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 …
A moderate intensity quake shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas in Doda-Kishtwar belt of Jammu on Tuesday, triggering panic among the people. The tremor measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook the valley around 11.39 pm Tuesday night, Met officials said. There was no immediate report of any casualty or …
Due to the lack of coordination between the Forest Department and the Wildlife Department, there has been no headway in setting up of the much-awaited wildlife park in Jammu. Though the master plan for the project has been completed, the Forest Department is being slow in transferring the forest land …
JAMMU, July 25: To expedite the process of assessing the quantum of land compensation under PMGSY and its disbursement among the owners, the Minister for Roads & Buildings and Mechanical Engineering, Abdul Majid Wani today chaired a joint meeting of PMGSY functionaries and Revenue to review the status and other …
Srinagar, July 23: During the last three months, 359 infants have died in Kashmir’s two premier hospitals, including 269 at GB Pant Hospital, Kashmir’s only tertiary care hospital for children and newborns. This has been revealed by the medical superintendents of GB Pant Hospital and LD Hospital, in their papers …
Batote, July 23: The Planning Commission of India (PCI), led by its member, BK Chaturvedi, former Cabinet Secretary, and Arun Mehta, Principal Secretary, flew to the project site of Baglihar-II at Chanderkot in Ramban district today. To review the case of the state government’s demand for Rs 1,000 crore to …
A fresh tremor of moderate intensity today shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas in Doda district triggering fresh panic among the people. The quake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, hit the area around 2.38 PM today, the Met officials said. There was no immediate report of any casualty or …
On January 2, 1989 J&K; Government sanctioned mining rights for 20 years in favour of National Mineral Development Corporation for mining of Magnesite and Dolomite in Trikuta Hills near the Shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi. In 2011 it was renewed for another ten years. Though the total mining lease area …
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) has banned new construction along the banks of the river Lidder in south Kashmir and directed the authorities concerned to ensure that no new construction takes place there. The directions were issued by a division Bench comprising Justice Verinder Singh and Justice Muzaffar …
Srinagar has become the first district in the country to ban sale of tobacco products near hospitals. It is also the first district to issue orders for cancellation of registration of shops if caught violating section 6 of COTPA. District Magistrate Srinagar, Farooq Ahmed Shah imposed a complete ban on …
Says it doesn’t want a Uttarakhand-like tragedy in J&K; Observing that it does not want a “situation parallel to Uttarakhand” in Jammu and Kashmir, in which so many lives have been lost, the J&K; High Court has asked the state government to act swiftly against the conversion of agricultural land …
Two minor girls and 9 vehicles were washed away in separate areas of this district in flash floods caused by heavy rains. Flood water gushed into houses resulting in damages to the household articles across the region. Locals staged a protest against Municipal Committee Poonch for not taking appropriate steps …
The Planning Commission today committed the highest ever central assistance of Rs 11, 707 Cr to J&K; including the Plan Outlay of Rs 7300 Cr for 2013-14 besides a special provision of Rs.710 Cr for meeting land acquisition cost for PMGSY roads, Rs 600 Cr for funding the state sector …
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allocated Rs 334 million for the addition of 3rd and 4th lane to the Kashmir Highway from Peshawar Morr to Golra Morr. This amount was approved in the CDA budget for the financial year 2013-14. The project, which is to be completed at a cost …
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for sanction of Rs 710 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to Jammu and Kashmir as a special one-time dispensation for the cost of land acquisition, covering compensatory afforestation, forest land, trees, private land and structures for completion of programmes …
240-MW project on Jhelum to provide 12% free electricity to state The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has added another feather to its cap as the Uri-II hydroelectric project is ready for use and will be commissioned within a couple of months. The testing and checking of the power project …
Srinagar, June 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced a grant of Rs 710 crore to the state to meet the expenditure on account of land acquisition under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). “The good news is that a note has already been prepared for grant of Rs …
Chairing a high level meeting on development issues at SKICC here, prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh announced the agreement of union government for granting Rs. 710 crores to the State to meet the expenditure on account of land acquisition under PMGSY. “Good news is this that a note has already …
A meeting of Environment Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council was held here today under the Chairmanship of MLC, Dr. Bashir Ahmed Shah (Veeri). Legislators, Syed Mohammad Rafiq Shah, Showket Hussain Ganie were also present in the meeting. The Committee discussed the issues related to framing of State Action …
Liabilities of tank drivers piling up for 4 years KATHUA: The PHE Department’s failure to release the payment of private water tankers amounting to Rs 1 crore in Kathua district who in turn have stopped the supply of pottable water on credit basis coupled with breaking down of over 25 …
Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern States fall under the Asian belt of oesophagus cancer together with China Cancer of the oesophagus – or what is commonly called food pipe – has been detected as the third most common cancer in India, with people from the northeast and Jammu and …
