EMPLOYEES THREATEN TO DISLODGE OMAR GOVT

Cops Foil Secretariat Gherao; Fuming JCC Calls 3-Day Strike

ZAHID MAQBOOL/KNS

Srinagar/Jammu, May 9: Angered by the police action on protesting government employees in Srinagar and the continued silence of the government on their demands, Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) Wednesday threatened to launch a ‘revolution’ against Omar Abdullah government if their demands were not More

Protesters whisked away in load carriers

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, May 9: In a bid to nab as many protesting employees as possible, the government didn’t bank on its own resources like police vehicles alone but hired load carriers to instantly whisk away the protesters to nearby police stations.The mini load carriers, including Tata Estate vehicles More

Finance Secretary to look after Transport Deptt

Additional Charge Syndrome

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 9: Continuing to encourage adhocism in administration, the state government Wednesday handed over additional charge of Commissioner/Secretary, Transport Department, to the Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Sudhanshu Pandey.A Government order (No 496- GAD of More

CAG raps JK Govt for inferior roads

NABCONS Has Also Given Adverse Remarks On Poor Quality Control Of Works

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 9: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir Government for constructing sub-standard roads in the state.“Out of 435 tests conducted by the Material Testing Laboratory Nagrota here for concrete and bituminous works, 110 tests showed that the material More

Centre willing to examine Cabinet panel report: Taj

Union Power Ministry Seeks ‘Explanation’ Over Delay In Uri-II Execution

Transfer Of Power Projects

MUDDASIR ALISrinagar, May 9: Union Power Ministry has assured Jammu and Kashmir Government that it will “examine” its Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) report seeking return of two major power projects, Salal and Uri-I, from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to the state More

No negotiations underway: GoI

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, May 9: Despite a specific provision in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Union Ministry of Power with the Jammu and Kashmir Government for working out a mutually acceptable methodology for transfer of NHPC-run power projects to the state, no measure has so far been initiated More

SVC selection panel meet deferred

PDP Seeks List Of Probable Candidates

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 9: The proposed meeting of the selection committee for nominating state’s first Chief Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners for the constitution of State Vigilance Commission has been postponed ‘due to engagements’ of Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti.
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Legendary singer Vijay Malla is no more

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 9: Renowned Kashmiri singer, Vijay Malla passed away Wednesday after he suffered heart attack at his residence here in Sarwal area. He was 46 and is survived by wife, son and daughter.A family member told Greater Kashmir that Malla suffered a massive heart attack at 4.30 pm and was More

Air mishap averted in Leh

M RAMZA

Leh, May 9: As many as 127 persons had a close escape when pilots of Srinagar-bound Air India flight IC-448 applied emergency breaks just before takeoff at Leh Airport Wednesday morning. The pilots had detected failure of one of the engines.The plane arrived from Delhi at 7:30 am at Kushok Bakula More

Riyaz Jan is senior advocate

Srinagar, May 9: High Court has designated Riyaz Ahmad Jan as senior advocate. According to notification no. 240 dated May 9, 2012 issued by the Registrar General, High Court, Riyaz Ahmad Jan has More

• Allowance of ASHA workers enhanced
• 2 youth injured in mishap
• Give up confrontational path: Vakil to employees
• Identify priorities, accomplish them in 6 months: CS
• 3 injured in assaults

Sparrow decline indicates serious environmental change: Experts

New Delhi, May 9: House sparrows are an indicator of the environmental health of an area, and their disappearance could be linked to a rise in infectious diseases and ecological change, say experts.  More

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