waste Management

Solid Waste Management

Solid waste management is a growing concern in Jammu and Kashmir especially in the cities of Srinagar and Jammu. Though both the cities have been brought under the ambit of smart cities , solid waste management is still an issue and the government is trying to solve it not only for the present but also […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Central Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Chanapora Srinagar

Central Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Chanapora Srinagar

A Gunfight is underway between militants and security forces in Chanapora area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thrusday evening. Official sources told GNS that a joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team advanced towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]

 Crescent Kashmir

CS reviews functioning of flagship schemes of Health &Medical Education and Social Welfare Departments

CS reviews functioning of flagship schemes of Health &Medical Education and Social Welfare Departments

Directs H&ME Department to open 1000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March, 2022; Asks to saturate universal health insurance scheme Advises expeditious end to end digitization of all social sector schemes SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the flagship schemes of the Health & Medical Education […]

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J&K Reports 87 New Covid-19 Cases, No Death

J&K Reports 87 New Covid-19 Cases, No Death

Jammu and Kashmir reported 87 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 13 were reported from Jammu Division and 74 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331386. There was no death due to the virus […]