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 …
Udhampur : Epidemic-like situation broke out in Majalata tehsil of Udhampur due to supply of contaminated drinking water and has so far claimed two lives while as a number of people have been admitted to hospitals and primary health centres. Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, Ajay Khajuria today deputed a tehsildar to …
Samples of 5 more suspects sent to NICD Jammu: The blood samples of five more persons having symptoms of suspected swine flu were airlifted today to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) in New Delhi, taking the total number to 27 since July 10. While 30,000 pilgrims from across …
The low-cost agro-animal technologies developed by the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, have found wide acceptance among farmers in Ladakh. Adoption of these technologies by farmers has not only boosted the availability of fresh food in that region but also helped in socio-economic uplift of the people …
The fear of floods in border villages due to the erection of bandhs by Pakistan in its territory is becoming real with water accumulating in Gharana, Gulabgarh and adjoining border villages. The bandhs built by Pakistan have blocked the natural drainage of water to its territory. Rainwater as well as …
Shujaat Bukhari RAJOURI: The Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in this remote area of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday earned the distinction of getting the first-ever chair on ecology and environment. This was announced by Union Minister for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh. He said several mega projects for …
Sky rocketing price of animal fodder especially wheat straw commonly known as `Bussa' coupled with deficient monsoons has compounded miseries of farmers especially milkmen community for whom bovine animals are the only source of income. Animal fodder includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and …
Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that Jammu and Kashmir will soon be country's first state to have a fully dedicated bio-plastic product manufacturing facility. During his recent visit to Delhi along with the managing director, J&K; Agro Industries limited, Dr. G.N. Qasba, the minister had pressed for …
Khatmarian border village may get flooded The erection of high bandhs and the construction of bunkers by the Pakistani army along the border is not only causing security concerns, but also threatening floods on the Indian side by blocking the natural flow of rainwater. The bandhs have left little space …
Talgarh (Samba): His wedding was cancelled twice after his would be in-laws came to know that the village where he lives has no source of potable water. Though Rakesh Kumar was lucky that third time he got married, but there are many others like him in this village who were …
The best option is, of course, recycling in an environmentally sound manner. But it is also a fact that most civic bodies fail to collect and dispose waste. Instead of implementing techno logical innovations States such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal other than Delhi have banned the …
Jammu: Brick-Kiln owners in Jammu division are in trouble with the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) survey finding over 95 per cent of them are running illegally. The brick-kilns are continuing in the old system with a licence given by the area tehsildar, whereas registration with the State Pollution Control …
For the past more than 15 days, the two hours of wait for the half an hour electricity supply for 75-year old Ramesh Lal, a resident of Pangdor village of Samba district, seems to be a never ending affair as everyday he has to walk several kilometres from the village …
BLESSING IN DISGUISE Banihal: The Indian Railways may be under fire for rushing through the high-profile tracks connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country without proper surveys, but the project has come as a blessing for the people here. Indeed, it has radically changed the lives of around 40,000 …
BANIHAL: Resentment is brewing among locals in Banihal against the inability of the Systems and Operations wing of Power Development Department (PDD) Kashmir to successfully commission 50 megawatt grid station at Banihal in district Ramban PDD officials maintain that the grid station developed a serious technical snag before its scheduled …
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained disrupted for more than 12 hours due to landslides at four places between Udhampur and Ramban. Over 1,000 vehicles, including some buses and taxis, remained stranded there throughout the night. Due to disruption of traffic, departure of the fresh batch of Amarnath pilgrims …
Udhampur: Demanding action against officers of the Agriculture Department responsible for the failure of the maize crop, social activists and dissident Congress leader RS Pathania has alleged that sub-standard and eaten up maize seeds were distributed among farmers of the Majalata area of Ramnagar . In a statement issued here …
After the state government imposed a ban on polythene, the union of polythene bags manufacturers and traders said more than 50 industrial units in the business of manufacturing these bags have closed down, rendering more than 15,000 workers jobless.
No batch of yatris was allowed today to proceed to the Amarnath shrine cave either from Pahalgam or Baltal base camps due to inclement weather, a Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board official said. Rain and over 3 inches snow fall in Sheshnag, Mahagunas Top and the holy cave areas and consequently, …
Jammu: More than 40 lakh people in the Kashmir valley would be affected if a flood-like situation arises during the current monsoon season. And the government is helpless to do anything in this regard
