Kashmir

Kilam residents protest against PDD for ‘failing’ to repair twin damaged transformers

KULGAM — The residents of Kilam village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to repair two electric transformers of the village despite the passage of over three weeks. The protesters, mostly women assembled at Mirbazar-Phaloo road at Kilam and chanted slogans against the Power […]

Kashmir

RailTel contracted to install communications for Dharam-Banihal tunnel section of J&K rail link

NEW DELHI — State-run RailTel has received a Rs 210.7 crore contract to install an integrated tunnel communication system in Dharam-Banihal section of the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) rail link project, an official statement said on Thursday. The contract will include works on design, supply, testing and commissioning of the tunnel communication system, comprising […]

Kashmir

In brazen violation of Govt directions; Pvt schools fleece parents in name of ‘annual fee’

SRINAGAR — Despite repeated directions for not to charge the annual fee, scores of private schools in Kashmir division continue to fleece parents by charging the hefty amount. The news agency Kashmir News Observer received several calls from those parents studying who complained of the issue. They said that the private school managements are taking […]