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, Sep 28: Steel Authority of India Limited, whose plant was recently inaugurated by the governor N N Vohra and other top ministers from the centre at Lassipora- Pulwama on Monday still fails to pay the rent of land occupied by it in other parts of the Valley. SAIL continues …
JAMMU, Sep 22: Speaker Legislative Assembly Tara Chand monday convened a meeting of officers of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control to review the progress made by them in completion of various ongoing development works in Khour block. Among others, Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control, V. K. Abrol, Ex.Ens. of …
A heavy hailstorm ripped through the paddy crops in Budgam, Pulwama and Kupwara as heavy rains destroyed the crop in Anantanag this evening. The cold wave gripped Kashmir valley after rains lashed many parts of the valley including south Kashmir this evening. People were seen wearing woollen clothes and also …
Nomads may appear to be living an idyllic and carefree life. Far from that, they suffer serious deprivations. The absence of education for their children is a major problem. The Jammu and Kashmir Government has come up with the novel scheme of mobile schools, reports Ehsan Fazili from Srinagar These …
SKUAST-Jammu organized an awareness-cum-training programme on Vegetable /Seed production at Village Gajansoo, Block Marh in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Agri-Entrepreneur Development Association. The program was attended by 50 progressive vegetable growers from 16 different villages of Marh block. The farmers were advised for cultivation of quality seed of super …
UDHAMPUR, Sep 10: Rs.27.53 lakh Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled Caste Plan (SCP) for the year 2008-09 was approved at a meeting of District Officers of various departments held under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Ajay Khajuria, here today. Out of the total allocation, 70 per cent …
A mild earthquake that rocked the entire Kashmir valley early morning caused panic among the people. The earthquake was followed by heavy torrential rains during the day. According to Director Metrological (DM) department Kashmir, Sonam Lotus, the magnitude of the quake was 5.5 on the Richter scale and its epicenter …
Farmers in Kashmir valley are all set to reap a bumper rice crop this year, following timely rains and with no outbreak of disease this year. The agriculture department is expecting a yield of 500,000 metric tones of paddy crop this year, compared to 495,000 metric tones achieved last year. …
Shrine Board Can Use Forestland During Yatra TIMES NEWS NETWORK Jammu/New Delhi: Jammu broke into wild celebrations on Sunday morning after an agreement between a government panel led by governor N N Vohra and a conglomerate of Hindu groups gave exclusive right to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on …
*800 kanals of land set aside for SASB during yatra period Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS) today suspended its more than two-month-long agitation over Amarnath land transfer row after it reached an agreement with the four-member panel appointed by Governor N N Vohra in the wee hours of this …
The continuing unrest over the Amarnath land transfer seems to have driven the Jammu and Kashmir administration to panic. On August 3 Jammu administration blacked out two local tv news channels and sealed the offices of two Hindi dailies for allegedly whipping up communal passions. Chief secretary S S Kapur …
LEH, Aug 26: State Medical Plants Board (SMPB) today organized one-day interactive-cum-training programme with the Amchies of Ladakh at Leh Circuit House to discuss various issues with relate to conservation and cultivation of endangered medicinal plants of Ladakh. The team of the SMPB comprised Dr. Farooq Naqashbandi, Dr. Taran Singh …
KT NEWS SERVICE SAMBA, Aug 26: District Development Commissioner Samba, Saurabh Bhagat today reviewed the progress of development in forest, social forestry and soil conservation sector in a meeting of the officers of the departments. It was disclosed that effective steps needs to be taken to protect the forest wealth …
An expenditure of nearly Rs 3.90 crore has been incurred in district Rajouri till July of current fiscal. This was disclosed and a meeting of all sectoral officers held here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, Sheikh Rafiq Ahmed. While reviewing the sector wise physical and …
Says It's Satisfied With Changes Made By J&K; Power Development Corporation Masood Hussain SRINAGAR ISLAMABAD has cleared Baglihar project saying it is satisfied with the changes that J&K;'s state-run Power Development Corporation (PDC) has effected in its design as was recommended by the World Bank-appointed neutral expert Professor Raymond Lafitte …
Brick kilns near populated areas, fields pose threat to life, crops Pollution in varied forms is emerging as the major threat to the existence of all forms of life in the state as anywhere else in the world. The air pollution in different parts of the state has reached to …
Musavirr Wani URI, July 27: Estimated loss to the agriculture land, crops, livestock, agriculture implements and other household items in quake affected Uri and Karnah was reported to be in crores of rupees. Loss to maize crop has been reported to be more followed by loss to the paddy crop. …
BUDGAM, July 27: Under Community Mobilization Programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to create massive awareness regarding imparting education to young ones a special awareness function was organized at Nagbal-Chrari Sharief tehsil by Education department yesterday. Main object of this programme is to involve public to create awareness regarding imparting …
