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DDC Srinagar reviews progress under Jal Jeevan Mission

DDC Srinagar reviews progress under Jal Jeevan Mission

Sets deadline for 100% coverage under scheme SRINAGAR JULY 09:- In order to ensure 100 percent coverage under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad chaired a meeting with sectorial officers here today. The meeting discussed physical and financial progress of JJM works being executed in the district as […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Lt Governor takes comprehensive review of various NHIDCL projects

Lt Governor takes comprehensive review of various NHIDCL projects

Directs for time bound removal of bottlenecks, expediting pace of works & synergizing inter agency coordination to achieve optimum results Connectivity of Sonamarg highway to be ensured during the ensuing winter season Team of senior NHIDCL officials to visit Doda next week JAMMU, JULY 30: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha took a comprehensive review of the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DC Kupwara takes stock of flood damage

DC Kupwara takes stock of flood damage

Appeals people to avoid encroachment of roads, nallahs, drains KUPWARA, JULY 30: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din along with DDC member Hyhama, Haji Sona Ullah and concerned Officers today visited various flood affected areas including Goose, Khumriyal and Chairkoot to take stock of the damages due to heavy rains and flash floods. The Deputy […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Grenade attack in Baramulla, Four CRPF personnel, civilian injured

Grenade attack in Baramulla, Four CRPF personnel, civilian injured

Srinagar:  Four paramilitary CRPF including an Assistant sub inspector and a civilian were injured after suspected militants hurled a grenade on CRPF party at Khanpora Bridge in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. A senior Police officer  said  that militants attacked by lobbing a grenade towards CRPF party at Khanpora Bridge in which four CRPF […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Heritage gardens

Heritage gardens

The government of Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past has taken a number of measures to preserve the rich heritage and culture. In this direction J&K Government recently inked MoU with JSW Foundation for restoration & conservation of Shalimar & Nishat Gardens on the rim of Dal Lake. These two Mughal gardens are the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Advisor Baseer Khan visits Kulgam; Inspects Rural Development, Flood Protection, PDD works

Advisor Baseer Khan visits Kulgam; Inspects Rural Development, Flood Protection, PDD works

E-inaugurates AALOW Mobile app, development works KULGAM, JULY 29: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today conducted an extensive tour of Kulgam to inspect various development works being executed in the district besides reviewing Independence Day preparations, flood protection and Power Development Department works. Advisor inspected ongoing restoration work on Hernag at Pahaloo being executed […]

 Crescent Kashmir

PCC Chairman inaugurates workshop on Snow Leopard Population Assessment in J&K

PCC Chairman inaugurates workshop on Snow Leopard Population Assessment in J&K

JAMMU, JULY 29:  Chairman Pollution Control Committee, Suresh Chugh, today inaugurated one day workshop on Snow Leopard Population Assessment in Jammu and Kashmir organised by Wildlife Protection Department at Manda here. Snow Leopard, a threatened species which has resemblance with common leopard, is an apex predator of high altitude cold mountain eco-system whose population is […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Create plenteous, gainful employment opportunities for women to make them self sufficient: Advisor Farooq Khan

Create plenteous, gainful employment opportunities for women to make them self sufficient: Advisor Farooq Khan

Chairs 26thBoDs meet of JKWDC SRINAGAR, JULY 29: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired the 26th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Women’s Development Corporation (JKWDC) at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda; Managing Director, JKWDC, Dr. Naheed Soz; representatives of Finance, Planning […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Police arrests rape accused within hours in Baramulla

Police arrests rape accused within hours in Baramulla

Police in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district arrested a person accused of rape within hours after complaint was received. Police said that yesterday, Police Station Uri received a written complaint from one person stating therein that his minor daughter (name withheld) was raped by one person namely Imtiyaz Khan alias Muna Khan son of Saleem Khan […]

 Crescent Kashmir

12 persons injured in Sopore road accident

12 persons injured in Sopore road accident

At least twelve persons were injured after an oil-tanker collided with a mini-bus on Thursday evening in Sopore in north-Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports reaching a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) said that the incident occurred at bye-pass Sopore when an oil-tanker collided head on with a mini-bus – on its way back from […]