Pay water usage charges: HC to NHPC

Asks Corp To Apply For License Within Two-Weeks

MUDDASIR ALI/SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, May 26: In a significant judgment, the state High Court has directed the power giant, National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC), to pay water usage charges to the Jammu and Kashmir government for exploiting state’s water resources for generating electricity.The Corporation was More

Govt constitutes cabinet sub-committee

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 26: As Jammu and Kashmir continues to suffer financial and power losses due to non-transfer of Salal power project from NHPC, the state cabinet Thursday authorized a cabinet sub-committee to recommend the future course of action.The 4-member cabinet sub-committee to be headed by More

Army contradict CM

‘We Stand By GOC’s Comments On Infiltration’

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, May 26: A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said some 40 militants have crossed over into the state from across the LoC this year, the army Thursday reiterated that no infiltration took place since January 2011.“Our stand on the issue of infiltration is clear. Two days back our More

‘No boycott call for Panchayat polls’

Political Rivalry Behind Killing Of Candidates: Salahuddin

Srinagar, May 26: Chairman of United Jihad Council and Supreme Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Syed Salahuddin, on Thursday said the amalgam didn’t call for boycott of Panchayat polls as these are for local self governance. He blamed “political rivalry” and agencies for the killing of candidates contesting More

Bank changeover blow to JK: Mehbooba

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 26: Rejecting the ‘lame excuses’ forwarded by the state government to defend its decision to move away from JK Bank’s over draft facility to the RBI’s Ways and Means arrangement, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today maintained that the decision was a serious blow to state’s dignity, More

Pattan mourns doc’s death in air crash

ALTAF BABA

Pattan, May 26: The death of Dr Syed Arshad Abbas Shah, aged 27, in an air ambulance crash in Faridabad, Haryana, Wednesday night has shocked his native village of Nowlari Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.Dr Arshad was pursuing fellowship in emergency medicine and was presently working More

Bring JK under new law on communal violence: NAC tells Centre

Will Go By Constitution: Law Minister

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 26: With the National Advisory Council (NAC) counseling the Centre to extend the scope of its proposed legislation on communal violence to Jammu and Kashmir, the state is set to be equipped with much harsher laws to deal with “identity-based targeted attacks, hate propaganda and organized More

Ministers seek CM’s intervention

Ban On Press TV

Srinagar, May 26: Two cabinet colleagues of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday pitched for revoking seven-month old ban on Iran’s state-run English news channel Press TV.Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Minister Qamar Ali Akhoon and Minister for Information Technology Aga Ruhullah called More

Headless SKIMS faces derecognition

Govt Sits On Selection Panel Recommendation

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, May 26: With the state government inordinately delaying appointment of the director at SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), a surprise visit by Medical Council of India (MCI), in prevailing circumstances, could lead to derecognition of this premier tertiary-care hospital and teaching More

Cancerous delay in purchase of drugs

Srinagar, May 26: Atrocious delay by SKIMS authorities in the finalization of rate contract with pharmaceutical companies is forcing the cancer patients to purchase costly life-saving drugs at exorbitant rates from the open market.“Till March we would get a chemotherapy dose for Rs 2193 from the More