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 …
After great success in 2008, the tulip garden in Srinagar is all set to attract people this year as well with an added dimension. Contrary to 2008, tulips blooming this year would be indigenous with no imports. Director, Floriculture, Kashmir, GS Naqash says that the garden would be open between …
Emphasising the importance of preserving and maintaining the aesthetic environmental grandeur of the fragile Himalayan region during the Amarnath yatra, Governor NN Vohra today called for effective measures to ensure zero discharge of pollutants into Lidder and Sindh rivers. Accompanied by members of the Environment Sub-Committee, recently constituted by Shri …
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is all set to scrap an MoU signed in 2007 between the JK Power Development Corporation (JKPDC), which is executing the Baglihar power project, and an international consultancy firm. The MoU provides KEC International a 50 per cent share of the revenue generated from the …
Jammu: The National Highway NH1A that had been envisaged to be an all-weather freeway between Jammu-Srinagar by 2010 under the North-South Corridor Connectivity Project has missed its deadline. The four-laning of entire 300 km road project from Lakhanpur to Srinagar had started with cost estimation of Rs 7,000 crore in …
A blanket ban has been imposed on the cutting of chinars in the valley. DC, Kashmir, Masaud Samoon stated this in view of the complaints from ecologists, environmentalists, NGOs and the media. The DC said chinar was the heritage of the valley unparallel in beauty, strength and size amongst the …
Srinagar: After more than a decade of hectic efforts and numerous trials, scientists at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (SKAUST) have developed country's first scab-resistant varieties of apples: Shireen, Akbar, Shalimar I and Shalimar II. While saplings of the first two varieties are already being grown, Shalimar I …
BY YUSUF JAMEEL SRINAGAR A recent decision of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) to set up a high-profile panel for ensuring the preservation of environment along the route to the 12, 729-foothigh cave-shrine in Kashmiri Himalayas has been widely welcomed by conservationists in Jammu and Kashmir.
To over come scarcity of drinking water in the Kashmir valley, 661 water supply schemes are under execution at an estimated cost of Rs 1,438.85 crore, Minister for Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohiuddin said today. Out of the released expenditure to the tune of Rs …
Former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has expressed concern over the arbitrary exploitation of water resources of the state that has landed it in a financial mess and caused severe power shortage. Mufti Sayeed said it was an irony that despite being in possession of the richest water resources in …
Shabir Ibn Yusuf SRINAGAR, Jan 6: Power Development Department's lackadaisical approach has delayed Rs 30 cr drainage project from Rawalapora to Tengpora bridge. As a consequence, the bypass road at present is in dilapidated condition. During the execution of the project, the PDD was to remove 33,000 KV transmission line …
Srinagar: Even as Kashmir loses thousands of hectares of its agricultural land to urbanisation, there is, yet, a silver lining. Paddy production has hit a record-breaking high due to the use of high-quality seeds and fertilisers. For the first time, paddy production has gone beyond five lakh tonnes, a record …
Srinagar received close to six-inch snowfall today throwing normal life out of gear as offices and commercial establishments were closed and power supply conked out. There was hardly any traffic on the roads as snowfall continued till afternoon and conditions remained overcast and rather cold. All flights scheduled for and …
SRINAGAR, Sep 22: If all goes as planned, the streets of Srinagar may soon be illuminated as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation is contemplating to install street lights across the city. Informed sources said, sodium-vapour lights
Srinagar, September 22 Union minister for chemicals and fertilizers Ram Vilas Paswan and Governor N.N. Vohra laid the foundation stone of a steel-processing unit at Lassipora in Pulwama district today. The steel plant will have an annual capacity to produce 1.60 lakh tonnes of steel and will be completed by …
Solid waste management is proving to be a major problem for authorities in Kashmir. Total quantity of waste generated within the municipal area is reported to be about 467 tons a day. After assessing the total waste generation, the study assessment of actual quantity of solid waste reaching municipal landfill …
SRINAGAR, Sep 11: As many as, 415 Poultry Cooperatives involving the membership of more than 8500 individuals have been established in the state to help creation of self employment with the government assistance. This would also give boost to local production of poultry birds. Out of the above number, more …
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 …
Govrnor sets March 09 deadline for Srinagar sewerage project SRINAGAR, July 21: Governor, N N Vohra, today set a deadline of March 2009 for completion of the mega Drainage and Sewerage Project for the Srinagar City and called for establishing a Task Force to ensure round the clock work on …
BY YUSUF JAMEEL Srinagar,July 16: A shutdown was observed in Jammu and some other towns in the region on Wednesday as part of a renewed agitation seeking restoration of about 40 hectares of forestland in Singh range near here to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB). During the strike, slogan-chanting …
The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, an organisation working for tribes and nomadic communities, has launched a fourfold programme to spread awareness among these groups regarding deadly diseases and sexually transmitted infections. Though the tribal Gujjars constitute 20 to 25 per cent population of the state, they have negligible access …
