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 …
More than 8,000 hectares under wheat crop in Jammu and Kathua districts have been affected by yellow rust, a fungal disease, increasing farmers’ worries. The problem has come to the notice of farmers some six days ago. The yellow rust has been reported from Arnia and some other areas of …
Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly today asked Industries and Commerce Department to strictly implement Committee’s directions and suggestions regarding environment protection measures for reducing the impact of industrial pollutants on ecology. The Committee, which met under chairmanship of MLA M.Y. Tarigami, reviewed the measures taken by I&C; Department for …
It was the previous National Conference-Congress Government, which had allotted 100 mw Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant at Chann Arrorian in Kathua district in favour of M/s Then India Energy Private Limited while the present PDP-BJP Government on the directions of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had only accelerated the process …
The National Level Monitoring team of the Ministry of Rural Development has said in its recent survey report that more than 75 per cent of the Piped Water Supply schemes are non-functional in 4 per cent of the villages that it visited in Anantnag, Doda, Kathua and Leh districts. The …
Heat wave to continue for another week: Met officials Grueling heat wave will continue for another week or so in most parts of Jammu region as Monsoon is not likely to reach here before June 17. In the meanwhile, Jammu recorded the season’s hottest day as mercury touched 44.5 degree …
847 habitations to get road connectivity Under phase- X of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), 679 schemes have been proposed for Jammu and Kashmir covering a length of around 3900 kilometers with an approximate cost of Rs 4086 crore. 379 schemes have been proposed for Jammu province while …
A state-level panel of the government on Tuesday approved the detailed project reports (DPRs) for electrification of 9,524 habitations in Jammu and Kashmir, having a population of 100 and more, under the second phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana (RGGVY). The total cost of the scheme, which will …
50 cases reported in past one week The dengue-control measures of the government have failed as more than 600 persons in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts have been diagnosed with the fever. Despite a dip in the temperature, the epidemic is spreading fast, causing fear psychosis among people. Over 50 …
Panic has gripped Dorsi and adjoining villages in the Barnoti block of Kathua district as nearly 60 per cent population of the village, including women and children, have fallen ill due to a mysterious fever during the past few days. Taking cognisance of the situation, the Health Department rushed a …
Liabilities of tank drivers piling up for 4 years KATHUA: The PHE Department’s failure to release the payment of private water tankers amounting to Rs 1 crore in Kathua district who in turn have stopped the supply of pottable water on credit basis coupled with breaking down of over 25 …
One dies of cold; train, air traffic remain hit JAMMU: While cold wave continued to grip entire State including Kashmir valley and plain areas of Jammu region, Drass township in Kargil district recorded the lowest temperature of -27 degree celsius whereas, night temperature in Jammu has further receded to 5.7 …
The state government has decided to dedicate the year 2013 to its daughters as the gap between male-female ratio continues to be wide in some districtsa such as Jammu, Samba and Kathua even though the authorities have launched a comprehensive awareness campaign against female foeticide. On Monday while addressing a …
Night soil of over 60 thousand latrines is disposed into open drains without any sewage treatment in Jammu and Kashmir, according to figures released by state's Directorate of Census Operation. The recently released 2011 census report reveals that night soil of 64,479 latrines out of total 20,15,088 house-holds in the …
The construction of the Ravi-Tawi Irrigation Canal project from Basantpur to upstream of Ranjit Sagar Dam in Kathua district has become the victim of political differences between two Cabinet ministers, with the state government deciding to seek a fresh legal opinion on the project from the Law Ministry. Official sources …
The fate of the Ravi-Tawi canal project is still hanging in balance as the Cabinet did not give administrative approval to the project today. The state Finance Ministry demanded an expert opinion from the Solicitor General of India and the Attorney General of India before work is started on the …
Field visits indicate factories contributing to pollution State Government is formulating comprehensive policy to check adverse impact of cement factories on the environment in both regions of the State. The policy will be based on the outcome of fields visits recently conducted by the experts. Official sources told EXCELSIOR that …
‘All the way from basic guidelines to implementation and monitoring of projects’. From basic guidelines to implementation and subsequent monitoring of projects, the Union Ministry of Urban Development’s flagship programme — the Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission — has failed on all counts, says the Comptroller and Auditor General in …
SRINAGAR: Around 1800 land compensation cases are pending with the land collectors across the State. Due to the delay in the disposal of cases the compensation has remained withheld to the beneficiaries and some of them have approached to the court for the redressal of their grievances. The land compensation …
SRINAGAR: Around 1800 land compensation cases are pending with the land collectors across the State. Due to the delay in the disposal of cases the compensation has remained withheld to the beneficiaries and some of them have approached to the court for the redressal of their grievances. The land compensation …
Within just a week, starting August 1, these states received about half the rainfall they receive over an entire year Heavy rainfall leading to flash floods in Himalayan rivers in July-end devastated three states — Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. It claimed 34 human lives and damaged property …
