Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Vishaw stream gasps for breath amid mining pollution" appearing in Greater Kashmir dated 16.12.2024 dated 23/04/2025. In the original application, registered suo motu, the tribunal is examining the grievance of a deteriorating trout population in the Vishaw …
Srinagar: While the forest officials claim that they have been doing “enough” to save forests from smugglers, the loot of green gold is rampant in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The locals said that there is no one to stop them as authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to open …
While the eyes of the world are focused on the renowned conductor Zubin Mehta conducting the Bavarian State Orchestra in the backdrop of the terraced Mughal gardens of Srinagar, a small but equally remarkable ceremony took place in the Town Hall in Pampore on Thursday morning. In a historic moment …
A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, shook Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir, but there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property. According to the MeT department, the quake hit the Doda and Kishtwar region at around 11.41 p.m. Panic-stricken …
House Committee for Environment conducted an extensive tour of Langate, Handwara, Nowgam Reshwari and interacted with district and teshil administration about impact of the existing stone crushers at nallah Mawar, Jahama and Reshwari set up for extraction of Bajri, sand and other bed material from the nallahs. The House Committee …
An earthquake of moderate intensity today shook Kishtwar and Doda districts, triggering panic among people. The quake, measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, jolted the region at 1:36 PM, Met officials said, adding that the epicentre of the quake was 33 km north of Kishtwar and 75 km south of …
The Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has stressed the need for enhancing drinking water supply in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, besides introducing the piped water supply schemes (PWSS) in these areas. The observations were made during a meeting at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi …
An earthquake of moderate intensity today shook Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic among people. The quake, measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale, jolted the region at around 8.04 AM, Met office said. There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding decongesting traffic on Pantha Chowk dated 30/08/2013 in the matter Tata Sumo Tempo Travel Operator Union & Others Vs Commissioner Transport Department Srinagar & Others.
Srinagar, August 28: In what has signalled a red alert for Kashmir’s apple growers this year, scientists at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Kashmir (SKAUST-K), have corroborated that 40 per cent of the apple orchards in Kashmir are severely infected with alternaria leaf blotch disease. The intensity of the …
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: High Court today directed top officials of Pollution Control Board and Chief Executive Officer Economic Reconstruction Agency to visit the Achan dumping site to “resolve” whether there is a leachate treatment plant on the ground or not. A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice …
The agriculture scientists of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have developed a Basmati rice variety (HUBR 10-9), which recorded 60% higher yield than TarawadiBasmati, 20% higher than PusaBasmati and 12% higher than Pusa 1121. The 66th meeting of the Central Varietal Release Committee held at New Delhi recommended HUBR 10-9 (Malaviya …
SRINAGAR, Aug 22: The Executive Committee of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) headed by Chief Secretary, M. I. Khanday today discussed the preliminary flood damage report received from both the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir and matters pertaining to immediate relief to the victims of recent floods across …
Jammu, August 22: Expressing concern over alleged reports of mismanagement in the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry had written to Education Secretaries of all states, including Jammu and Kashmir, for an indepth review of this Centrally sponsored scheme. The ministry has stressed …
Hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu), the eastern most subspecies of red deer, is now confined only to the mountains in the Kashmir region of Jammu & Kashmir State of India. It is of great conservation significance as this is the last and only hope for Asiatic survivor of the red deer …
Waking up to the break out of gastroenteritis in Bulbul Nowgam area of Anantnag, district administration today stopped the water supply to the area from the existing water supply scheme and directed the PHE officials to send water tankers to the area till further orders. The district administration also ordered …
The mean annual temperature in the Himalayan region is likely to rise by up to two degrees by 2030 while the rainfall would also rise by five to 13 per cent in the next two decades, said a study prepared by the Uttarakhand government. Stating that the daily extremes in …
The High Court has banned constructions near Sheikhsar and Khurwansar in district Bandipore besides directing authorities to implement recommendations of an apex committee constituted to recommend measures for conservation of these lakes. The court has directed the government to implement all the recommendations put forth by this committee. It was …
A moderate intensity earthquake today rocked Kishtwar district and its adjoining areas but there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property. The quake, the third to hit the Kishtwar district in the past five days, measured 4.4 on the Richter scale. Frightened residents rushed out …
The High Court today asked Chief Secretary to convene a meeting for ensuring implementation of solid waste management and environment protections norms at Achan dumping site in the outskirts of Srinagar. A division bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice D S Thakur, …
A moderate intensity quake today shook several parts of Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana. No loss of life or property has been reported from any parts of the region so far in the quake that measured 5.4 on the Richter scale, officials said. According to the seismology department, the epicentre of …
