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: The famous shepherd dog species of Kashmir - Bakerwali - is facing threat of extinction. The Gujjar-Bakerwal tribes have been using this rugged breed of canines to protect their livestock from wild animals since centuries. But now their number is fast declining. A survey carried by Tribal Research and …
PDA swings into action, stops work, refills trenches. The Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) today stopped the work on the digging of a trench by the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) inside the Nunwan base camp. Locals and sources said that the SASB authorities without seeking permission from the high court …
JAMMU, Sep 17: As rains continue to lash the region, 300 kilometer long Jammu Srinagar National Highway remain closed due to landslides and sliding stones in Ramban, today. Another vital road link to valley Dhar Road was also blocked due to landslides at Darsoo area of Udhampur district. Due to …
JAMMU, Sept 14: The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) today approved the implementation of the construction of the 6.50 kms long two lane bi-directional tunnel on a new alignment in between Gagangir and Sonamarg, along the exiting NH-1 at Z- Morh, approved by Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee for all …
SRINAGAR, Sep 10: Even as the water level has yet to across the dangerous mark, the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control has sounded flood alert to ensure safety of the people. In view of the incessant rains lashing Kashmir over the past many days, the water level of the …
SRINAGAR: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din today stressed the need for preserving traditional sources of water. Interacting with a delegation of National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) here this morning, the Minister asked them to undertake a study of ponds and pools in Kandi belt and suggest …
SRINAGAR, Sep 6: While the ever increasing water pollution and poor sanitation arrangements has emerged as the major concern in Jammu and Kashmir state, the state government has failed to conduct any survey or study to make an assessment of chemical and bio-diversity indicators causing pollutions to the water bodies. …
SRINAGAR, Aug. 27: After its revelations about functioning in R&B; department created ripples, the CAG report has now exposed misdoings in fisheries department where it is reported that bungling involving lakhs of rupees have gone unnoticed by the state government. Quoting sources, a local news gathering agency KNS has said …
‘Lake receives 157 tones of phosphorous, 243 tons of inorganic nitrogen annually’ As the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) allegedly failed to ensure the complete arrest of discharge and run-off from catchments’ areas of world famous Dal Lake despite receiving hundreds of crores of rupees from Government of India …
The Supreme Court directive asking the government to build a road to the Amarnath cave shrine and improve infrastructure along it is likely to snowball into a controversy. A day after Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed concerns over the apex court’s directive, civil society groups in Kashmir called for …
SRINAGAR: The State Government today said the Supreme Court has not given any direction to a Special High Powered Committee (SHPC) constituted by the Apex Court for construction of macadamised road upto Shri Amarnath Cave. “There is no direction from the Apex Court. Some people are trying to misinterpret the …
Srinagar, 17 Aug: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said the Supreme Court should reconsider its order to Jammu and Kashmir government for construction of a road to Amarnath cave shrine claiming that it would be “environmental disaster”. “The Supreme Court should consider the implications of its directions …
SRINAGAR, Aug 14: The High Court today asked the state government to file response in a Public Interest Litigation on world famous Dal Lake in last 30 years. As the matter came up for hearing, a division bench of the High Court comprising Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Muzaffar …
SRINAGAR: Rs 880 crore gas pipeline project from Gujarat to Jammu and Kashmir will be completed within 36 months. This was revealed by the officials of Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) during the power point presentation made in a high-level meeting chaired by Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman …
Srinagar: The case of fish deaths at Srinagar’s Nigeen Lake has reached courts after an application was submitted before the J&K; High Court asking it to look into the mystery behind the large-scale deaths. The High Court has now directed the government to form an expert committee to determine the …
Srinagar: Above normal temperatures for the past one month in Kashmir has posed a fresh challenge for the authorities looking after the conservation of Dal Lake, the city’s major tourist destination. With the Valley getting no respite from the heat wave, the weeds have been growing in the lake at …
JAMMU: At least six persons were killed in land slides, house collapse and flash floods as the heavy rain created havoc in the region since last evening. The traffic was disrupted on several roads for some time in the region as flash flood in various nallahs and land slides put …
GANDERBAL, July 30: The residents of Malshahibagh village of Chief Minister’s constituency in district Ganderbal today held massive protest demonstrations, blaming the government for prolonged delay in the completion of work on PMGSY road in the village. "We had voluntarily donated our land for construction of the link road in …
CEO to prepare report on mounting death toll Srinagar: In the wake of the rising deaths of pilgrims undertaking this year’s Amarnath yatra, Governor N N Vohra, who is also the chairman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), convened a meeting today where the CEO of the board was …
Eighty-six and counting. With two weeks still left for the Amarnath Yatra to draw to a close, the pilgrim death count on the mountain trail looks set to cross last year’s toll of 105. Inquiries by The Indian Express reveal that most deaths this season have been due to health …
