Power Reforms
That the state has failed to bring about adequate reforms in its power sector despite receiving Rs 500 crore under Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (APDRP) is a matter of concern. The APDRP envisages modernization of distribution network, something which is essential to bring down transmission More- Kashmir
Ghulam Hassan Mir, Tarigami call on striking contractual lecturers
WASIM KHALID
Srinagar, August 16: At last the politicians seem to be taking interest into the problems of contractual lecturers who observed their 19th day of hunger strike in Srinagar on Tuesday. Two mainstream More
- Srinagar City
TRAFFIC AT JEHANGIR CHOWK GOES MESSIER, AUTHORITIES SLEEP
GK CITY REPORTER
Srinagar, Aug 16: For the past few days, gridlocks have become a routine scene at Jehangir Chowk, particularly in the afternoons till Iftaar, while the traffic police and other concerned authorities seem More
- Jammu
Jammu erupts against Hazare arrest
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Aug 16: Detention of noted Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday sparked off protests in the winter capital of the state with civil society, lawyers and political groups slamming the More
- South Asia
Volcano ticking in Leepa Valley, Kaiserkote:AJK experts
G U KYANI
Rawalpindi, Aug 16: Experts based in AJK on Tuesday revealed that they have discovered a volcano and “fault line” in Leepa Valley and Kaisarkote areas adjacent to Karnah sector near Line of Control More
- World
Watching TV for long hours shortens life expectancy
INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
Sydney, Aug 16: People sitting in front of TV for hours on end could shorten their life expectancy by almost five years, says an Australian study published Tuesday by the British Journal of Sports Medicine More


