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 …
REPORT that the mosques in Valley have joined Green campaign is a heartening development. The devotees, who come to offer prayers in the mosques, are urged to join the efforts to save the planet Earth by keeping it green and pollution free by avoiding use of polythene. As per the …
Maintaining that the cleanliness in and around the famous Dal lake was indispensable for the sustenance of their livelihood and also for the overall healthy environment, Houseboat Owners
With submergence threat at their doorsteps, aggrieved residents of Pul Doda and its adjoining areas in district Doda are at the mercy of the callous officials of various departments dealing with the distribution of adequate compensation for their proper rehabilitation and resettlement. Despite high court directions proper distribution of compensation …
Director Of Agriculture, Jammu, Vinod Bala Sharma inaugurated a three-day training programme for agriculture extension officers and circle-level junior agriculture assistants at Agriculture Complex in Talab Tillo today. While inaugurating a technical session on residual effects of chemical fertiliser & pesticide, their judicious use and prevention of farming accidents, Sharma …
One health unit for 3,097 persons Though Chief Minister Omar Abdullah picked up from where his predecessor Ghulam Nabi Azad had left speeding up completion of health infrastructure in the state, dismal health scenario in the government sector has not changed much. On an average 3,097 persons depended upon one …
Tightening its noose around contractors, who have been dumping silt and garbage on the bed of the Ranbir Canal,the state Irrigation Department has asked them to remove all silt and garbage from the canal before water is released into it in the next few weeks. Every year, before releasing water …
The number of school-going children is declining in the state as the mid-day meal scheme started as an attraction, has failed to achieve the aim. The scheme launched in September 2004 in the state has failed to achieve results in the number of enrolments in government schools. As per the …
Afsana Rashid Srinagar, March 16 The Floriculture Department has taken up the task of carrying out the census of chinars located across the Kashmir valley.
The Department of Agriculture has completed a survey for assessing the loss cause to wheat crop by airborne disease yellow rust in border areas of Samba district recently. The chief agriculture officer (CAO), Samba, Arun Kumar Makhnotra today submitted the survey report to the district administration. To disburse compensation, a …
Curse of melting glaciers, shrinking rivers and growing deforestation THAT the Valley would be facing a water crisis this year due to alarming speed at which glaciers in the state are melting is not the only cause of concern. The glaciers which are the source of several rivers that emanate …
After a protest by a group of youth today, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) announced chalking out strategy to enforce complete ban on the use polythene in city and outskirts. After burning polythene in the premises of SMC office located in Karannagar the group of youth met the commissioner of Srinagar …
It is often the case with environmental threats that commercial interests in the target area, required to comply with legal prescriptions, are hard hit in the short term. But if they don
Once known as the lifeline of Jammu for its pure water, the Ranbir Canal, which caters to irrigation needs of the large number of farmers in the Jammu region, now stands testimony to the official apathy and rampant pollution. Every year before releasing the water in the canal, which is …
Shabir Ibn Yusuf, SRINAGAR: Valley may face severe water crisis in coming summer, as the glaciers have receded at an alarming rate, if the officials of Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) and experts are to be believed. The cause is stated to be a lower snowfall, above normal temperature and early …
Srinagar: Imagine the Dal Lake without its houseboats. If that left you with a sense of emptiness, get used to it. The future of the 1,200-odd houseboats, which have been a part of the famous water body in the heart of Srinagar for more than a century now, is under …
Srinagar: Five days after The Indian Express reported that J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is planning to scrap a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the J-K State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) and a private consultancy firm, the Directorate of Information on Sunday issued a statement quoting a
JAMMU: Observing that the preservation of ecology is a fundamental challenge, Governor N.N.Vohra said that the Amarnath Shrine Board shall take a firm initiative in funding eco-awareness-cum-conservation campaigns and supplementing the afforestation programmes in selected areas. Attaching significance to the first meeting of the Environment SubCommittee of the Board, governor …
Jammu: An audit scrutiny by the Comptroller and Auditor General has indicted the J-K Government for neglecting the Agriculture and Allied sector, responsible for contributing 27 per cent to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the last five years. The CAG report has revealed that even as the net …
