JK’s SOS to Centre; Send back IAS officers

Govt Seeks Repatriation Of Bureaucrats To Rejuvenate Administration

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, June 28: Faced with ‘shortage’ of the Indian Administrative Service officers, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has sought repatriation of a few of them from the central deputation.Highly placed government sources disclosed to Greater Kashmir that the state government has written to the More

JK to get 1300 MW from CVPPPL: Khan

‘Generation To Start In Next 6 Years’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 28: Jammu and Kashmir shall be entitled to a share of 1300 MWs of energy from the three power projects to be established by the state in joint venture with the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC).“The state will turn into power surplus region in next seven years after three More

‘Pak has sought clarification under IWT’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 28: Pakistan has sought “certain clarifications” from India over execution of new power projects under the joint venture Chenab Valley Power Project Private Ltd.“Under Indus Water Treaty we had submitted DPRs to them (Pakistan’s Water Commission) on the projects. They have asked More

Cannot match India militarily: Pak

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, June 28: Pakistan cannot afford to match the induction of modern weaponry by India, which possibly has a greater capacity to sustain a war, Pakistani Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has said.“If we only try to match them (India) militarily and buy the sort of armament which More

Army, Govt on same page: GOC

Rehabilitation Policy

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, June 28: Terming the process of scrutinizing the antecedents of released militants as a complicated process, commander of Army’s 15 Corps Lt. Gen. S A Hasnain Tuesday said that Army was committed to facilitate the initiative of Government of India for their rehabilitation.“Various agencies More

Tarigami goes Anna way

Leads Protest Against Corruption

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, June 28: Following the footsteps of prominent social activist Anna Hazare, CPI(M) General Secretary and MLA Kulgam Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami Tuesday started a campaign against corruption from this South Kashmir town, demanding a Lokpal type legislation in the state.Tarigami lead hundreds More

No false promise, Omar leaves venue

‘Can’t Befool People By Announcing District Status For Beerwah’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Beerwah (Budgam), June 28: Rather than making a false promise, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday preferred to leave the venue of a public gathering here in central Kashmir, where he was expected to make a commitment for carving out Beerwah district from Budgam.Addressing a gathering here More

Farooq takes on OIC

‘Set Your House In Order’

Jammu, June 28: Union Minister and National Conference patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah Tuesday lashed out at Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) for referring to Jammu and Kashmir as an "occupied territory". He said the OIC should set its own house in order before worrying about Kashmir.Talking More

Amarnath Yatra begins from Jammu

Jammu, June 28: The 46-day-long annual Amarnath pilgrimage began on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements as the first batch of 2096 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for Yatra to the 13,500 feet high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.Escorted by police and para-military personnel More

Fida, Singh are SHRC members

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 28: The State Human Rights Commission Tuesday got two more members after Governor NN Vohra cleared their names.Sources said Vohra gave nod to the names of Advocate Rafiq Fida and Advocate Amolak Singh as the SHRC members. A formal notification to this effect was also issued by the More

Shab-e-Me’raj holiday tomorrow

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 28: As per a Government notification, the State holiday on account of Shab-e-Me’raj shall now be observed on June 30 (Thursday) instead of June 29 (Wednesday).Accordingly, the provincial holiday (Kashmir province) on account of Friday following Shab-e-Me’raj shall now be observed More