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2100 MW projects in pipeline but Baglihar nowhere near completion 6/8/2008 9:10:17 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 7 • 150 MW will be in the stream by August this year, • 150 MW in October and another 150 MW in December • MoU soon on 2100 MW power in Chenab basin • Project cost around Rs 16,000 crore • Chenab has total potential of 10,000 MW As government sounds its intentions of going ahead with construction work on Kishengaga project despite objections from Pakistan, with addition of this another 300 MW of power, the electricity supply position in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to further improve. The sad news, however, is that Baglihar project is still nowhere near completion and the next deadline has been set for March 2009. Even though this project comes in the Central sector but Jammu and Kashmir gets a royalty share of 12 per cent out of the total production. Not only, the state government is all set to sign a pact with the National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) for 2100 MW projects to be constructed on the River Chenab. The Union Minister of State for Power, Jairam Ramesh who was in Srinagar said, "the work on the 300 Mega Watt Ki...   READ MORE

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PDP sounds poll siren, panel to screen candidates 6/8/2008 9:09:33 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 7 A day after Mehbooba Mufti was re-elected as president of the Peoples Democratic Party for the third time in row, the party has set in motion the process for selection of candidates for upcoming assembly elections. PDP is first among main political parties –other being Congress and National Conference –to formally initiate the process for identifying the candidates. Mehbooba has has appointed a six member committee to recommend candidates for the ensuing elections to the State Assembly. The Committee headed by the PDP senior leader and Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beig will include Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Tariq Hameed Karra, Mohamm...   READ MORE   Tough debate on new CS as Cabinet meets Monday, 6/8/2008 9:08:24 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 7 A meeting of state cabinet is slated for Monday wherein besides other things the new Chief Secretary is likely to be appointed. A discussion on brief session of assembly, some transfers, postings and promotions in administration are also reportedly on the agenda. Sources said that an ordinance for setting up the proposed Sharda Peeth University is also likely to come up before cabinet for discussion. The Raj Bhawan, it may be mentioned here, has already sent a draft ordinance to the Education department which was till recently being examined by the Law department. If the Sharda Peeth University ordinance comes before the cabinet for discussion this ...   READ MORE   As General bleeds, Mirwaiz says no solution without Army 6/8/2008 9:07:51 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 7 Soon after a retired Pakistani General made remarks Kargil bleeding heart of President Pervez Musharraf, the Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq added more to it by saying the Pakistan’s civilian government will have take the Army in confidence for a forward movement on Kashmir issue. In an interview to television channel CNN-IBN which is up for telecast tomorrow, the Mirwaiz said that the the new civilian government in Pakistan has to take the army on board before implementing its ideas on the Kashmir issue, Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said. "It is very difficult for any prime minister in Pakistan to come up with a set of ide...   READ MORE   Warm reception awaits Kundal 6/8/2008 9:05:48 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 7 Even though BR Kundal is yet to step into his new office in the civil secretariat, a warm welcome awaits the son of soil in Jammu as he is expected to visit here next week. No scheduled has been announced about his arrival in the town yet his supporters have placed orders for making banners and placards for according a warm reception to the Minister who has regarded as pride of Jammu. Kundal was expected to visit Jammu and his native village in RS Pura but in the event of cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday morning Kundal may not be able to spare enough time to visit Jammu. Sources close to Kundal confirmed that after taking oath as cabinet min...   READ MORE   Will Azad succeed in his gample of playing the Kundal card ? 6/8/2008 9:04:40 AM Gareeb Dass Jammu | June 7 Will B.R.Kundal,who quit the plump post of Chief Secretary to join the Congress and get inducted in the cabinet fulfill the Congress dream of securing the party's base in the Dalit dominated constituencies ? No doubt even after Mayawati led BSP has been able to make inroads in the Congress pockets of influence since 1996 Assembly elections in the Jammu province there have been a number of senior party leaders who have succeeded in restricting the seat and vote share of the BSP.If Mr Kundal has been motivated to join the Congress for denting the BSP base his task has been made easy by the recent split in the BSP.The most influential BSP leader,Dr Satpal,after h...   READ MORE

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