PDD to review curtailment schedule

SERC Asks Deptt To Ensure Uninterrupted Electricity In Metered Areas

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 4: The Power Development Department (PDD) has finally agreed to come up with a new curtailment schedule for Kashmir following a directive in this regard by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) in the wake of Valley-wide protests against extended load-shedding program resulting More

Omar reviews supply position

Srinagar, Jan 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday asked the Power Development Department (PDD) to put in all efforts in mitigating difficulties facing people in Kashmir Valley due to acute shortage of electricity.“The operationalization of Gas Turbines resulting in augmentation of another More

JK paid Rs 2340 cr in excess to purchase power from Salal

State Needs 2566 Cr To Buy Back Hydel Projects

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Jan 4: In a startling revelation, the Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC), constituted by the state government to review the pact with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), has brought to fore that Jammu and Kashmir has made Rs 2340 crore excess payment on power purchased from the Corporation More

NHPC bound to return Uri, Salal: Govt

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Jan 4: National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) is bound to return Uri-I and Salal power projects to the State Government as mentioned in the agreements signed between the two parties. This was stated by Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj-Mohi-ud-din, while talking More

Centre approves Rs 19,000 cr for Valley rail project

Funds To Be Used For Laying Tracks From Katra To Qazigund

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 4: The Central government Wednesday approved a proposal to sanction over Rs 19,000 crore for the Udhampur - Baramulla rail project that was announced over 17 years ago to connect Kashmir Valley with Jammu.The approval was given at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, official sources More

Locals decry CISF claim on Altaf's killing

‘Victim Shot In Chest’

ALTAF BABA/PTI

Boniyar (Baramulla), Jan 4: Strongly reacting to the statement of NR Das, Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) was followed by his men in Boniyar on Monday, the residents of the area termed it a “brazen lie” aimed at protecting the More

‘NHPC ditched us’

ALTAF BABA

Boniyar (Baramulla), Jan 4: Residents of around two dozen villages in the catchments of Uri-I power project have the grudge that NHPC reneged on the promises made with the local populace through a written agreement some two decades back when work on the project was started.“NHPC had signed a written More

MODERATE SNOWFALL IN PARTS OF VALLEY

Temp Dips; More Precipitation Predicted In Next 24 Hrs

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Jan 4: As predicted by the weatherman, parts of Kashmir valley received moderate snowfall on Wednesday.Among the places receiving snowfall were the northern regions of Gulmarg, Tangmarg, Kupwara, Handwara, Bandipora and Sopore. Gulmarg, Tulail and Gurez recorded snowfall of 2 inches More

AMU to hold class 12th entrance test in Kashmir

Aligarh, Jan 4: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) academic council has decided to hold entrance test of X1th Class in Kashmir from the session 2012-2013.The decision was taken at AMU academic council meeting on Tuesday after the issue was raised by AMUSU (AMU Student’s Union) president Syed Sharique More

India objects to JK map on US website

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 4: India Wednesday took strong objection to the "gross inaccuracies" depicted with regard to Jammu and Kashmir in a map on US State Department website and said it will take up the matter with the American government."The Government is aware of the gross inaccuracies in the map of More

BSF man shot dead by colleague

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Jan 4: In a case of mistaken identity, a BSF personnel was Wednesday shot dead by his colleague in border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.H Battacharya was shot at by Havaldar S Kaltron, who was on duty at a security force camp in forward area of Balnoi belt at Indo-Pak border, officials More

SP Ganderbal donates ambulance

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 4: Under civic action plan of police, Superintendent of Police, Ganderbal Shahid Meraj Rather donated an ambulance to Hope, an NGO, at Wayil Ganderbal. The SP hoped that the ambulance More