SERC summons PDD bosses

‘Curtailment Schedule Should Be Approved By Commission And Shared Equally By Entire State’

PESKY POWER CUTS PESTER VALLEYITES

MUDDASIR ALISrinagar, Dec 26: State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has sought an explanation from the Power Development Department (PDD) authorities on the extended power curtailment schedule for Kashmir valley announced by the latter Sunday.SERC summoned the PDD More

Cabinet panel on power projects to submit report on January 5

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Dec 26: The Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) on power projects, constituted by the Government to work out modalities for power-sharing and other related issues with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), is likely to submit its recommendation to the Government on January 5.Well informed More

Planning Commn miffed over fund ‘diversion’ in JK

Seeks Separate Sub-Plan For SCs, STs

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Dec 26: Taking serious note of hue and cry over the diversion of community specific funds in Jammu and Kashmir, the Planning Commission of India (PCI) has directed the state government to submit separate sub-plans for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) to ensure transparency in More

Govt sticks to its stand on age clause

Law Department Finalizes Response To Governor’s Queries

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 26: Sticking to its stand on PSA amendments, the state government has said the distinction in detention of youth below 18 years of age from Jammu and Kashmir and non-state subjects is “reasonable classification” under the law of the land.The state’s Law Department, according to authoritative More

Teenager booked for 3rd time

Srinagar, Dec 26: For 40-year-old Tabasum, the year 2011 has been of repeated grief and an endless battle. Her son Murtaza Manzoor of Maharaj Gunj Srinagar has been held under the controversial Public Safety Act again, third time this year.“The police have held him again. They have slapped PSA More

Mufti seeks Dulhasti, Salal for JK

M M PARVAIZ

Ramban, Dec 26: Reiterating the resolve of his party to make Jammu and Kashmir an economically self-reliant State, former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, today demanded implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group headed by former RBI More

Parliament to debate Lokpal bill today

Four Demands Non-Negotiable: Team Anna

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 26: Notwithstanding the slugfest over the Lokpal Bill, the debate on the proposed legislation will kick-start in the Parliament from Tuesday despite social activist Anna Hazare starting his three-day parallel fast in Mumbai at the same time to pressurise the Government into accepting More

Kashmiris want change in status-quo: Padgaonkar

‘Oppose JK’s Merger With Pak, Aren’t Pro-India’

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Dec 26: Chief interlocutor Dileep Padgaonkar on Monday said that most Kashmiris want change in the status-quo.“During our various visits to Jammu and Kashmir we met nearly 700 delegations. Most Kashmiris want change in status-quo within the Indian union,” Padgaonkar told Greater Kashmir More

MMU to meet today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 26: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu and Kashmir would be giving final shape to its proposals and decisions on issues like apostasy, moral waywardness, narcotics besides setting up of central Bait-ul-Maal (community fund) and contours of proposed Islamic banking at a meeting on Tuesday More

Cold wave intensifies

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Dec 26: Cold wave tightened its grip in Kashmir Valley Monday with the minimum temperature in Srinagar plummeting to the season’s lowest.Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.9 degrees Celsius, the coldest night in the city so far this winter, a MeT official said.Small More

10th class results soon: BOSE

KASHMIR NEWS SERVICE

Srinagar, Dec 26: The Public Relations Officer of State Board of School Education, on Monday said that results of 10th class will be out either in last week of December or first week of next month.  More

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India,Pak officials review CBMs

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Dec 26: India and Pakistan today reviewed conventional confidence-building measures during the first phase of two-day talks being held here as part of the bilateral peace process. The first More