PDD to deduct salaries of its staff for high power losses; issues new Load Curtailment Plan

By: Riyaz Bhat Srinagar: In a contentious move, the Power Development Department (PDD) has directed the JPDCL and KPDCL to initiate strict actions including deducting...

Young Kashmiri engineer develops mobile app to prevent fatal electric shocks

By: Umaisar Gull Ganie Anantnag: Moved by repeated incidents of electrocution claiming lives, particularly Power Development Department employees in the Valley, a young engineer from...

JERC shelves JKPDD’s 20% peak hour surcharge proposal

By: Riyaz Bhat Srinagar: Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has decided to shelve the proposal of JKPDD seeking nod...

Doctors’ prescription mandatory for ‘Red Line’ antibiotics: Health Ministry

Unchecked antibiotic abuse accelerating antimicrobial resistance, experts warn By: Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Dec 30: Amid growing global concern over antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Ministry of Health...

GMC Srinagar issues winter heart health advisory amid rise in cardiac emergencies

By: Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Dec 27: With Kashmir firmly in the grip of an intense winter, the Department of Cardiology at Government Medical College (GMC)...

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