Govt begins power sector privatization

Corporate Utilities Likely To Replace M&RE, System Operations, Commercial & Survey, Planning & Design Wings

OUTSOURCING GOVERNANCE?

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 7: In a significant move, seemingly aimed at privatizing the state’s power sector, Jammu and Kashmir government has approved setting up of two separate corporate utilities within the Power Development Department (PDD) “to arrest growing Transmission and Distribution losses.”The More

Omar praises JK doctors

Asian Endourology Conference

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 7: Praising the doctors of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said the health sector in the state does not lack talent and expertise but exposure.“In every part of the world, there are Kashmiri doctors who have studied here but moved to other countries,” Omar More

Police contradict Army on Uri encounter

‘Only Four, Not Six Militants Killed There’

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, June 7: A controversy has erupted over Uri encounter in which army said they killed six militants last month while police says that only four were killed.In a latest report submitted to the nodal intelligence agency - Subsidiary Multi Agency Center (SMAC) – the state police says they More

2002 election was turning point: Mufti

‘PDP Set New Standards In Politics, Governance’

Bandipora, June 7: PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Thursday said the 2002 assembly elections were the turning point in the political history of the Jammu and Kashmir.“These elections not only restored peoples’ faith in the democratic institutions but the government formed after these polls had More

LAST NAIL IN HPMC COFFIN

Corporation Starts Selling Land

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 7: What could be seen as the last nail in the coffin of Jammu & Kashmir Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC), the state government has begun the process of selling its land meant for creation of infrastructure. About 60 kanals will be put under the hammer More

Azad announces Rs 37 cr for SKIMS, Rs 6 cr for SMHS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 7: The Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura would get Rs 37 crore from the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for augmenting the healthcare facilities there.The announcement was made by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi More

B&J Hospital lacks ICU

Patients Referred To SMHS, SKIMS

ARSHAD M BHAT

Srinagar, June 7: The government’s failure to establish an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with proper ventilator support in Valley’s only trauma hospital, Bone and Joint Barzulla, is putting the lives of critically wounded patients in danger.“The hospital receives many trauma patients, particularly More

Army Chief to visit JK

New Delhi, June 7: In his first visit as Army Chief, Gen Bikram Singh will travel to Jammu and Kashmir later this month to review the security situation in the state.The Army Chief will visit the state in the third week of June where he will discuss the security situation with top commanders there More

Former militant shot at, injured

Jamaat Unit Head Escapes Unhurt, Grenade Explosion At Nowgam

SITUATION

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, June 7: Unidentified gunmen shot at and injured a former militant in old city, while a unit head of Jamaat-e-Islami escaped unhurt when gunmen opened fire on his house in south Kashmir, and suspected militants hurled two grenades on city outskirts here, police and reports said on Thursday More

Dr Beg seeks Govt response to GK report

Srinagar, June 7: Senior National Conference leader and Member Parliament from South Kashmir Dr Mehboob Beg Thursday said the state government should respond to the report published in Greater Kashmir More

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Chidambaram in dock for poll result, opposition demands resignation

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Chennai/New Delhi, June 7: The Madras High Court Thursday refused to dismiss a case against union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for allegedly manipulating elections in his Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil More

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