JK to stake claim for Salal, Uri-I ownership

CSC Report On NHPC-Run Power Projects To Be Placed Before Cabinet

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Dec 8: Power-starved Jammu and Kashmir is all set to stake claim to get back two major power projects from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) with Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) on the issue likely to finalize and submit its recommendations to the state cabinet. The CSC would meet More

VALLEY IN THROES OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES

‘Conflict-Related Stress Has Triggered Hormonal Disorders In Women’

SYED MOHSIN

Srinagar, Dec 8: With conflict-related mental strain becoming part of life in the Valley, doctors at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and the Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar say the stress might be responsible for triggering polycystic ovary syndrome, one of the most More

Use of pepper gas hazardous: SHRC

‘For Sin Of Few, Thousands Can’t Be Punished’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 8: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Thursday asked the state government to refrain from using excessive pepper gas (pepper grenades) for crowd dispersal, saying other methods of controlling law and order need to be explored.Taking cognizance of a complaint filed by a local More

Fai pleads guilty for lobbying

AGENCIES/REUTERS

Washington, Dec 8: The executive director of Kashmir American Council (KAC), Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, on Wednesday pleaded guilty for lobbying on Kashmir.In a deal with federal prosecutors, Fai pleaded guilty in US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, to conspiracy and tax violations over a decades More

Tamper-proof number plates in JK soon

Hyderabad-Based Company Bags Tender To Supply HSRPs

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Dec 8: Hanging in balance for over a decade now, the much awaited High Security Registration Plates (HSRPs) scheme for eight lakh vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir would be launched in the state soon as the government has approved the tender of a Hyderabad-based company to supply the high-tech More

NGOs demand AFSPA repeal

New Delhi, Dec 8: A group of NGOs evaluating India's human rights situation for a UN-sponsored review, today demanded the repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) alleging that the government "routinely violates" the guidelines set by Supreme Court on the law.In its report, the Working More

Shia-Sunni Coordination Committee meet held

Srinagar, Dec 8: A meeting of Shia-Sunni Coordination Committee was held at the residence of Anjuman-e- Shariyan Shiyan president Aga Syed Hassan in Budgam on Thursday. During the meeting representatives More

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Defence land encroached in Srinagar, admits Govt

Orders CBI probe

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 8:  Government on Thursday admitted that serious irregularities have been detected in the issuance of No Objection Certificates, related to the use of defence land for private purposes More

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