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 …
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 …
Several houses, acres of agricultural land inundated Twenty-four persons trapped in flash floods were rescued on Sunday by the police, the Army and the locals in Samba, Kathua and Jammu districts, where dozens of houses and several acres of agricultural land are still inundated. “Twenty-four people and cattle were rescued …
At least 22 people were trapped in flash floods in Jammu, prompting the authorities to sound an alert in the region. “A flash flood alert has been sounded in Jammu. Due to heavy overnight rains, various rivers in Jammu region are flooded. 22 people and large number of cattle are …
JAMMU: Admitting that unscrupulous elements have been making attempts to encroach upon land in and around major cities of the State, Government today said that about 19 lakh kanal State, Forest and Kahcharai land is under encroachment across the State. In response to a question of CPM MLA, Mohd Yousaf …
Udhampur: An international symposium on biotechnological advances in cancer biology was held today at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, and was organised jointly by its School of Biotechnology and the National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. The symposium focusing on DNA damage, …
The Udhampur-Katra rail section will get operational by the year-end, providing a direct link to the pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine to the Katra base camp. While the Katra station is almost ready, work on the Udhampur-Katra line is under way and is expected to be commissioned by December, …
Estimates revised as delay, complications lead to cost escalation JAMMU: As delay in completion of the project due to re-alignment and other complications besides problems in two vital tunnels has led to cost escalation, the entire Udhampur-Baramulla Railway Project would now be completed at a cost of ` 19,000 crore …
Udhampur: The work on construction of a new 10-kilometre Lambi Zai-Jora Road in Bhadarwah area of Doda district which touches Souti Changa, the native village of Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad could not be started for want of forest clearance. This is just one of the various roads proposed …
Jammu: Nearly 17,000 households have been covered under Remote Electrification Programme (RVE) against the target of 25000 households so far in the State, revealed Minister for Science and Information Technology, Aga Syed Ruhullah, while reviewing physical and financial achievements of the programme at a high level meeting held here today. …
SRINAGAR: Underlining the importance of energy efficient and up to the mark power distribution system in ensuring hassle free electricity supply to the consumers, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday laid thrust on time line completion of projects under implementation on the State. "Pace of progress on each project being …
JAMMU: The Government has accorded sanction to release of 15.33 crore under SDRF for clearing the liabilities on account of restoration works done in three regions of the State in wake of flash floods, cloudburst and hailstorm. This was informed by the Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla …
80% local manpower, 15 Enggs from Jammu engaged JAMMU: In a major step aimed at providing safest road link in the landslides prone areas of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 1A, the work on first section of the country’s longest road tunnel between Chenani and Nashri was started today. The ambitious …
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, connecting the state with the rest of the country, was closed to traffic today due to a landslide, triggered by heavy rain in Ramban district.The highway was closed after the landslide at Digdol and falling of boulders at Panthal in Ramban district in the morning, the …
Non-availability of drinking water at Govt High School Panjar, winter Zone Panchari, Distt Udhampur is quite painful. Though there exist who water tanks fully connected to water pipe lines and constructed within school premises for the past several years, shockingly, those are lying in a completely dried state for over …
With the Prime Minister stressing on the importance of improving connectivity in extremist-affected areas, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has drawn out a plan to invest Rs 10,000 crore on building four-lane highways in J&K.; Seen as a medium for development and antidote to rising anti-national activities, four …
UDHAMPUR, Minister for Public Health Engineering, Irrigation & Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din convened a meeting of officers of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control of district Udhampur to review the status of various water supply schemes and other PHE installation besides taking stock of problems being faced by the department in …
Five members of a family, including two minors, were buried alive and one person was injured due to a landslide caused by heavy rain in Doda district last night. Besides damaging the house, the landslide killed two mules. The deceased have been identified as Luftullah (60), his wife Sharifa Begun …
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud- Din today reviewed the pace of work on the Hydraulic projects under execution in the Ramanagar area of Udhampur district. He was informed that Rs. 1 crore is being expended on Jandhari and Channi- Mansar Water Supply schemes (WSSs) to make …
The objectives of the disaster management plan are: To provide effective support and resources to the individuals and groups in Disaster; To prevent loss of human lives and property-preparedness, Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters; Development covering in addressing Preventive and Mitigation in Disaster Management; To provide a systematic, organized, flexible …
