SC panel wants engineers to examine flood-hit houses
The Supreme Court-appointed panel tasked with assessing the ground situation in flood-ravaged areas of Jammu and Kashmir has recommended that a team of engineers be...
Flood-hit schools time bomb of infections!
Schoolchildren vulnerable to deadly diseases, admin satisfied; Parents appeal for High Court intervention The school buildings in flood-ravaged Srinagar are not only feared to be...
Drug stores caught selling flood hit medicines
Bindroo Brothers, Angel Pharmacy, Owais Medicate, Valley Medicate, International Medicate , Friends Medicate sealed A team of officers of Drug and Food Control Organization (DFCO)...
Flood aftermath: Massive job cuts in Kashmir
With floods hitting trade and commerce badly in Kashmir, private sector here has seen a steep rise in job cuts. According to traders livelihoods of...
Traders boo FM, raise anti-govt slogans
The flood affected traders protested raised anti-government slogans and booed senior minister for shoddy relief and rescue work during a meet chaired by Union Minister...
Govt response to floods pathetic: Naeem Akhtar
‘NC leaders resorting to loot, embezzlement of relief material’ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday lashed out at the Omar Abdullah government for being insensitive, indifferent...
Don’t try to be over-smart: HC to insurance cos
‘Disburse interim compensation quickly or face action’ The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Tuesday asked the Insurance Companies to adhere to the court orders on...
Illegal shop constructions continue in Lal Chowk
We have taken permission from SMC: Traders The recent floods that ravaged Kashmir have provided a window of opportunity for illegal constructions in the city...
Govt’s delay to breach Kandzal submerged Srinagar: Survey
‘Deluge covered 912 out of 1760 sq km flood plains’ The dilapidated flood control structures and inordinate delay by the state government to breach traditional...
SC panel underlines Govt’s lax response
Says people brimming with anger against authorities over ‘poor’ relief, rehabilitation measures; Calls for ban on constructions on river beds Kashmir floods Noting that the...