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: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook Srinagar and triggered panic across the city on Monday. State disaster management cell project manager Aamir Ali said tremors lasted for a few seconds and caused no loss to life or property anywhere in the Valley, where earthquake prone districts of Srinagar, Kupwara and …
The present study highlights the physico chemical properties of soils under two different plant communities. The soil was loamy in texture and more acidic in nature.
Kashmir valley experienced fresh spell of snowfall today. While the upper reaches received moderate to heavy snowfall, the same was light at district headquarters and towns. Srinagar was covered with thick blanket of snow during last night. Snowfall continued during the day with brief intervals. The snow brought with it …
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for all efforts for massive aforestation, terming it important for the maintenance of ecology and natural beauty of the state. Addressing a public gathering after laying the foundation of the Forest Awareness Centre at Shahdab Kareva at Zawoora in Shopian district today, the …
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for a comprehensive policy to make agriculture an economic hub, especially for educated youth, saying that diverse cropping pattern and utilisation of modern farm technology were significantly important in this regard. Omar Abdullah was addressing a largely attended gathering at Baramulla in north Kashmir …
After Leh, a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Khonmoh and Balhama areas on the outskirts of Srinagar. Flash floods swept the twin villages and caused widespread damage. However no casualties were reported.The cloudburst occurred near Khonmoh, 13 kms from Srinagar at on Tuesday night, causing flash floods because of which …
Srinagar: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has said 20,000 MW will be generated from solar energy in the state in the next 10 years. He said possibilities to produce more power from water and wind energy to minimise the huge expenditure on the exploitation of conventional …
Srinagar: Minister for Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud-Din has stressed upon all the engineers to utilise their potential in conserving the water resources of the state. He was addressing a seminar on
Srinagar: Minister of State for Horticulture and Floriculture Javaid Ahmad Dar distributed cheques worth Rs 28 lakh among 62 growers of the floriculture sector under the RKVI and technical mission schemes of the Centre at a function held at the Emporium Garden here yesterday. Addressing a gathering of growers and …
Expressing concern over lack of transfer of technology from laboratories to field, Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir today said he had directed the Agriculture Extension Department to cultivate maize in the irrigated and tourism significant areas like Pahalgam, Sonmarg, Tangmarg and Shopian.
After a fresh snowfall in the high altitude areas, the authorities today issued an avalanche warning for higher reaches in Kargil district. The low danger warning was jointly issued by the Disaster Management, Kashmir, and the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) for higher reaches of Drass, Bhimbet, Kaksar and …
When scientists of Sher-e- Kashmir Agricultural University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) developed short duration wheat and maize varieties named Shalimar last year, it was a big step towards making Jammu and Kashmir self-sufficient in foodgrain production. Scientists and agricultural experts have successfully used these varieties for crop rotation …
An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted the Kashmir valley early Sunday morning forcing many people to come out of their houses in the open. The intensity of the earthquake, measured 5.7 on the Richter scale, hit the Kashmir valley in the wee hours. Though there was no report of any …
Telling the farming community to make use of weather forecast and precision farming, Prof Anwar Alam, Vice-Chancellor of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology- Kashmir (SKUAST-K), today said the same could be used to reduce loss in agriculture.
Under its special area demonstration programme, the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned a project involving over Rs 1 crore for the implementation of a project on demonstration of renewable energy at Raj Bhavans in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The project envisages installing …
Srinagar: To conserve, preserve and beautify pristine glory of the Dal Lake, an amount of Rs 2 crore is expected to be spend on 6,450-metre-long fencing of the lake. A colony will be developed with an amount of Rs 450 crore at Rakh-e-Arth here for the rehabilitation of Dal dwellers. …
The long and worrying spell of dry weather in the valley ended today with many parts receiving rain and snowfall and the Weather Department forecasting rain and snow in the next 24 hours as well. The authorities had to suspend traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only surface link …
