Jammu: Minister for Forests and Environment Mian Altaf Tuesday said that 105 hectares of forest land had been diverted for the construction of 330 MW Kishan Ganga Hydel Project in Gurez while 20 hectares of land had been diverted for construction of underground tunnels for the project. The Minister was replying to a Calling Attention […]
BY COLIN TODHUNTER There is currently a battle waging across the planet over genetically modified (GM) crops. It seems like not a month goes by when a new report is released on the health, environmental or productivity aspects of GM organisms. The GM biotech industry tries to assure governments and the public about the safety […]
BY URVASHI BUTALIA My office is located in an urban village in the heart of Delhi. Originally surrounded by fields where people grew crops, these areas now house apartment blocks and shopping malls. All that’s left of the old village is the cluster of houses in which many of the erstwhile residents live, and where […]
On March 4, 1948, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was appointed the Prime Minister of J&K with a Council of Ministers. He had been entrusted the job of running the state’s emergency administration in October 1947. 2003: Vajpayee Says Won’t Repeat Past Mistakes in Kashmir The then Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee, said that (New […]
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday blamed Accountant General’s Office for the delay in tabling of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report in the state legislature. “So far no copy has reached me from AG’s Office how can I table CAG report. As soon as I get the copies of the report I will […]
SRINAGAR: Fourth unit of Uri-II Hydroelectric Project with generation capacity of 60 MW has been commissioned on March 1, NHPC said on Monday. A statement issued by the NHPC Limited, a government of India’s Hydro Power Undertaking said the Uri-II Project have been now declared fully operational with the commissioned of its fourth unit on […]
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India for implementation of Solar Power Projects with capacity of 7500 megawatts. The signing of memorandum was performed at a meeting of the senior officers of the state government and MNRE, GoI, […]
JAMMU: With an aim to safeguard and secure the interests of the workforce in the state, the J&K government is making efforts to strengthen and revive the Provident Fund Offices in all districts, Labour Minister Ajay Sadhotra said on Monday. He also said to improve the functioning online facilities will also be introduced shortly in […]
JAMMU: A delegation of Jammu Chamber of Commerce headed by President YV Sharma and President Industrial Association Gangyal Balbir Gupta called on Financial Commissioner Industries and Commerce Khurshid A Ganai here on Monday, according to an official spokesperson. The Delegation put forth various issues of the entrepreneurs including clearances, pollution guidelines, sales tax, VAT reimbursement […]
SRINAGAR: While welcoming the passage of the Bill stopping sealing and demolition of illegal buildings in the Assembly, the Valley hoteliers have urged government to immediately implement the decision so that establishments are opened for commercial activity. Hoteliers have also demanded revoking of ban on hotels, which were sealed for non-availability of Sewerage Treatment Plants […]