Rather presents Rs 33853 cr budget

Plan Size Pegged At Rs 7300 Cr, PMRP Rs 700 Cr

Focus On Tourism, Agri, Infrastructure Development In Zero Deficit Budget

SUMIT HAKHOOJammu, Mar 5: Terming it a ‘peace dividend to the people of Jammu and Kashmir’, Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday presented in the state Assembly the fourth budget of the NC-Congress coalition government.Presenting a gloomy picture of the state finances More

42% to be spent on salary, pension

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 5: Around 42 percent of the total annual budget in Jammu and Kashmir will be paid by the state government to its employees as salary and pension.As per the figures provided by the government in its annual budget, out of Rs 33853 crore annual budget, the salary component for the financial More

Mutton, chicken, milk go dearer

Divisional Administration Approves New Rates

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Mar 5: Today onwards consumers in the valley will have to shed extra money out of their pockets as they have to bear the burden of hike in the price of essential commodities. Divisional Administration Kashmir today ordered increase in   prices of mutton by Rs 40 per kg, pouch milk More

Manmohan praises Gilani's ‘positive role’

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, Mar 5: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today lauded his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani for playing a “positive role” in improving bilateral relations.Singh's “gratitude” for Gilani's role in improving bilateral ties was conveyed to the Pakistani Prime Minister by Indian High More

Govt Engineering College in Valley a distant dream

Proposal To Upgrade KGP Fails To Take Off

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Mar 5: At a time when government is asserting its commitment towards technical education, a proposal to establish the much needed Government Engineering College in the Kashmir valley remains a distant dream, puncturing the oft-repeated claims of government in the wake of rising unemployment More

NIT intake capacity increased to 632

Jammu, Mar 5: The intake capacity of National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Srinagar has been increased to 632 seats, Education Minister Abdul Gani Malik today said.“The erstwhile Regional Engineering College, Srinagar has been upgraded to the level of NIT and its intake capacity has been increased More

Engineering deptts promote cockeyed promotion policy

General Category Officials Feel Marginalized, Dispirited

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Mar 5: ‘Disproportionate’ promotion of reserved category officials in engineering departments in Jammu and Kashmir is leading to marginalization and dispiriting of general category appointees.Although as per quota guidelines 31 percent reservation is earmarked in promotions for the candidates More

‘444 FIRs registered against security forces’

Jammu, Mar 5: At least 444 cases have been registered against security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in last three years.This was disclosed in a reply given by state government over a question of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Langate Engineer Abdul Rashid.The Government said that 140 More

Army Chief under scanner for phone-tapping

New Delhi, Mar 5: Defence Ministry has launched a probe into a complaint which claimed that the Army chief had deployed interceptors for clandestinely listening to important phone conversations, an allegation rejected by Gen V K Singh as "fiction".An anonymous detailed complaint in a letter received More

Showkat Hamid bereaved

Srinagar, Mar 5: The wife of senior reporter of Kashmir Uzma Showkat Hamid passed away on Sunday evening at District Hospital, Pulwama, following a massive heart attack. She was 30. The deceased is More

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RML hospital to be redeveloped: Gh Nabi Azad

New Delhi, Mar 5: The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday announced that re-development of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi would be taken up in two phases during More