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 …
SRINAGAR: As the winter sets in, Hokrsar 14 kilometres north of Srinagar the capital city of Kashmir is home to migratory birds; visitors from Siberia and other regions of Central Asia, a thrilling experience for locals and tourists alike. History tells us that the delegations of 14th century Sufi Saints …
CHENANI: The Environment Committee of Legislative Assembly visited Chenani to inspect the measures taken by the executing agency at the construction site of the upcoming tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Led by the Committee Chairman, Mohammad Yousf Tarigami, the committee members went around the construction site and took stock …
34 more deaths in Uttar Pradesh; season’s toll goes up to 233 At least 34 more deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as cold wave conditions continued unabated in North, East and Central parts of the country even as temperatures went up slightly at some places. The Capital …
Twenty-nine people succumbed to the intense cold wave in North India on Tuesday as temperatures dropped to sub-zero levels at many places in the region. Delhiites froze under chilly winds and the biting cold with the minimum temperature plunging to 3.3 degrees Celsius. Though Tuesday’s minimum was up by almost …
The Valley is witnessing severe cold wave conditions with the temperature continuing to remain several degrees below the freezing point. In Srinagar city, the mercury fell overnight to minus 5.5°C, which is nearly three degrees below the average normal and lowest temperature of the season so far, an official of …
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 …
Already way behind schedule, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL), aimed at connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country with an all-weather route, is likely to run into further complexities and higher cost overruns, says the Comptroller and Auditor General. In its performance audit, the CAG observed that the …
The Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed the railways for the long delay and cost escalation in the strategically important Kashmir rail link. The original cost of the 29km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla line, aimed at providing a rail link to Kashmir, was estimated at Rs 3,077 crore in 1999-2000 and has now …
Lack of due diligence and proper planning by the Railways has caused a massive cost escalation in the rail-link project to Kashmir, with the cost overrun at an estimated Rs 16,488 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, said the Railways did …
Court responds to PIL on ‘misuse’ of agrarian land Keeping in view the population explosion and the exploitation of prime agriculture lands for construction purposes, particularly in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the state government to bring out some plans to accommodate the increasing demand for …
NH closed, freak weather till Dec 17 Srinagar, Dec 14: Heavy snowfall in parts of Kashmir and along the Jammu-Srinagar National highway has closed the highway for traffic and disrupted the air-traffic to Kashmir valley today. Inspector General of Police, Traffic, Munir Ahmad Khan, told Excelsior that heavy snowfall has …
The work on the project to draw gas from Gujarat to Srinagar and Jammu will be completed by July 2014. This was apprised in a meeting of high level officers, presided over by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, convened here this morning to review the status of progress on proposed …
Keeping in view the seismic vulnerability of Kashmir, the High Court has asked the government to establish an “effective disaster management committee”. The direction came in after a division bench of the court comprising Justices Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Muzaffar Hussain Attar disposed off a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed …
After initial hype and hoopla in 2008, when harried vehicle owners had to queue up outside pollution check centres to get pollution under control (PUC) certificate to escape hefty penalties, these centres have now gone into hibernation. While the vehicles continue to spew poisonous gases on the state roads, it …
Construction of two major sewerage projects in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar has been awaiting completion for many years now. The work on the project was started in March 2008 under the Urban Infrastructure and Development Scheme (UIG) of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). …
HC directs DMs to implement polythene ban in J&K.; In a significant direction aimed to restore pristine glory of world famous Dal Lake, the High Court today asked Houser Boat Owners to shift from their present position to Western shore of the Lake primarily for demonstrations purposes. After hearing day …
Government has constituted a committee for in-depth and exclusive study of all the cement factories established in the State with a view to assess the environmental pollution caused by these units. Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department is the Chairman of the Committee while as Commissioner Secretary, Forest Department or …
Civil society urges govt, HC to check violation of environment rules by hotels. The state government and private hotels situated in the famous tourist resort of Pahalgam in South Kashmir have not been paying any heed to the Municipal Solid Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 2000, under the Environment (Protection) …
SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Civil society groups in Kashmir are gearing up for protests against government decision to impose cap on subsidized domestic cooking gas. Various civil society groups protest across Kashmir and announce the protest programme tomorrow. Expressing its dissatisfaction over the decision of the government on price hike and …
State to receive 5 to 10% extra energy in winters through this arrangement. SRINAGAR, Sept 22: With the power crisis mounting with every passing year in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government has adopted a mechanism of “power barter system” to meet the soaring power deficiency in winters. The initiative …
