Student killed in power protest

5 CISF Men Arrested; No AFSPA Protection For Accused: CM

ALTAF BABA/MUDDASIR ALI

Boniyar/Srinagar, Jan 2: A class 12 student was killed and two persons injured on Monday when Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding National Hydroelectric Power Corporation projects in Kashmir opened fire on people protesting against power shortage in Boniyar area of North Kashmir More

Collecting details: NHPC

Srinagar, Jan 2: NHPC’s Executive Director (Regional), Jeetandra Singh told Greater Kashmir this evening that the Corporation is collecting information about the incident. “We are in touch with the police and district administration over the issue,” the official said.‘NO PLANS TO HANDOVER More

Killing evokes widespread condemnation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 2: The killing of a student in CISF firing in Boniyar area of district Baramulla evoked massive condemnation from both separatist and mainstream parties.Both factions of Hurriyat Conference, JKLF, Democratic Freedom party, Kashmir Bar Association and local human rights activists More

PM for self-regulation by media

‘No Need For Outside Control’

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Jan 2: In the midst of raging debate over regulating the media content, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Monday strongly advocated a self-regulatory regime under which the media could itself take care of maladies such as “paid news.” At the same time he urged the media to curb the tendency More

Employees, pensioners to get 7% DA hike

Construction Of 13 Degree Colleges Approved

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 2: In a New Year gift, the state government on Monday announced release of seven percent Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees and pensioners.“The state cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah accorded administrative approval to payment More

IAS, IFS, KAS officers promoted

Jammu, Jan 2: The state cabinet Monday approved grade promotion of IAS, IFS and KAS officers.The beneficiaries include Director General, Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA), R K Jerath, who has been promoted to the fixed scale of the IAS in the scale of Rs 80, 000/- pm.
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SERC to issue guidelines soon

PDD Authorities, Civil Society Present Their Viewpoint

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 2: The State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) which Monday heard a petition on reversal of extended power curtailment schedule for the Valley, reserved its judgment after hearing Power Development Department (PDD) authorities at a meeting at Jammu. However sources said the Commission More

Govt orders operation of Pampore Gas Turbines

Srinagar, Jan 2: Following escalation of protests in the Valley over acute power shortage resulting in the death of a youth Monday, the state government, as a fire-fighting measure today, directed the Power Development Department (PDD) to begin operating diesel-powered gas turbines at Pampore immediately More

Lt Gen Hasnain hits out at separatists

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Jan 2: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps, Lieutenant General S A Hasnain Monday said that criticism of its goodwill gestures by separatists reflects that the latter were psychologically affected by the Army’s goodwill moves.“They react only when they are affected psychologically More

Rain, snow from Wednesday:Met Office

Srinagar, Jan 2: Even as sub-zero temperatures continue across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region, the weather office Monday said rain and snow were likely to lash the plains and the higher reaches from Wednesday onwards.“Due to an approaching western disturbance (WD), rain is likely in More

JK Bank Editor promoted

Srinagar, Jan 2: Sajjad Bazaz, Editor J&K Bank, has been promoted to Executive Cadre. He was appointed as Editor of the bank in 2004 after the bank created Editor’s post in the same year to streamline its corporate communication affairs.As in-charge Corporate Communication Department of the More

Vacation for Jammu winter zone colleges starts

Jammu, Jan 2: The Government today announced that the winter zone colleges falling in Jammu division shall observe the winter vacation from January Ist to February 29 More

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Chadha Spl Secy (Internal Security) in MHA

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 2: Senior IPS officer Ajay Chadha today took charge as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Union Home Ministry. Chadha, a 1977 batch Union Territory cadre officer, succeeds More

• AIMPLB slams Centre on Right to Education Act