Power-starved JK is goldmine for NHPC

State Contributes 32% Energy To Corporation Kitty Against 68% By 27 Others

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Dec 30: While the political leadership in Jammu and Kashmir goes around the town trumpeting about the state having potential of generating around 20,000 MW of energy from its water resources, the real beneficiary of this goldmine is not the power-starved state but the National Hydro Electric More

47,960 lakh units generated in 6 months

MUSHTAQ AHMAD

Srinagar, Dec 30: At a time when entire Kashmir valley is reeling under darkness due to ‘torturous’ power cuts, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has generated 47,960 lakh units of electricity in J&K in just six months - the energy that can lit up entire state without interruption More

READY FOR TALKS WITH SEPARATISTS: PC

'No Hesitation To Make Interlocutors’ Report Public'

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 30: The Centre Friday said channels of communication with some of the separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir were open and there was a possibility of negotiation with them in the New Year if they came forward for dialogue."As far as talks with the separatists groups in Jammu and More

Chief Minister in no position to wield moral stick: Sajad

‘NC, PDP Responsible For Landing Kashmir In State Of Neglect’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 30: Reacting to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s statement asking Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to urge people to pay their electricity bills, chairman Peoples Conference, Sajad Lone, Friday doubted whether Omar had the right to claim a moral high.“Ironically, the same Omar Abdullah, who is More

Yasin Malik urges youth to strengthen movement

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 30: The chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, on Friday called upon youth to strengthen the ongoing peaceful struggle.“The world is supporting our peaceful struggle. I appeal the youth to be firm and keep their struggle peaceful so that world knows More

Govt biggest defaulter of power tariff: Mirwaiz

‘Security Forces Misusing Electricity’

UMER MAQBOOL

Budgam, Dec 30: A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked him to issue Fatwa against power theft, Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq continued his attack on the coalition Government, saying its departments and central forces operating here were the biggest defaulters of Power Development More

AFSPA dilution detrimental to national interest: Army Chief

New Delhi, Dec 30: Warning that partial revocation of AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir will create militant ‘sanctuaries’, Army Chief General V K Singh has said dilution of the controversial Act will be ‘detrimental’ to national interest.In an interview to the coming issue of Sainik Samachar, the More

Militancy down, not over: Hasnain

ALTAF BABA

Pattan (Baramulla), Dec 30: General Officer Commanding of Army’s 15 Corps, Lt. Gen. SA Hasnain, Friday said the graph of violence across the state has declined but militancy has not been completely wiped out.“There are still efforts from across the border to infiltrate the militants and create More

BSF man killed at AFS Awantipora

KHALID GUL

Pulwama, Dec 30: In a second incident of fratricide incident within a week, a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper shot dead his colleague outside Air Force Station Awantipora in this South Kashmir district Friday morning.Reports said head constable PK Hanjak of 2nd Battalion BSF resorted to indiscriminate More

Joginder Singh Oberoi passes away

Lovely Singh bereaved

GK News Network

Srinagar, Dec 30: Joginder Singh Oberoi, prominent businessman of Kashmir and owner of hotel Bharat, passed away on Thursday night in New Delhi following a brief spell of illness. Singh was on dialysis for past three months. Oberoi is the elder brother of Surinder Singh Oberoi (Lovely Singh), More

Basharat Dhar is MD JKPDC

Jammu, Dec 30: Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed Basharat Ahmed Dhar, an IAS officer, who will reach his superannuation on Saturday, as Managing Director, JK State Power Development Corporation More

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