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Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation to develop 850 MW Ratle HEP

AC approves Promoters’ Agreement of the JVC

JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, Wednesday approved the incorporation of the Joint Venture Company (JVC) under the name Ratle Hydro-electric Power Corporation to implement the 850 MW Ratle Hydro-Electric Project (HEP) on river Chenab at Drabshala in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The proposed JVC […]

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Reshuffle in the admin: 21 IAS officers among 34 top officials transferred

Jammu: In a major reshuffle, 21 Indian Administrative Service officers were among 34 top officials transferred in the Jammu and Kashmir administration, officials said. The transfers and postings include shifting of 12 deputy commissioners and a divisional commissioner of Jammu region, they said. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, Bipul Pathak, […]

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JK Bank bags IBA’s Best Technology Bank award

Srinagar: Adding another milestone to its illustrious achievements, Jammu and Kashmir Bank today bagged Best Technology Bank of the Year Award presented by India Banks’ Association (IBA) for the year 2019-20. The bank also was runner up in the category of Best Digital Financial Inclusion Initiatives Award. The Bank’s Chairman and Managing Director R K […]

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Newly appointed PDP general secy resigns

Says will continue to serve as 'simple worker'

Jammu: PDP senior leader Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday announced his resignation from party posts but said he would continue to serve the party as a “simple worker”, two days after being appointed as the general secretary and Political Affairs Committee member by its president Mehbooba Mufti. On March 15, the People’s Democratic Party president revamped […]

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20-year-old woman raped in Ramban, accused arrested

Banihal/Jammu: A 35-year-old man was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday morning, hours after he was accused of rape by a 20-year-old woman, police said. A complaint was lodged at the Ramban police station on Tuesday night against Parladh Singh of Digdool, alleging that he raped the woman belonging to a different […]

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Lt Guv launches website of ‘Awaam Ki Baat’ radio programme

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched the wesbiste of radio programme “Awaam Ki Baat”, aimed at seeking public feedback to make the process of governance interactive, participative and people-centric, an official spokesperson said. Sinha said the 30-minute “Awaam Ki Baat” programme, starting from April and to be aired every third Sunday of the […]

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Jammu and Srinagar Smart City projects: Lt Guv reviews progress

Jammu and Srinagar Smart City projects: Lt Guv reviews progress

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting here to review the progress being made on the Jammu and Srinagar Smart City projects, an official spokesperson said. During the review meeting, Sinha asked the concerned functionaries to make a visible impact while working with high professionalism and clear vision, […]

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Shopian village reels under darkness as transformer develops snag

Shopian: The residents of Ustad Mohalla of Sugan village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district have been reeling under darkness for the past seven days as the local transformer developed a snag, the locals said. The aggrieved residents said that they have not been provided electricity for a last seven days, as the transformer of the […]

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CRPF vehicle hits and injures teenager in old city

Srinagar: A teenage boy was critically injured after being hit by a CRPF vehicle in Saida Kadal area of Srinagar on Wednesday. A relative of the boy said that Safran Ahmad (16) son of Ghulam Mohammad Kathjoo, a resident of Naidyar was critically injured when he was hit by a CRPF vehicle at Saida Kadal. […]

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Altaf Bukhari threatens agitation over sand extraction contract allotments

Srinagar, Mar 17: Expressing serious concern over the shortage of construction material in J&K which has pushed almost 5 lakh people on the verge of starvation, J&K Apni Party chief Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari Wednesday urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to roll back the sand extraction order and give contracts of extraction and other […]