SRINAGAR: Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS), a civil society group, has urged upon the Jammu and Kashmir government to scrap joint venture deal with NHPC in order to put a stop to continuous “loot” of J&K’s water resources. It has also asked the government to cancel the allotment of 1020 MW Bursar […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) has expressed its dismay and shocked over the chief minster’s statement with regard to transfer of power projects from NHPC to the state control and management. KCCI, in a statement Tuesday, said recovery of power projects the NHPC is holding at the cost of progress, prosperity […]
SRINAGAR: The five-day soft skill development training program organized by J&K police in collaboration with University of Delhi concluded on Tuesday, a police spokesperson here said. Dr Pamela Singla project coordinator of the program visited the south Kashmir districts to supervise the ongoing sessions held in these districts. Speaking to the media Dr Singla said […]
JAMMU: Dispelling the perception that Jammu and Kashmir is dependent on Centre to meet its financial needs, state Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather has said whatever it receives from the Government of India is its right guaranteed under the Indian Constitution. He said grant-in-aid for the state is being decided by the Finance Commission under […]
SRINAGAR: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Mohammad Yasin Malik on Monday slammed Indian Defence Minister AK Antony’s reported refusal to reopen the 2001 Pathribal fake encounter case after the Army gave a clean chit to five of its men accused of killing five civilians. “Killers of Kashmiris cannot evade punishment and will have […]
Jammu: The state government on Monday ordered following transfers and postings in the administration: Prasanna Ramaswamy G, IAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gandoh, is transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Rajesh Sharma. Niraj Kumar, IAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Doda, is transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, against an available vacancy. Amit Sharma, KAS, […]
Srinagar: Flood threat looms large in dozens of villages in Pulwama district as the Flood Control Department has failed to remove the earth dug for the construction of concrete retaining walls along the Lar stream. Worried residents in Ratnipora village said that the Flood Control Department has been constructing retaining walls along the stream banks […]
Srinagar: Pakistan’s Ministry of Kashmir Affairs has asked the government to take the execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “on the ground that he was not given a fair trial,” a media report said Sunday. “I have formally asked the Foreign Affairs Ministry to complete all the formalities to […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Centre for Social and Developmental Studies (KCSDS) aims to constitute a joint forum for direct negotiations with New Delhi over the much-awaited return of hydropower projects to the state. “We are in the final stage of constituting a joint forum of all civil society groups to directly take up with New Delhi […]
SRINAGAR: Time for bunking and taking rules for a ride may be over for the college students in Kashmir with Kashmir University (KU), for the first time, going tough on those falling short of attendance. Hundreds of first year undergraduate students will not be able to appear in their upcoming annual examination for they didn’t […]