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: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla today laid foundation stone of Rs. 3.98 crore Water Supply Scheme at Chatta taken up under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). On its commissioning, the 83864 gallon per hour discharge capacity deep drill tube well project would meet the drinking …
JAMMU: All J&K; Movement for Peace and Justice today opposed the demand of some organizations that much delayed Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 be kept in abeyance for five years. Talking to reporters here today Deep Singh a prominent member of the Movement said that any more delay towards …
Govt marks another survey as consultants doubt feasibility of project. Jammu will not be supplied drinking water from the Chenab till 2025, as the government has decided to conduct another survey of the project, after consultants expressed doubts about its success. Sources said fears have been raised over the feasibility …
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered a probe following reports that as many as 358 children had died in Srinagar’s premier children’s hospital since January 2012. It admitted to 35 deaths having occurred in the last fortnight alone. Chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, “The Cabinet (which met here …
JAMMU: The residents of J K Colony Paloura Top near here have expressed their anguish and resentment against the PHE Department which has failed to construct a protection wall around the water reservoir in Paloura whose existence is in danger as the same is lying in a precarious condition after …
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) and three public sector oil companies — Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) — have entered into joint venture agreements for setting up three cross-country natural gas transmission pipelines. According to a statement filed with …
Rs 540-cr project to irrigate 1.05 lakh acres; likely to turn Jammu into foodgrain surplus region Jammu: The ambitious Ravi Canal project, which will draw 1,150 cusecs of water from the Ravi river in Kathua district and irrigate 1.05 lakh acres of agricultural land in the state, is finally cruising …
JAMMU: Keeping in pace with the technology and modern scientific wildlife management tools, the department of Wildlife Protection has introduced latest cameras to be installed in different wildlife sanctuaries in Jammu in order to conserve and protect the wild animals in a scientific method. The Department has recently procured IR …
PDD flayed for being slow in improving performance JAMMU: All categories of the electricity consumers in the State will have to shell out more money as the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has approved around 6.2 per cent average hike in the existing power tariff. However, this hike is far …
Jammu: It seems the efforts of the government to control tuberculosis have not received much success in Jammu and Kashmir as nearly 4,000 cases have been detected in the Jammu region alone during 2010-11. As many as 26,000 people visited the Chest Disease Hospital in Jammu last year with symptoms …
A low-intensity earthquake measuring 4.1 on Richter Scale shook some parts of Jammu and Kashmir during the wee hours of this morning. "An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred at 2:20 AM with its epicentre at India-China border in Ladakh region," a disaster management cell official said here. The epicentre was …
JAMMU : Equating dependable road communication with economic prosperity, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday emphasized the need for dovetailing various road development schemes to obtain holistic results and expand benefit orbit. Taking stock of the progress and status of flagship programme PMGSY here, the Chief Minister said that linking …
Jammu: The state has around nine lakh registered vehicles and just 94 pollution checking centres. To add to the problem, a number of these centres are non-functional due to poor monitoring by the transport department and lack of a “proper system” to track down vehicles with high emission levels. Out …
‘Education to all still a distant dream’ Jammu: In trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir, “education to all remains a distant dream” as a majority of the schools don’t have the basic infrastructure required for imparting quality education to students. This was concluded by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India …
Govt not taking traffic problem of Jammu seriously: Gupta JAMMU: Minister for Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon today admitted that there has been no significant increase in the road infrastructure despite sharp rise in the number of vehicles in Jammu district during the past couple of years. Replying to the calling …
Flowing of city drains, nallahs into Tawi JAMMU: Having remained inactive over the issue of preparing a comprehensive plan to preserve river Tawi and making it free from pollution, for which a resolution was passed in the Upper House last year, majority of the members in the House of Elders …
More PHCs, Sub Centres for State on cards J&K;, UP JAMMU: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said today that his Ministry would undertake an extensive review of Central Government’s flagship programme, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) all over the country including Jammu and Kashmir very …
The Minister for Forest and Environment Mian Altaf today said that forest smuggling in the State has been curbed to a great extent by strict implementation of relevant laws including PSA. Replying to the debate on demands for grants for the forest and allied departments in Legislative Assembly today Mian …
JAMMU: Minister of State for Power, Shabir Ahmad Khan today said that the work on 37.5 MW Parnai Hydro Electric Project on Suran river is expected to start during the current year after completion of bidding process by May, 2012. Mr Khan further said that project will be completed at …
Jammu: More than double the forest land has illegally been encroached upon in the Jammu region as compared to Kashmir, admitted the state government. In a written reply to a starred question of Panthers Party MLC Sayeed Rafiq Shah, Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology Mian Altaf admitted that a …
