Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Jammu : Deputy chairman of the Legislative Council, Arvinder Singh Micky has asked the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to strictly enforce ban on polythene in the city and involve the public in creating a mass movement against the use of polythene. Chairing a meeting of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), …
An amount of Rs 2.8 crore has been spent in three districts of Jammu, Kathua and Samba under NREGA till date in the current financial year. This was stated during a meeting to review the implementation of NREGA in the three districts held under the chairmanship of the Minister for …
The sanitation drive launched by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) for cleaning various areas especially the drains of the city would continue for three weeks from October 30 to November 20. According to a statement issued here, the sanitation drive started on September 1 and would continue till November 20 …
According to the vice-chancellor of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences Dr Harbans Singh, early sowing during the Rabi season in dryland areas would result in higher yields. He has suggested that sowing should be done with the receding monsoons and winter rain should fall on the standing crop. During the …
Despite Farooq Abdullah being the Union Cabinet Minister for New and Renewable Energy, the use of solar energy in the state is quite low. Contrary to the department claims of having spread enough awareness about the benefits of renewable energy among the masses, people in the state seem to have …
Two out of four reports received from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, has been tested positive for the swine flu, taking the number of swine flu cases in the state to 31. As per reports received, two Army personnel have been tested positive for the swine flue, …
Concerned over the misuse of agricultural land for the commercial and residential purposes, the state government has formed a committee to formulate a plan to save the agricultural land.
Jammu : Though swine flu has not assumed alarming proportion in the state, the government has decided to set up two testing laboratories in Jammu and Srinagar. According to official sources, on the directions of Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma, Jammu too would have a testing lab for the H1N1 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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
An investigation was conducted to evaluate the changes in soil quality over time under different systems of nutrient application in the erosion prone soils of rainfed areas of kandi belt of Jammu. The soils had been under three nutrient management systems, viz., nutrient application through inorganic, organic and integrated (organic+inorganic) …
Showers bring down temperature The prayers of the residents of the Jammu region were answered by the rain God, as the much-awaited rain last night brought some relief to them. The residents had been reeling under intense heat wave for the past few weeks. The pre-monsoon showers accompanied by a …
Concrete policy to enforce ban alongwith providing people with alternatives is the only way out. Drive against the use of polythene bags has become a costly affair for attendants of patients admitted in Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu Attendants carrying polythene bags which contain food items, water bottles and other …
Jammu: The J&K; Polythene Manufacturers and Traders Association has expressed anguish over the way the authorities concerned have been implementing the ban on polythene bags. The association has lamented that the administration was unmindful of the adverse impact of the ban on a vast section of the people. Addressing a …
Jammu: The strawberry crop grown over hundreds of acres in Jammu is threatened by widespread fungal attacks. In many areas, the plants have in fact prematurely wilted following a fungal blight attack. According to cultivators in Bishnah, Samba and Hiranagar
Urge Omar to bring Chenab water to winter capital Tribune News Service Jammu, June 2 Angry residents, including women and children, protested against water scarcity in densely populated localities of Sarwal and New Plots area in the Jammu west Assembly constituency here this morning. Led by Jammu West Assembly Movement …
